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Table 3‑5. MSI Command-Line Options and MSI Properties (Continued)
MSI Option or Property Description
ADDLOCAL
Determines the component-specific options to install.
In an interactive installation, the View installer displays custom setup options that you
can select or deselect. In a silent installation, you can use the ADDLOCAL property to
selectively install individual setup options by specifying the options on the command
line. Options that you do not explicitly specify are not installed.
In both interactive and silent installations, the View installer automatically installs
certain features. You cannot use ADDLOCAL to control whether or not to install these non-
optional features.
Type ADDLOCAL=ALL to install all custom setup options that are installed by default and
all features that are installed automatically (on supported guest operating systems).
For example: VMware-viewagent-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL"
If you do not use the ADDLOCAL property, the default setup options and automatically
installed features are installed. Typing ADDLOCAL=ALL and not using the ADDLOCAL
property have the same effect.
To specify individual setup options, type a comma-separated list of setup option names.
Do not use spaces between names. Use the format ADDLOCAL=value,value,value....
For example, you might want to install View Agent in a guest operating system with the
View Composer Agent and Virtual Printing options:
VMware-viewagent-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s /v"/qn
ADDLOCAL=Core,SVIAgent,ThinPrint"
The ADDLOCAL MSI property is optional.
REBOOT You can use the REBOOT=ReallySuppress option to allow system configuration tasks to
complete before the system reboots.
This MSI property is optional.
/l*v log_file
Writes logging information into the specified log file with verbose output.
For example: /l*v ""%TEMP%\vmmsi.log""
This example generates a detailed log file that is similar to the log generated during an
interactive installation.
You can use this option to record custom features that might apply uniquely to your
installation. You can use the recorded information to specify installation features in
future silent installations.
The /l*v option is optional.
Silent Installation Properties for View Agent
You can include specific properties when you silently install View Agent from the command line. You must
use a PROPERTY=value format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can interpret the properties and
values.
Table 3-6 shows the View Agent silent installation properties that you can use at the command-line.
Table 3‑6. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Agent
MSI Property Description Default Value
INSTALLDIR
The path and folder in which the View Agent software is installed.
For example: INSTALLDIR=""D:\abc\my folder""
The sets of two double quotes that enclose the path permit the MSI
installer to ignore the space in the path.
This MSI property is optional.
%ProgramFiles
%\VMware\VMware
View\Agent
RDPCHOICE
Determines whether to enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on
the desktop.
A value of 1 enables RDP. A value of 0 leaves the RDP setting
disabled.
This MSI property is optional.
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