Re: Silent install of agent

This worked GREAT!.. I was able to create a "scheduled task" that ran
only once and was able to install the agent without any user
interaction. I could copy/paste the job from machine to machine, and
delete it once it was installed. The install ran quite fast, about 4
seconds for a machine directly on the LAN, and 15 Seconds for machines
connected across an internet VPN connection. There may be some concern
tho about machine security....because the agent can "shutdown" a
machine, or restart it...anyone that could possibly add the node to
their NetXMS server could then begin to shut other peoples machines
down. Or am I just being paranoid. If the agent has a server
configured in it, will it only accept instruction from the server that
is set in its config file?

Thanks, Sam

Victor Kirhenshtein wrote:
> Hi again!
>
> I have found how to add additional command line options to installer.
> Now you can use the following options to made an unattended install:
>
> /SILENT Don't show wizard, just progress bar
> /VERYSILENT Don't show anything
> /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES Don't ask user anything
> /DIR=path Set installation directory (default is
> C:\NetXMS)
> /SERVER=address Set address of master server (will be writtent
> to config file)
> /SUBAGENT=name Enable subagent 'name'
> /NOSUBAGENT=name Disable subagent 'name'
>
> Valid subagent names are: PING, PORTCHECK, WINPERF, UPS. By default,
> winperf is enabled and all others are disabled.
>
> Updated installation can be downloaded at
> http://www.netxms.org/download/agent_packages/nxagent-0.2.12-hf1.exe
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Best regards,
> Victor
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Kirhenshtein [mailto:victor_at_opticom.lv]
> Sent: Monday, 24 July, 2006 21:09
> To: NetXMS Users
> Subject: Re: [netxms-users] Silent install of agent
>
>
>
> Hello!
>
> Agent's installer has command line options for unattended install
> (/SILENT or /VERYSILENT, combined with /SUPPRESMSGBOXES), but problem is
> that it will not generate correct agent's configuration file in
> unattended mode, so installed agent will not start. Currently the only
> solution I see is to wrap installer into some kind of script that will
> install agent silently, create valid configuration file, and start agent
> service. I will look at the installer today to see if it is possible to
> add new command line parameters so all required information can be
> passed to installer.
>
> Best regards,
> Victor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Deforest [mailto:netxms.srv_at_walpolewood.net]
> Sent: Monday, 24 July, 2006 15:25
> To: NetXMS Users
> Subject: [netxms-users] Silent install of agent
>
>
>
> Is there a way to silently install an the agent on a remote machine with
>
> the sub-agents, without any interaction with the user at the other end?
>
> Reason is, I would like to roll out the agent faster without having to
> take the end user off to do the install (granted it is rather quick). I
>
> don't want to use a domain policy to do it, as it does require some user
>
> interaction. Maybe some options at the command line...............ie:
> c:\temp\nxagent-0.2.11.exe -s --c:\NetXMS --portcheck --ping --winperf
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
>
>
Received on Wed Jul 26 2006 - 16:58:40 EEST