OM16 RTM Iso Contains Self Extracting EXE File
Since I am approached by multiple customers asking the same question about the SCOM 2016 RTM ISO, containing a self extracting EXE file, I�ve decided to post this article about it.
Situation
The downloadable ISO file for SCOM 2016 doesn�t contain the content we normally expect, the installer files required in order to install SCOM 2016 RTM. Instead it contains a single EXE file SC2016_SCOM_EN.EXE:
Meaning this ISO file isn�t usable right away. Since this file is a self-extracting file, it needs additional attention before it�s usable.
Interesting fact, when looking at the properties of the file, it looks like the EXE file was already packaged at 27th of July 2016:
And:
So SCOM 2016 RTM was already �finished� on the 27th of July (or some time before)?
How to proceed
Simply execute the file and follow the wizard. The first screen tells it all:
You�re looking at the SCOM 2016 RTM bits indeed.
Just follow the wizard, provide a location where to the files must be extracted. When done, you have finally access to the SCOM 2016 RTM installation bits:
From there on it�s easy to proceed. Next posting (or so) will be about my upgrade experiences from SCOM 2012 R2 UR#11 to SCOM 2016 RTM.