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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.
If you do not want to install all features that are installed automatically or by default, you can use the
ADDLOCAL MSI property to selectively install individual setup options and features. For details about the
ADDLOCAL property, see Table 3-5.
Prerequisites
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Prepare the guest operating system for desktop deployment. See “Prepare a Guest Operating System
for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 23.
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To use Windows Server 2008 R2 as a single-session remote desktop (rather than as an RDS host),
perform the steps described in “Prepare Windows Server 2008 R2 for Desktop Use,” on page 25.
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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 27.
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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 31.
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Familiarize yourself with the silent installation properties available with View Agent. See “Silent
Installation Properties for View Agent,” on page 33.
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Familiarize yourself with the TCP ports that the View Agent installation program opens on the firewall.
See the View Architecture Planning document for more information.
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Verify that the latest Windows Update patches are installed on the guest operating systems on which
you plan to install View Agent silently. In certain cases, an interactive installation by an administrator
might be required to execute pending Windows Update patches. Verify that all OS operations and
subsequent reboots are completed.
Procedure
1 Open a Windows command prompt on the virtual machine or physical PC.
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