VMware View Manager 4.5 Installation Manual page 40

VMware View Installation Guide
Verify that the Windows computer on which you install View Connection Server has version 2.0 or later
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of the MSI runtime engine. For details, see the Microsoft Web site.
Familiarize yourself with the MSI installer command-line options. See
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Command-Line Options,"
Familiarize yourself with the silent installation properties available with a standard installation of View
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Connection Server. See
Installation,"
Procedure
1 Download the View Connection Server installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/
The installer filename is
viewconnectionserver-x86_64-4.5.
2 Open a command prompt on the Windows Server computer.
3 Type the installation command on one line.
For example:
The VMware View services are installed on the Windows Server computer. For details, see
Connection Server with a New Configuration,"
Silent Installation Properties for a View Connection Server Standard Installation
You can include specific View Connection Server properties when you perform a silent installation from the
command line. You must use a
the properties and values.
Table 5-1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Connection Server in a Standard Installation
MSI Property
INSTALLDIR
VDM_SERVER_
INSTANCE_TYPE
FWCHOICE
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on page 48.
"Silent Installation Properties for a View Connection Server Standard
on page 40.
to the Windows Server computer.
VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5.
x - xxxxxx .exe
VMware-viewconnectionserver-4.5.
PROPERTY = value
Description
The path and folder in which the View 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 ignore the space in the path.
The type of View Connection Server installation:
1. Standard installation
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2. Replica installation
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3. Security server installation
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4. View Transfer Server installation
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For example, to perform a standard installation, define
VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=1
The MSI property that determines whether to configure a firewall
for the View Connection Server instance.
A value of 1 sets a firewall. A value of 2 does not set a firewall.
For example: FWCHOICE=1
x - xxxxxx .exe
, where xxxxxx is the build number.
x - xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn VDM_SERVER_INSTANCE_TYPE=1"
on page 38.
format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can interpret
"Microsoft Windows Installer
or
VMware-
"Install View
Default Value
%ProgramFiles
%\VMware\VMware
View\Server
1
1
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