Unattended install for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 Outlook Add-In

To make fully unattended install package you need to do following steps:

1. Download install package: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45015

2. Extract package content:
   CRM2015-Client-ENU-i386.exe /extract:c:\CRM_TEMP\1\2
   Do not remove sub folders 1 and 2 from the path, because we need it later

3. Create Redist folder in c:\CRM_TEMP. Do not put it in the sub folders

4. Create following sub folders in Redist folder:

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cd c:\CRM_TEMP\Redist
mkdir dotNETFX
mkdir ReportViewer
mkdir SQLCE
mkdir SQLNativeClient
mkdir SQLSystemCLRTypes
mkdir VCRedist
mkdir VCRedist10
mkdir WindowsIdentityFoundation

5. In each folder download CRM prerequisites

dotNETFX: NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe

ReportViewer: ReportViewer.msi

SQLCE: SSCERuntime_x64-ENU.exe;  SSCERuntime_x86-ENU.exe

SQLNativeClient (not mentioned in prerequisite article, but required): sqlncli.msi (x64)sqlncli.msi (x86) – rename file to sqlncli_x86.msi

SQLSystemCLRTypes: SQLSysClrTypes.msi (x86) – rename file to SQLSysClrTypes_x86.msi; SQLSysClrTypes.msi (x64) – rename file to SQLSysClrTypes_x64.msi

VCRedist: vcredist_x64.exe;  vcredist_x86.exe

VCRedist10: vcredist_x86.exe;  vcredist_x64.exe

WindowsIdentityFoundation: Windows6.1-KB974405-x86.msu; Windows6.1-KB974405-x64.msu

Also if you need optional offline capability create Microsoft SQL Express sub folders:

SQLExpr: SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe

SQLExprRequiredSp: SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe

So the final directory tree should look like:

dotNETFX
    NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe
ReportViewer
    ReportViewer.msi
SQLCE
    SSCERuntime_x64-ENU.exe
    SSCERuntime_x86-ENU.exe
SQLNativeClient
    sqlncli_x64.msi
    sqlncli_x86.msi
SQLSystemCLRTypes
    SQLSysClrTypes_x64.msi
    SQLSysClrTypes_x86.msi
VCRedist
    vcredist_x64.exe
    vcredist_x86.exe
VCRedist10
    vcredist_x64.exe
    vcredist_x86.exe
WindowsIdentityFoundation
    Windows6.1-KB974405-x64.msu
    Windows6.1-KB974405-x86.msu

This is the directory tree without offline capability prerequisites.

6. Now we are ready to make test deployment with the following command:

C:\CRM_TEMP\1\2\SetupClient.exe /q /targetdir "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM" /lv "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\MSCRM\Logs\SCCMcrmsetup.log"

There is also possibility to create MSI file for deployment, but it is a little bit buggy and not completely unattended. So if you even run the MSI file with /qn key it still starts SetupClient.exe without /q key which tries to show you a dialog to accept license.

You need to keep such sub folder structure, because SetupClient hardcoded to search prerequisites in ../../Redist folder.

From now you can deploy CRM Client with SCCM. Just add c:\CRM_TEMP (or folder where you’ve moved entire sub folder structure to) as source folder and install with

1\2\SetupClient.exe /q /targetdir "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM" /lv "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\MSCRM\Logs\SCCMcrmsetup.log"
command.

**UPD: **Silent installer may fail (or just hang without any activity) if selected log directory does not exist, so it is better to replace mentioned above command with:

1\2\SetupClient.exe /q /targetdir "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM" /lv "%TEMP%\SCCMcrmsetup.log"
command.