Silent Install

Silent install is the installation of Alteryx Analytics Hub (AAH) that requires no user interaction.

This is a basic command to install AAH silently from Command Prompt. It allows you to keep track of the silent installation. Until the installation completes, Command Prompt is not available.

cmd /c ANALYTICS_HUB_EXE /s CONFIG_FILE="..\Documents\SOME_FILE"

All Parameters

• CONFIG_FILE - YML Config File Path
• INSTALLATION_MODE - Mode of Installation (DEFAULT mode means Hub or WORKER mode)
• PLATFORM_USERNAME - Username of Platform Admin User
• PLATFORM_FIRSTNAME - First Name of Platform Admin User
• PLATFORM_LASTNAME - Last Name of Platform Admin User
• PLATFORM_EMAIL - Email of Platform Admin User
• PLATFORM_PASSWORD - Password of Platform Admin User
• POSTGRES_USERNAME - Username of Postgres User
• POSTGRES_PASSWORD - Password of Postgres User
• INSTALL_LOCATION - Destination Folder of Installation
• STORAGE_TYPE - Binary Storage Type (FS_LOCAL or DB_POSTGRES)
• PFX_CERTIFICATE_PATH - Path to PFX Certificate
• CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD - PFX Certificate Password
• AAH_HOST_NAME - Hub Host Name
• AAH_PORT - Hub Port
• CUTLASS_PORT - Engine Worker Cutlass(Alteryx Service) Port
• CUTLASS_HOST_NAME - Engine Worker Cutlass Host Name
• CA_PATH - CA Certificate Path
• INSTALLER_KEY - Valid RSA Private Key for Engine Worker Node Authorization

Hub Installation

Required Parameters

• PLATFORM_USERNAME
• PLATFORM_FIRSTNAME
• PLATFORM_LASTNAME
• PLATFORM_EMAIL
• PLATFORM_PASSWORD
• POSTGRES_USERNAME
• POSTGRES_PASSWORD

Default Parameters

• INSTALL_LOCATION - "C:\Program Files\Alteryx"
• INSTALLER_UI_LEVEL - 2 (silent mode)
• STORAGE_TYPE - "FS_LOCAL"
• INSTALLATION_MODE - "DEFAULT"

Example of Hub installation command:

.\AlteryxAnalyticsHubInstall.exe /s PLATFORM_USERNAME="example" PLATFORM_FIRSTNAME="example" PLATFORM_LASTNAME="example" PLATFORM_EMAIL="test@example.com" PLATFORM_PASSWORD="password" INSTALL_LOCATION="C:\Program Files\AlteryxTEST" POSTGRES_USERNAME="example" POSTGRES_PASSWORD=“example"

Example of Hub installation command with CONFIG_FILE specified. If CONFIG_FILE parameter is specified, then no other parameters must be present in command line.
.\AlteryxAnalyticsHubInstall.exe /s CONFIG_FILE="C:\Program Files\config.yml"

CONFIG_FILE Example

PLATFORM_USERNAME: example
PLATFORM_FIRSTNAME: example
PLATFORM_LASTNAME: example
PLATFORM_EMAIL: test@example.com
PLATFORM_PASSWORD: password
POSTGRES_USERNAME: example
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: example

Worker Installation

Required Parameters

• INSTALLATION_MODE
• PFX_CERTIFICATE_PATH
• CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD
• AAP_HOST_NAME
• AAH_PORT
• CUTLASS_PORT
• CUTLASS_HOST_NAME
• CA_PATH
• INSTALLER_KEY

Default Parameters:

• INSTALL_LOCATION - "C:\Program Files\Alteryx"
• INSTALLER_UI_LEVEL - 2 (silent mode)

Example of worker installation command:
AlteryxAnalyticsHubInstall.exe /s PFX_CERTIFICATE_PATH=“C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\cutlass.pfx” CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD=“YOUR_PASSWORD” AAH_HOST_NAME=“test.ayx-enterprise.com” AAH_PORT=“8080" CUTLASS_PORT=“5000” CUTLASS_HOST_NAME=“test.ayx-enterprise.com“ CA_PATH=“C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\CAroot.crt” INSTALLATION_MODE=“WORKER” INSTALL_LOCATION=“C:\Program Files\Alteryx” INSTALLER_KEY=valid rsa private key

Example of worker installation command with CONFIG_FILE specified. If CONFIG_FILE parameter is specified, then no other parameters must be present in command line.
.\AlteryxAnalyticsHubInstall.exe /s CONFIG_FILE="C:\Program Files\config.yml"

CONFIG_FILE example:

PFX_CERTIFICATE_PATH: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\cutlass.pfx
CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: password
AAH_HOST_NAME: testhub.ayx-enterprise.com
AAH_PORT: 8080
CUTLASS_HOST_NAME: workerInstance.ayx-enterprise.com
CUTLASS_PORT: 5000
CA_PATH: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\CAroot.crt
INSTALLATION_MODE: worker 
INSTALLER_KEY: valid rsa private key