1. From the Command Prompt, select Run as administrator.

   If prompted, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?, select Yes.

2. Navigate to the folder with the extracted ObserveIT Installer. Navigate to the Web folder.

   For example:

   c:\Users\OITServiceAccount\Desktop\ObserveIT_Setup_vx.x.x.xx\Web

3. Run PreRequisite_nodeServices.exe.

   Check the check box with the message I agree to install the following products and click Install.

   Wait for the installation to finish and then click Close.

4. From the command line, as an administrator, navigate to the folder with the extracted ObserveIT Installer. Navigate to the Web folder.

   For example: cd c:\Users\OITServiceAccount\ObserveIT_Setup_vx.x.x.xx\Web\AppServer

5. Open the Start menu and type Command Prompt.

6. Right-click the Command Prompt shortcut icon and select Run as administrator.

   If prompted Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?, click Yes.

7. From the command line, as an administrator, navigate to the folder with the extracted ObserveIT installer. Navigate to the Web folder.

   For example: cd c:\Users\OITServiceAccount\ObserveIT_Setup_vx.x.x.xx\Web\AppServer

8. Type ObserveIT.AppServerSetup.msi and Enter.

9. In the ObserveIT Application Server window click Next.

10. In the Site field, select ObserveITApplication.

11. In the Application Pool field, select ObserveITApplication. Click Next.

12. In the Server field, enter the details of the SQL server, in the following format:

    <ServerFQDN>\<InstanceName>,<Port>

    For example: SQLsrv.test.lab\ObserveIT,1433

13. Select the Windows Authentication radio button and enter the password for the current account – the ObserveIT Service Account - in the Password field. Click Test Connection.

    If the test is successful, a success message displays, and the Next button becomes available.

14. Click Next. The installation begins.

15. After successful installation, click Close.

Open PowerShell as administrator and paste the following commands to execute above steps automatically.

The following command assumes the ObserveIT installer is located under the C:\Temp\ObserveIT-_Setup_v7.8.2.270 path. After the execution of the command, the installation will starts – just follow the prompts.

iisreset /stop

Get-Service WAS | Start-Service

Start-Process msiexec -ArgumentList '/i', "C:\Temp\ObserveIT-_Setup_v7.8.2.270\Web\AppServer\ObserveIT.AppServerSetup.msi", '/norestart', '/l*v ObserveITWebConsole_setup.txt' -Wait

iisreset /start