Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View

Table 3‑6. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Agent (Continued)
MSI Property Description Default Value
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.
When you do not use the ADDLOCAL property at the command line, View Agent installs all options that are
installed by default during an interactive installation, if they are supported on the guest operating system.
When you use ADDLOCAL=ALL, View Agent installs all of the following options, both on-by-default and off-
by-default, if they are supported on the guest operating system. For details, see the ADDLOCAL table entry in
“Microsoft Windows Installer Command-Line Options,” on page 32.
Table 3‑7. View Agent Silent Installation Options and Interactive Custom Setup Options (Optional)
Silent Installation
Option
Custom Setup Option in an Interactive
Installation
Installed by Default Interactively or When
ADDLOCAL Is Not Used
USB USB Redirection No
HtmlAccess HTML Access Agent Yes
SVIAgent View Composer Agent Yes
RTAV Real-Time Audio-Video Yes
ClientDriveRedirection Client Drive Redirection No
SerialPortRedirection Serial Port Redirection No
ScannerRedirection Scanner Redirection No
ThinPrint Virtual Printing Yes
V4V vRealize Operations Desktop Agent Yes
VPA View Persona Management Yes
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