You can include specific Horizon Connection Server properties when you perform a silent installation or upgrade from the command line. You must use a PROPERTY=value format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can interpret the properties and values. A silent upgrade uses the same install commands.
Note: Omnissa Horizon Web Client is available with Horizon 8 versions 2412 and later. For Horizon 8 versions 2406 and earlier, Horizon Web Client is called "HTML Access." This documentation page uses the name "Horizon Web Client" to refer to both Horizon Web Client and HTML Access.
MSI Properties for Silently Installing Horizon Connection Server in a Standard Installation
| MSI Property | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| ADAM_INSTANCE_PARTITION_NEW | For Horizon version 2503 and later:
Controls whether the installation uses the new Omnissa partition naming for the Horizon Directory Services (AD LDS) partition naming or uses the legacy naming.
| 1 |
| INSTALLDIR | The path and folder in which the Horizon Connection Server 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 interpret the space as a valid part of the path. | %ProgramFiles%\Omnissa\Horizon\Server |
| VDM_SERVER_ INSTANCE_TYPE | The type of Omnissa Horizon 8 server installation:
VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=1 | 1 |
| HTMLACCESS | Controls the Horizon Web Client add-on installation. Set this property to 1 to configure Horizon Web Client or omit the property if Horizon Web Client is not needed. | 1 |
| VDM_IP_PROTOCOL_ USAGE | Specifies the IP version that Horizon 8 components use for communication. The possible values are IPv4 and IPv6. | IPv4 |
| VDM_SERVER_ RECOVERY_PWD | The data recovery password. If a data recovery password is not set in Horizon LDAP, this property is mandatory. The password must contain between 1 and 128 characters. Follow your organization's best practices for generating secure passwords. | None |
| VDM_SERVER_RECOVERY_ PWD_REMINDER | The data recovery password reminder. This property is optional. | None |
| FWCHOICE | The MSI property that determines whether to configure a firewall for the Horizon Connection Server instance.
A value of 1 configures a firewall. A value of 2 does not configure a firewall.
For example: FWCHOICE=1 | 1 |
| VDM_INITIAL_ ADMIN_SID | The SID of the initial Horizon Administrators user or group that is authorized with full administration rights in Horizon 8. The default value is the SID of the local Administrators group on the Horizon Connection Server computer. You can specify a SID of a domain user or group account. | S-1-5-32-544 |
| DEPLOYMENT_TYPE | Provide the location where you will deploy Horizon Connection Server. If you do not provide a deployment type, the default is an on-premises installation. For a list of deployment types, see Install Horizon Connection Server with a New Configuration. | GENERAL |
| VDM_FIPS_ENABLED | Specifies whether to enable or disable FIPS mode. A value of 1 enables FIPS mode. A value of 0 disables FIPS mode. If this property is set to 1 and Windows is not in FIPS mode, the installer will abort. | 0 |
| SKIP_SCHEMA_VERSION_CHECK | Specifies whether to enable or disable ADLDS Schema Version checking during Horizon Server Installation and Upgrade. A value of 1 skips Schema Version check in installer, which enforces schema partition upgrade during Horizon Server Replication Installation and Upgrade flow. This option does not affect standard server installation flow unless an existing AD LDS instance is detected. If AD LDS is present, the installer performs the schema version check on this instance. | 0 |
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