Silent upgrading
You can silently upgrade the current Qlik Sense installation. All setup options that are available in the user interface of the installer can be performed with silent operations.
Do the following:
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Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
The Command Prompt window is displayed.
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In the Command Prompt window, navigate to the folder containing the Qlik_Sense_setup.exe file.
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Enter Qlik_Sense_setup.exe followed by the silent installation syntax preferred.
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If applicable, .NET Framework 4.8 will be installed. You must reboot the system after it has finalized.
When the system has re-started, repeat the steps above.
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If applicable, recreate the Qlik Sense root certificate according to this Support article: Recreating Qlik Sense root CA certificate when upgrading to June 2019 and above.
Applicable for all Qlik Sense deployments originally installed with version June 2019 or earlier.
Syntax
Qlik_Sense_setup.exe [-silent] {-log path\filename} {accepteula=1|0} {desktopshortcut=1|0} {skipstartservices=1|0} {installdir=path} {userpassword=password} {dbpassword=password} {keepcurrentsettings=1|0} | - |
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Qlik_Sense_setup.exe -? or -h | Brings up the on-screen silent setup help. |
Commands
-silent (or -s) | - | Command line-driven setup without UI.(mandatory). |
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-log (or -l) | [log file name with path] |
Log file directory and log file name. Information noteThe user must have access to this directory.
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Arguments
Arguments are separated by space and presented in the form [Argument]="[Value]". The double quotes can normally be omitted but may be needed, for example, when a path contains spaces.
The default values are the same as those used in the setup user interface.
The default values are the same as those used in the setup user interface.
Example: Upgrading the installation
This example shows how to silently upgrade an installation and add desktop shortcuts.
Qlik_Sense_setup.exe -s desktopshortcut=1 accepteula=1
Deprecated command line arguments
For a list of the command line arguments that are no longer recommended, see Installing silently.