VirusScan Enterprise silent installation defaults to a one-year license period and you can't set it to perpetual

Technical Articles ID: KB68981
Last Modified: 1/7/2020

Environment

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.x

Problem

If you install VSE from the command line using the silent installation switch ( /q ), the license period defaults to one year.

There is no way to override the default one-year license renewal.

Unable to locate a switch to change the default license period of one year when installing silently.

Solution

Silent installations always install accepting default options; default options are the initial windows you see when installing interactively.

Even installations customized with McAfee Installation Designer (MID) install accepting default options, but they are overlaid post-installation with your custom settings.

Although the license option by default is a one-year license, you do not have to change this option because licensing is not enforced within the product.

Workaround

Use MID for the software version you are going to install or upgrade to. For VSE 8.8, use MID 8.8.

Our product software, upgrades, maintenance releases, and documentation are available on the Product Downloads site.

NOTE: You need a valid Grant Number for access. See KB56057 - How to download Enterprise product updates and documentation for more information about the Product Downloads site, and alternate locations for some products.

Perform a standard VSE Installation, manually making any changes required in the configuration.
Install MID.
Start MID and select Create a new installation package based on an existing package.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
When you come to a screen to add additional software, attach the VSE antispyware module (VSE88MAS.exe) and use the /Silent option, if required.
This process creates a folder with the proper settings that you can then push out.
Save the package.

Affected Products

VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 (EOL)

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VirusScan Enterprise silent installation defaults to a one-year license period and you can't set it to perpetual

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