Installing Workflow Manager without internet

Frank Martin 431 Reputation points
2021-09-13T00:11:48.223+00:00

Is it possible to install Workflow Manager without internet connection? I have only used that web installer that require active internet connection so I am not sure if there is some kind of offline installer available which will work without internet.

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  1. Emily Du-MSFT 41,941 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-09-13T05:42:29+00:00

    @Frank Martin

    Here're steps.

    1.Download the Web Platform Installer then install it on another machine with internet access.

    2.Run following commands as administrator on another machine with internet access to download Service Bus, Workflow Client and Workflow Manager Refresh for offline.

    Webpicmd /offline /Products:ServiceBus /Path:E:\ServiceBus  

Webpicmd /offline /Products:WorkflowClient /Path:E:\WorkflowClient  

Webpicmd /offline /Products:WorkflowManagerRefresh /Path:E:\WorkflowManagerRefresh

    Note: Modify E:\ with the path you would like to download to.

    3.On another machine with internet access, download the Cumulative Update for Service Bus 1.0.

    4.Copy downloaded files from Step 1, 2 and 3 to the server where you will install the Workflow Manager.

    5.Run following command as administrator in the server where you will install the Workflow Manager.

    WebpiCmd.exe /Install /Products:ServiceBus /XML:E:\ServiceBus\feeds\latest\webproductlist.xml

    6.Manually install the file you downloaded from step 3.

    7.Run following command as administrator in the server where you will install the Workflow Manager.

    WebpiCmd.exe /Install /Products:WorkflowClient /XML:E:\WorkflowClient\feeds\latest\webproductlist.xml

    8.Run following command as administrator in the server where you will install the Workflow Manager.

    WebpiCmd.exe /Install /Products:WorkflowManagerRefresh /XML:E:\WorkflowManagerRefresh\feeds\latest\webproductlist.xml

    Reference:
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/31477.installing-workflow-manager-offline.aspx

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  1. Troy Clark 1 Reputation point
    2021-11-30T04:35:39.097+00:00

    Hi All Im hoping someone can help here. I run step 1 and 2 in the solution above on a machine that has an internet connection.

    Whe I run

    Webpicmd /offline /Products:ServiceBus /Path:E:\ServiceBus

    I get:

    Processing product entry: 'NETFramework4PU3'.
    Url 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/3/9/3396A3CA-BFE8-4C9B-83D3-CADAE72C17BE/NDP40-KB2600211-x86-x64.exe' returned HTTP status code: 404
    The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
    Failed to download file: 'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245700'.
    Download of product 'NETFramework4PU3 failed. Failed to download file: 'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245700'.

    When I run:

    Webpicmd /offline /Products:WorkflowManagerRefresh /Path:C:\wpi-offline\WorkflowManagerRefresh

    I get:

    Processing product entry: 'NETFramework4PU3'.
    Url 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/3/9/3396A3CA-BFE8-4C9B-83D3-CADAE72C17BE/NDP40-KB2600211-x86-x64.exe' returned HTTP status code: 404
    The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
    Failed to download file: 'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245700'.
    Download of product 'NETFramework4PU3 failed. Failed to download file: 'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245700'.

    I followed the guide here but Im not sure what the actual solution is. Are Microsoft recommending I download the files shared on someone's Google Drive??

    Finding the offline install for workflow manager far more complex than it should be...

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