[CLI Install] How to install VTune on Windows Server without GUI?

[ZhihaoLiu]

Hi,

I'm trying to install VTune on a Windows Server without GUI. Because I want to collet perf counter of a process on this server by using VTune generated CLI later, and then analyze it on my local PC.

I found a way to install it without GUI (in Admin CMD or Powershell):

c:\vtuneres\intel-vtune-2025.0.0.1128_offline.exe --silent --eula accept

And I got:

Start installation flow...
Installation of component has failed.
Component id: intel.oneapi.win.oneapi-common.licensing, name: oneAPI Common, version: 2025.0.0+707.
During the execution of the application 'C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe' with arguments '-NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy AllSigned -File C:\ProgramData\Intel\InstallerCache\DownloadCache\intel.oneapi.win.oneapi-common.licensing,v=2025.0.0+707\latest_symlink_post_install.ps1 -installDir C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI -linkTargetVersion 2025.0 -latestLinkDir licensing' errors were received:
W

I don't know what happened, but I try to copy the hint script and run it manually:

C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy AllSigned -File "C:\ProgramData\Intel\InstallerCache\DownloadCache\intel.oneapi.win.oneapi-common.licensing,v=2025.0.0+707\latest_symlink_post_install.ps1" -installDir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI -linkTargetVersion 2025.0" -latestLinkDir licensing -linkTargetVersion

Then I got:

C:\ProgramData\Intel\InstallerCache\DownloadCache\intel.oneapi.win.oneapi-common.licensing,v=2025.0.0+707\latest_symlin
k_post_install.ps1 : Missing an argument for parameter 'linkTargetVersion'. Specify a parameter of type
'System.String' and try again.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [latest_symlink_post_install.ps1], ParentContainsErrorRecordExcepti
   on
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingArgument,latest_symlink_post_install.ps1

How to install it? Hope for your help!

Thanks!

[yuzhang3_intel]

I just used the command line below to install the oneAPI 2025.0 on Windows 11 23H2, it can work without errors.

xxxxx_offline.exe -a --silent --cli --eula accept

When installing oneAPI in the silent mode without reporting an error, there will be no output until the installation is successful. You need to wait a long time.