6.4

Install a vRealize Operations for Published Applications Desktop Agent
You install desktop agents on all Delivery Controllers, Store Front server, RDS host, License server, and VDI
machines.
Prerequisites
Verify that you downloaded the desktop agent installation le.
Procedure
1 Log in to the machine where you plan to install the desktop agent, using a domain account that is part
of the local administrators group.
2 Install the desktop agent.
Option Action
Command line
a Access the command prompt.
b Run the Desktop agent:
n
For 64-bit: Run the VMware-v4padesktopagent-x86_64-6.4-
buildnumber.exe command using the /s /v/qn options.
n
For 32-bit: Run the VMware-v4padesktopagent-6.4-
buildnumber.exe command using the /s /v/qn options.
EXE file
a
Copy the VMware-v4padesktopagent-x86_64-6.4-
buildnumber.exe (64-bit) or VMware-v4padesktopagent-6.4-
buildnumber.exe (32-bit) le to a temporary folder.
b
Double-click the VMware-v4padesktopagent-x86_64-6.4-
buildnumber.exe or the VMware-v4padesktopagent-x86_64-6.4-
buildnumber.exe (64-bit) or VMware-v4padesktopagent-6.4-
buildnumber.exe (32-bit)file.
c Follow the steps to complete the installer.
The desktop agent is installed in Program Files folder.
Push the vRealize Operations for Published Applications Desktop Agent Pair
Token Using a Group Policy
To use vRealize Operations for Published Applications to monitor a XenDesktop Site, you must create a
Group Policy (GPO) to contain the vRealize Operations for Published Applications group policies. You then
apply the GPO to the remote desktops that you want to monitor.
You use the Microsoft Group Policy Editor to create the GPO. After you create the GPO, you must apply it to
a base image or to an Organizational Unit (OU) on your Active Directory server, depending on your
conguration.
vRealize Operations for Published Applications group-policy seings are provided in the
v4pa_desktopagent.admx le that is installed in the %programfiles%\VMware\vRealize Operations for
Published Apps\Broker Agent\extras\GroupPolicyFiles directory.
The language-specic resources, for example .adml les, are installed in the %programfiles
%\VMware\vRealize Operations for Published Apps\Broker Agent\extras\GroupPolicyFilese\language
directory.
If there is an Authentication Failure for a desktop agent you must update the GPO policy for desktop agent
authentication. When you update the GPO policy for desktop agent authentication, and there are other
policies that require updating, all pending policies are updated, not just the GPO policy for desktop agent
authentication.
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