Install/Remove Server 2008 Roles and Features from Command Line
ServerManagerCmd.exe command-line tool can be used to Install / Remove Server 2008 Roles and Features from command line. This command-line tool can be integrated into a script to manage roles and features. Below is the output you will from ServerManagerCmd.exe /?
Usage: ServerManagerCmd.exe
Installs and removes roles, role services and features. Also displays the list of all roles, role services, and features available, and shows which are installed on this computer. For additional information about the roles, roles services, and features that you can specify using this tool, refer to the Help for Server Manager.
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query [<query.xml>] [-logPath <log.txt>]
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install <name>
[-resultPath <result.xml> [-restart] | -whatIf] [-logPath <log.txt>]
[-allSubFeatures] -
remove <name>
[-resultPath <result.xml> [-restart] | -whatIf] [-logPath <log.txt>] -
inputPath <answer.xml>
[-resultPath <result.xml> [-restart] | -whatIf] [-logPath <log.txt>] -
help | -?
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version
Switch Parameters:
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query [<query.xml>]
Display a list of all roles, role services, and features available,
and shows which are installed on this computer. (Short form: -q)
If <query.xml> is specified, the information is also saved to a
query.xml file with additional information. -
inputPath <answer.xml>
Installs or removes the roles, role services, and features specified
in an XML answer file, the path and name of which is represent by
<answer.xml>. (ShortForm: -ip) -
install <name>
Installs the role, role service, or feature on the computer that
is specified by the <name> parameter. Multiple roles, role services or
features must be separated by spaces. (ShortForm: -i) -
allSubFeatures
Used with the -install parameter to install all subordinate
role services and features along with the role, role service, or
feature named with the -install parameter. (Short form: -a) -
remove <name>
Removes the role, role service, or feature from the computer that
is specified by the <name> parameter. Multiple roles, role services or
features must be separated by spaces. (ShortForm: -r) -
resultPath <result.xml>
Saves the result of the ServerManagerCmd.exe operation to a <result.xml>
file, in XML format. (Short form: -rp) -
restart
Restarts the computer automatically, if restarting is necessary to
complete the operation. -
whatIf
Display the operations to be performed on the current computer
that are specified in the answer.xml file. (Short form: -w) -
logPath <log.txt>
Specify the non-default location for the log file. (Short form: -l) -
help
Display help information. (Short form: -?) -
version
Display the version of the Server Manager command that is running,
Microsoft trademark information, and the operating system.
(Short form: -v)
Examples:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
ServerManagerCmd.exe -install Web-Server -resultPath installResult.xml
ServerManagerCmd.exe -inputPath install.xml -whatIf