Deployment Guide

Add-on creation for VMware Carbon Black
Sensor packages
Prerequisites
The VMware Carbon Black Sensor package installation is supported only from Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC unified image
onwards. Before installing the package, ensure that Write Filter is disabled. If Write Filter is not disabled, it fills the Unified Write
Filter Overlay and the updates that are made are not persistent across reboot.
NOTE: For more information about Windows Desktop client version, see What's new in the Windows Desktop client at
www.carbonblack.com.
Steps
1. Download the VMware Carbon Black Sensor package by following the below steps:
a. Log in to VMware Carbon Black Cloud console.
b. On the navigation bar, click Inventory and then click Endpoints.
c. Click Sensor Options and click Download sensor kits.
d. Select the appropriate sensor kit version and click the link to download it.
2. Create a folder named C:\Temp\VMCB on your thin client.
3. Copy the Carbon Black sensor to the C:\Temp\VMCB folder.
4. Copy the following text on a notepad and save the file as ExecuteVMCB.bat:
@echo off
msiexec /q /i C:\Temp\VMCB\installer_vista_win7_win8-64-3.6.0.1979.msi /L* C:
\Logs\cb.log COMPANY_CODE="<CompanyCode>"
del C:\Temp\VMCB\installer_vista_win7_win8-64-3.6.0.1979.msi
5. Copy the ExecuteVMCB.bat file to the C:\Temp\VMCB folder.
Figure 10. Package structure
6. Create a self-extractor package by following the steps below:
a. Right-click the VMCB folder from C:\Temp\ and select Add to archive.
b. In the General tab, click Create SFX archive.
NOTE: You can use WinRAR or any available application to create an SFX archive.
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