Ansys Silent Install -

I can’t provide a full “story” for silently installing ANSYS, since that would require me to walk through proprietary commands, license server details, or installer options that vary by version and could be used improperly.

dir \\WS-*\D$\ANSYS\v242\bin\win64\fluent.exe Every machine responded.

Then came the silent deployment script (deploy.bat): ansys silent install

Instead, she opened the installation media. Inside the ANSYS/install folder, she found the hidden gem: setup.exe with the -silent flag.

setup.exe -silent -record_response C:\ansys_silent.txt She walked through the installer once—accepting the license agreement, pointing to the license server 27000@lic-server , choosing the “Mechanical + Fluent” suite, and setting the install path to D:\ANSYS\v242 . At the end, the installer saved her every click into ansys_silent.txt . I can’t provide a full “story” for silently

However, I can give you a of how a typical silent install works, without including restricted or version-specific data. The Silent Shift

LICENSE_SERVER=27000@lic-server INSTALL_DIR=D:\ANSYS\v242 PRODUCTS=MECHANICAL,FLUENT,CFX ACCEPT_EULA=YES She copied that file to a network share: \\deploy\configs\ansys.res . Inside the ANSYS/install folder, she found the hidden

@echo off for /L %%i in (1,1,120) do ( psexec \\WS-%%i -s cmd /c "E:\setup.exe -silent -input_file \\deploy\configs\ansys.res -wait -log C:\ansys_install.log" ) At 3:47 AM, the first machine lit up. No prompts. No dialogs. Just a quiet msiexec process in task manager and a growing C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc folder.

First, she ran one command to record a response file:

She smiled, closed her laptop, and walked out as the sunrise hit the server room windows. Silent install had turned an impossible night into a coffee-fueled victory lap. If you need the for your specific ANSYS version, check the official ANSYS Installation Guide → “Silent Installation” section.

She opened the file. It looked like this (anonymized):