Installing Control Room on Microsoft Windows Server using scripts

Silent Control Room installation, also known as unattended installation, uses a customized script for a full setup or the command line for a hot fix patch. Silent install runs the entire installation process in the background without requiring user interaction or displaying messages.

1. Review the parameters and identify the settings you require.
   • Control Room installation parameters

     Variable name	Description
     AA_CRCLUSTERCONFIG	if AA_SETCLUSTERMODE=1 then cluster IP comma separated
     AA_CRDBPORT	Control Room database port. Default value is 1433
     AA_CRDBSSLMODE	Secure SQL connection
     AA_CRFORCEHTTPSCONFIG=" "	--
     AA_CRFORCETOHTTPS="1"	Force traffic from HTTP to HTTPS
     AA_CRHTTPPORT	Control Room HTTP port. Default is 5432
     AA_CRHTTPSPORT	Control Room HTTPS port
     AA_CRLISTENPORT	Web server port. Default value is 80
     AA_CRSERVICECONFIRMPASSWD	If AA_CRSETLOCALSERVICECRED= 0, then confirm password
     AA_CRSERVICEPASSWD	If AA_CRSETLOCALSERVICECRED= 0, then confirm password
     AA_CRSERVICEUSERNAME	if AA_CRSETLOCALSERVICECRED= 0, then add domain\user name
     AA_CRSETLOCALSERVICECRED	1 if service logon as System 0 if service logon as specific user
     AA_CRWCCERTPASSWD	Certificate password
     AA_CRSELFSIGNCERT	1 for self-signed certificate
     AA_CRWCCERTPATH	Certificate path
     AA_SDSFEATURE	true=Cloud deployment type false=On-Premises deployment type
     AA_SETCLUSTERMODE	For cluster set 1, otherwise 0
     AA_SETUPTYPE	Setup type Custom or Express
     INSTALLDIR	Installation Directory
     IS_SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION	0 for Windows authentication 1 for SQL authentication 2 for Azure AD authentication
     IS_SQLSERVER_DATABASE	SQL database name
     IS_SQLSERVER_SERVER	SQL server name (host name)

   • Elasticsearch related parameters

     Parameter	Description
     AA_ELASTICSEARCH_BACKUP	Used only if installing on the first node of a backup server. Enter 1 if yes. Note: The AA_ELASTICSEARCH_BACKUP parameter is used when you install an Control Room as backup server for audit.
     AA_ELASTICSEARCHSYSIP	Valid IP address
     AA_ESPASSWD	Password for Elasticsearch Note: An additional parameter for confirming the password is not available. The password must have a minimum of 6 characters.

2. Optional: Edit the sample script to use a Microsoft SQL Server database.
   Use the script to install the Control Room with the configuration options available in the installer.
   1. Correct values for variables such as $service_username, $service_pwd, $db_server, $cr_port.
   2. Run the script with Credentials in Service logon, and a non-secure connection using Microsoft SQL Server authentication with a new database.
   Sample script:

   $cr_port=80
   
   $service_username= "domain\username" #e.g."aaspl-brd\ellie.brown"
   $service_pwd="password"
   
   #$certpath = "C:\SilentInstall\test256.pfx"
   #$certpass = "changeit"
   
   $db_server="localhost"
   $cr_db_name="CRDB-NEW-SI-3"
   $db_user="sa"
   $db_pwd="Admin@123"
   
   $elastic_password="Test@123"
   
   $installation_path="C:\Program Files\Automation Anywhere"
   
   #Install latest setup
   $static_installation_path="\Enterprise\"""""
   $silent_details=" /s ","v""" -join "/"
   $installpath_details=" /qn INSTALLDIR=\"""
   
   $deployment_details=" /AA_SDSFEATURE=true"
   
   $custom_details=" /vAA_SETUPTYPE=Custom 
                     /vAA_CUSTOMMODETYPE=1"
   
   $port_cluster_details=" /vAA_SETCLUSTERMODE=0 
                           /vAA_CRLISTENPORT=$cr_port"
   
   #$service_details=" /vAA_CRSETLOCALSERVICECRED=0 
                       /vAA_CRSERVICEUSERNAME=$service_username 
                       /vAA_CRSERVICEPASSWD=$service_pwd 
                       /vAA_CRSERVICECONFIRMPASSWD=$service_pwd"
   
   $service_details=" /vAA_CRSETLOCALSERVICECRED=1"
   
   #$db_details=" /vAA_BIMETADATADBTYPE=AA_BIMETADATADBTYPE 
                  /vIS_SQLSERVER_SERVER=$db_server 
                  /vIS_SQLSERVER_DATABASE=$cr_db_name 
                  /vIS_SQLSERVER_DATABASE1=$bi_db_name"
   
   $db_details=" /vIS_SQLSERVER_SERVER=$db_server 
                 /vIS_SQLSERVER_USERNAME=$db_user 
                 /vIS_SQLSERVER_PASSWORD=$db_pwd 
                 /vIS_SQLSERVER_DATABASE=$cr_db_name 
                 /vIS_SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION=1"
   
   $other=" /vAA_ESPASSWD=$elastic_password 
            /vAA_CRWCHTTPPORT=80 
            /vAA_CRWCHTTPSPORT=443 
            /vAA_CRSELFSIGNCERT=1 
            /vAA_OPTIONALCACERT=0 
            /vAA_CRWCCERTPATH=$certpath 
            /vAA_CRWCCERTPASSWD=$certpass 
            /vLAUNCHPROGRAM=1 
            /v""
            /LIweamoruc! log.txt"""
   
   $final_commandline = -join($silent_details,
   	$installpath_details,$installation_path,
   	$static_installation_path,$custom_details,
   	$port_cluster_details,$service_details,
   	$db_details,$pg_details,$other)
   
   Write-Host $final_commandline
   $a=Get-ChildItem $PSScriptRoot\* -Include *.exe
   #$a = "C:\Silent\AutomationAnywhereEnterprise_A2019_<build>.exe"
   
   Write-Host $a
   Write-Host "Starting the installation wait for sometime..."
   
   $processdetail=(Start-Process -FilePath 
   	$a -ArgumentList $final_commandline 
   	 -Wait -PassThru).ExitCode
   
   Write-Host $a.Name execution is done. 
   If installation is not proper check msi logs in the temp folder.
   pause

3. Save the script you edit to the server for installation.
4. On the installation server, log on as an administrator, open Powershell in admin mode, and execute the following: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force
5. Start Powershell in admin mode and execute: .\install.ps1
   Note: The silent installation logs are stored in the folder from which the installation script is executed. For example, if you run the script from C:\Silent Install, the logs are stored in C:\Silent Install folder.