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Introduction
Macrium Reflect X supports both interactive and command-line installation, enabling both interactive and scripted installations.
- Downloading Macrium Reflect X
Downloading Macrium Reflect X
License keys and software installers can be accessed through the Macrium Account. In the Macrium Account, select the 'Overview' or 'Downloads' page and navigate to the relevant product card for the Macrium Reflect X edition that will be installed:
After selecting 'Download', you will be prompted to select the relevant architecture that will be installed. After selecting the architecture, the download will start in the browser:
Interactive Installation
To interactively install Macrium Reflect X, launch the Macrium Reflect X installer using Windows Explorer. Below are the pages that are displayed during the installer:
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The 'Custom Setup' page of the installer enables additional features to be selected for installation. The available options are shown below. Links to more detailed information about these features can also be found below:
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Option
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Description
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| Install CBT |
If selected, the Changed Block Tracker driver will be installed. This reduces the time taken to perform incremental and differential images by monitoring changes to volumes in real-time to keep a record of blocks that have changed. |
| Install Macrium Image Guardian |
If selected, the Macrium Image Guardian driver and configuration application will be installed. This can be used to provide additional anti-malware and anti-ransomware protection for Macrium Reflect backup files. |
| Install viBoot |
If selected, Macrium viBoot will be installed on the server to allow virtual machines to be created from backup images directly. This requires either Microsoft Hyper-V or VirtualBox to be installed. |
| Install Desktop Shortcut | If selected, a desktop shortcut will be created that can be used to launch Macrium Reflect. |
The 'Install CBT' and 'Install Image Guardian' options require the system to be restarted before the feature is active.
Command-line Installation
In the majority of use cases, the interactive installation process described above will be the easiest way to install Macrium Reflect. However, there are times when installing Macrium Reflect through the command line is preferred, for example, when installing Macrium Reflect on a large number of systems.
The following arguments are supported when installing Macrium Reflect X using the command line:
| Command Line Options | Description |
| /passive |
This switch will run the installer passively, without a UI being displayed. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe /passive |
| /l |
This option can be used to specify a location for an installation log file. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe /l log.txt |
| LICKEY |
This option specifies the license key that will be used to license this installation of Macrium Reflect. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe /LICKEY B7-MW6Y-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXX |
| ORDERREF |
To assist in bulk installations, the order reference and order email associated with the Macrium Reflect license(s) can be specified. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe ORDEREMAIL=example@example.com ORDERREF=NNNNNNNN If multiple different orders have been made, a colon (:) separated list can be used. The orders will be searched in the same order they are specified: reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe ORDEREMAIL=example@example.com ORDERREF=NNNNNNNN:OOOOOOOO:PPPPPPPP |
| ORDEREMAIL |
To assist in bulk installations, the order reference and order email associated with the Macrium Reflect license(s) can be specified. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe ORDEREMAIL=example@example.com ORDERREF=NNNNNNNN |
| NOMIG |
Do not install the Macrium Image Guardian feature. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe NOMIG=YES |
| NOVIBOOT |
Do not install the Macrium viBoot feature. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe NOVIBOOT=YES |
| NOCBT |
Do not install the Macrium Changed Block Tracker feature. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe NOCBT=YES |
| NODESKTOPSHORTCUT |
Do not create a desktop shortcut to launch Macrium Reflect. reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe NODESKTOPSHORTCUT=YES |
| /norestart |
If MIG or CBT are installed using one of the above options, a system restart is required before the features are active. Specifying this option will suppress a restart prompt: reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe /norestart |
The example below will perform a passive command-line installation, with only Macrium Image Guardian being installed as an additional feature.
reflect_wkstn_setup_x64.exe /passive lickey=B7-MW6Y-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXX noviboot=yes nocbt=yes /norestart