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Upgrading to System Center 2012 - Operations Manager by Using the Command Prompt Window

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager

You can upgrade to System Center 2012 – Operations Manager by using the setup.exe command in the Command Prompt window. Gateway and agent upgrades require the use of MOMGateway.msi and MOMAgent.msi. For information about supported configuration requirements of System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, see Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.

Command-line Parameters for setup.exe

The following table lists the command-line parameters for installing features of System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.

Note

If the parameter contains a colon, a value is required. Otherwise, it is simply a switch.

Parameter

Value

/silent

Does not display the installation wizard during upgrade.

/upgrade

Used to upgrade all features of Operations Manager, if they meet the minimum supported configuration requirements.

/upgrademanagementgroup

Used to upgrade the management group from the secondary management server if the Root Management Server does not meet the supported configuration requirements.

Used after you have upgraded other features, such as secondary management servers, agents, and gateways.

/UseLocalSystemDASAccount

Used to specify the Local System for the Data Access service account.

/DASAccountUser:

The domain and user name of the Data Access service account.

Used if you did not specify the Local System.

/DASAccountPassword:

The password for the Data Access service account.

Used if you did not specify the Local System.

/AcceptEndUserLicenseAgreement

Used to specify that you accept the End User License Agreement (EULA). This is only required when you are upgrading the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group from the Root Management Server (RMS) or the secondary management server.

/ManagementServer:

Used to specify the name of the management server to associate with a web console and/or Reporting server that you are upgrading. Only required if the web console and/or Reporting server is associated with an RMS that cannot be upgraded.

/DWSqlServerInstance:

The data warehouse server and instance (<server\instance>).

/DWDatabaseName:

The name of the data warehouse database.

/DataReaderUser:

The domain and user name of the data reader account.

/DataReaderPassword:

The password for the data reader account.

/DataWriterUser:

The domain and user name of the data writer account.

/DataWriterPassword:

The password for the data writer account.

/WebSiteName:

The name of the website. If default web installation, specify "Default Web Site".

Used for web console upgrades.

/WebConsoleUseSSL

Specify only if your website has Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) activated.

Used for web console upgrades.

/WebConsoleAuthorizationMode:

Mixed: Used for intranet scenarios.

Network: Used for extranet scenarios.

Used for web console upgrades.

For examples of command lines for upgrading the various features of Operations Manager 2007 R2 to System Center 2012 – Operations Manager, see the following: