In this blogpost we are sharing few details about silent , console, network and clean installation.

Silent Installation?

A Silent installation will eliminate the necessity to monitor,because no graphical output/s will be displayed and no input is required from the user.

With silent installation, the end user needs to configure only once, when the installation starts the installation will replicate itself on multiple computers.

Silent installation requires an XML file to start the installation process.

Concerns about Silent Installation:

  • Requires a fixed amount of space and doesn't prompt any warning/information, if space is not available.

  • Doesn't show any message if the installation is completed, also takes similar time as normal installation.

  • Installation will fail if there is mis-configuration in the XML file.

Console Installation?

Console installation is also known as command-line interface, in which the end-user interacts with the console during the installation, in-order to complete the installation process.

In console installation, options are prompt to the end-user, whether to continue the installation.

Advantage/s of Console Installation

  • In Console installation, if the end user has the knowledge of commands, then the results will be immediately available by typing the commands.

  • Any Process can be created/modified/deleted during the console installation.

  • Console Installation requires less resources and time to operate with.

Concerns about Console Installation

  •  End-user needs to select an option each and every step during the installation process.

  • After the installation, if they want to remove the package, then the end user needs to search the installed package first, which will be time taking.

  • If the end-user is new to console installation, then it will be a bit confusing. 

  • If there are any mis-spellings in the command, then it will fail the installation.


Clean Installation


A clean installation refers to an installation of a package when the previous version of the package is updated or removed after a time.


During Clean installation of an Operating system(OS), all the data in the hard disk or in the partitions will be deleted permanently. 

Advantage/s of clean Installation

  • Removes malware and Registry files.

  • Boot up faster

  • Fixes performance-level issues

Concerns about Clean Installation

  • Setting up new operating system will take long time

  • Need to backup files manually



Network Installation


In network installation, a system will act as a  server , and the other systems will be clients, which are connected  to a local network.


In network installation, the data/os/software’s are stored/configured at the server side, then the clients will access the required file to install locally.


In network installation, enable the end-user to install os/software on the multiple systems at the same time.


In network installation, the server will provide the bootable image to client via BOOTP and TFTP protocols.


Advantage/s of network installation

  • Time and Cost effective 
  • All the necessary softwares can be loaded on one system and shared over network
  • Data can be shared fastly in network installation
  • Enhance visibility of data,OS,software's, etc


Concerns

  • If the server fails, then the entire network fails
  • Expensive to configure a network server
  • Network security is also a concern