5.2

Install View Agent Silently
You can use the silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install View Agent on
several Windows virtual machines or physical computers. In a silent installation, you use the command line
and do not have to respond to wizard prompts.
With silent installation, you can efficiently deploy View components in a large enterprise.
Prerequisites
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Prepare
the guest operating system for View desktop deployment. See “Prepare a Guest Operating System
for View Desktop Deployment,” on page 62.
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Download the View Agent installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/.
The installer filename is VMware-viewagent-
y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe or VMware-viewagent-x86_64- y.y.y -
xxxxxx .exe, where y.y.y is the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.
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Verify that you have administrative rights on the virtual machine or physical PC.
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Familiarize yourself with the View Agent custom setup options. See “View Agent Custom Setup
Options,” on page 65.
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If you select the View Composer Agent custom setup option, verify that you have a license to use View
Composer.
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Familiarize yourself with the MSI installer command-line options. See “Microsoft Windows Installer
Command-Line Options,” on page 67.
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Familiarize yourself with the silent installation properties available with View Agent. See “Silent
Installation Properties for View Agent,” on page 68.
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Familiarize yourself with the TCP ports that the View Agent installation program opens on the firewall.
See the VMware Horizon View Architecture Planning document for more information.
Procedure
1 Open a Windows command prompt on the virtual machine or physical PC.
2 Type the installation command on one line.
This example installs View Agent in a virtual machine that is managed by vCenter Server. The installer
configures the PCoIP, View Composer Agent, Virtual Printing, and USB redirection custom setup options.
VMware-viewagent-
y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn VDM_VC_MANAGED_AGENT=1
ADDLOCAL=Core,PCoIP,SVIAgent,ThinPrint,USB"
This example installs View Agent on an unmanaged computer and registers the desktop with the specified
View Connection Server, cs1.companydomain.com. The installer configures the SSO, Virtual Printing, and
USB redirection custom setup options.
VMware-viewagent-
y.y.y - xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn VDM_VC_MANAGED_AGENT=0
VDM_SERVER_NAME=cs1.companydomain.com VDM_SERVER_USERNAME=admin.companydomain.com
VDM_SERVER_PASSWORD=secret ADDLOCAL=Core,ThinPrint,USB"
The VMware View Agent service is started on the virtual machine.
If you selected the View Composer Agent option, the VMware View Composer Guest Agent Server service is
started on the virtual machine.
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