Install App Volumes Agent Silently

You can install App Volumes agent silently using the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI).

You perform a silent install using the command line and you do not need to use the App Volumes installer. You can also upgrade the agent silently. See Upgrade App Volumes Agent Silently.

EnforceSSLCertificateValidation parameter allows App Volumes agent to validate the App Volumes Manager certificate. This parameter has two values: 0 indicates that certificate validation is deactivated and 1 indicates that certificate validation is activated. By default, the value of this parameter is 1.

NONPERSISTENT parameter allows you to use Omnissa App Volumes in a non-persistent virtual desktop or persistent virtual desktop environment. This parameter has two values: 0 indicates that App Volumes agent is installed to work in a persistent virtual machine and 1 indicates that App Volumes agent is installed to work in a non-persistent virtual machine. By default, the value of this parameter is 1. For more information about using App Volumes on a persistent virtual desktop, see Using App Volumes on a Persistent Virtual Desktop.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you have installed the App Volumes Manager and you have the host IP address and port number.

• Verify that your environment meets the System Requirements.

• Verify that your account has local administrator privileges on the target computer.

• Install the latest Windows Update on the target computer and subsequently deactivate the Update.

  When you have application packages or Writable Volumes and the Windows Update is not deactivated on the target computer, the system volume or the Writable Volumes might get corrupted.

• If you intend to use this virtual machine as a packaging computer, create a clean snapshot or take a backup of this machine. Revert to this snapshot or back up before you package new Application Packages.

Procedure

1. Open a Windows command prompt on your machine using administrator privileges.

2. In the command prompt, access the App Volumes Agent.msi file location.

3. To install the agent, use the following command:

   Option	Description
   App Volumes 4 Update 1 and later	msiexec.exe /i "App Volumes Agent.msi" /qn MANAGER_ADDR=<Manager_FQDN/IP> MANAGER_PORT=<port> EnforceSSLCertificateValidation=<0or1> NONPERSISTENT=<0or1> Note: EnforceSSLCertificateValidation is an optional parameter. NONPERSISTENT parameter is available only from App Volumes 2406 and later. Examples: Consider an App Volumes Manager with IP address 192.86.10.10 and port 443, then use the following command: msiexec.exe /i "App Volumes Agent.msi" /qn MANAGER_ADDR=192.86.10.10 MANAGER_PORT=443 Consider an App Volumes Manager with FQDN avm.company.com and port 443, then use the following command: msiexec.exe /i "App Volumes Agent.msi" /qn MANAGER_ADDR=avm.company.com MANAGER_PORT=443
   App Volumes 4	msiexec.exe /i "App Volumes Agent.msi" /qn MANAGER_ADDR=<Manager_FQDN/IP> MANAGER_PORT=<port> EnforceSSLCertificateValidation=<0or1> Note: All parameters are mandatory.