Thanks for digging Wade, that is indeed useful, particularly for anyone deploying chef-client to a large number of nodes through some software dist system (e.g. Group policy, SCCM, etc.).
-Adam
From: Wade Peacock <Wade.Peacock@visioncritical.commailto:Wade.Peacock@visioncritical.com>
Reply-To: "chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com" <chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:25 AM
To: "chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com" <chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com>
Subject: [chef] RE: chef-client msi cli flags
Thanks for the information Adam.
After a bit of guessing I figured out what the Client Feature is called.
So what you suggested is good for adding the service to a system that has the client already, to install both the client and the service I tried:
Win2K3 32-Bit R2 (Works):
CMD PROMPT> \plchef.xxxxx.local\InstallSrc\Chef-Prodlabs\chef-client-10.26.0-1.msi ADDLOCAL=“ChefClientFeature,ChefServiceFeature” /passive
CMD PROMPT> \plchef.xxxxx.local\InstallSrc\Chef-Prodlabs\chef-client-11.4.4-2.windows.msi ADDLOCAL=“ChefClientFeature,ChefServiceFeature” /passive
Win2k8 64-Bit R2 w/SP1 (Works):
CMD (ADMIN) PROMPT> \plchef.xxxxx.local\InstallSrc\Chef-Prodlabs\chef-client-10.26.0-1.msi ADDLOCAL=“ChefClientFeature,ChefServiceFeature” /passive
CMD (ADMIN) PROMPT> \plchef.xxxxx.local\InstallSrc\Chef-Prodlabs\chef-client-11.4.4-2.windows.msi ADDLOCAL=“ChefClientFeature,ChefServiceFeature” /passive
I hope that someone else finds this helpful,
Wade Peacock
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From: Adam Edwards [mailto:adamed@opscode.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 8:11 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] RE: chef-client msi cli flags
Thanks Wade. The feature is only present on the latest Chef 11 client releases. The correct name is “ChefServiceFeature”, here’s the command line I used just now successfully (no errors), though in terms of validating the service installation on that box I have multiple instances installed, so to be absolutely sure I need to try it on a clean box:
msiexec /qb /i c:\inst\chef-client-11.4.4-2.windows.msi ADDLOCAL=“ChefServiceFeature”
I experienced weird behavior when I didn’t specify an absolute path to the msi, so be sure to do that when you try it out – let us know how it works.
-Adam
From: Wade Peacock [mailto:Wade.Peacock@visioncritical.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 5:45 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] RE: chef-client msi cli flags
chef-client-10.26.0-1.msi ADDLOCAL=“CHEFCLIENTSERVICE” result is installer exciting with error 2711
same for 11.4.4-2 client
From: Adam Edwards [mailto:adamed@opscode.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 4:20 PM
To: chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] RE: chef-client msi cli flags
Hello Wade. I think you should be able to do this via ADDLOCAL, i.e. on msiexec cli add:
ADDLOCAL=“CHEFCLIENTSERVICE”
That said, I haven’t yet tried it myself. 
Let us know if it works, if not, I’ll do a little more digging.
–
Adam Edwards
Software Development Engineer, Opscode, Inc.
From: Wade Peacock [mailto:Wade.Peacock@visioncritical.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8:28 AM
To: chef@lists.opscode.commailto:chef@lists.opscode.com
Subject: [chef] chef-client msi cli flags
I’m looking to find the option flags for command line installations of the chef-client-xxxx.msi. I’ve searched the docs with no success.
I know about the obvious /passive, /quiet, etc.
I’m looking for the options to install the windows service option. Anyone have the magic knowledge.
Thanks,
Wade Peacock
Production IT - Automation/System Engineer | Vision Critical
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