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Table 3‑6. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Agent (Continued)
MSI Property Description Default Value
UNITY_DEFAULT_APPS
Specifies a default list of default favorite applications that are
displayed in the Unity Touch sidebar on a mobile device. This
property was created to support the Unity Touch component. It is
not a general MSI property.
For information about configuring a default list of favorite
applications and about the syntax and format to use with this
property, see “Configure Favorite Applications Displayed by Unity
Touch,” on page 140.
This MSI property is optional.
VDM_FORCE_DESKTOP_AGENT
Configures the machine as a single-user View desktop rather than
as an RDS host when you install View Agent on a Windows Server
operating system.
1
VDM_VC_MANAGED_AGENT
Determines whether vCenter Server manages the virtual machine
on which View Agent is installed.
A value of 1 configures the desktop as a vCenter Server-managed
virtual machine.
A value of 0 configures the desktop as unmanaged by vCenter
Server.
This MSI property is required.
None
VDM_SERVER_NAME
The host name or IP address of the View Connection Server
computer on which the View Agent installer registers an
unmanaged desktop. This property applies to unmanaged
desktops only.
For example: VDM_SERVER_NAME=10.123.01.01
This MSI property is required for unmanaged desktops.
Do not use this MSI property for virtual-machine desktops that are
managed by vCenter Server.
None
VDM_SERVER_USERNAME
The user name of the administrator on the View Connection Server
computer. This MSI property applies to unmanaged desktops only.
For example: VDM_SERVER_USERNAME=domain\username
This MSI property is required for unmanaged desktops.
Do not use this MSI property for virtual-machine desktops that are
managed by vCenter Server.
None
VDM_SERVER_PASSWORD
The View Connection Server administrator user password.
For example: VDM_SERVER_PASSWORD=secret
This MSI property is required for unmanaged desktops.
Do not use this MSI property for virtual-machine desktops that are
managed by vCenter Server.
None
VDM_IP_PROTOCOL_USAGE
Specifies the IP version that View Agent uses. The possible values
are IPv4 and IPv6.
IPv4
In a silent installation command, you can use the MSI property, ADDLOCAL=, to specify options that the View
Agent installer configures.
Table 3-7 shows the View Agent options you can type at the command line. These options have
corresponding setup options that you can deselect or select during an interactive installation. For details
about the custom setup options, see “View Agent Custom Setup Options,” on page 28.
During an interactive installation, all of these options except PCoIP Smartcard are installed by default.
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