VMware View Manager 4.5 Installation Manual page 99

Procedure
1 On the client system, download the View Client installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/products/.
Select the appropriate installer file, where xxxxxx is the build number.
Option
View Client on 64-bit operating
systems
View Client on 32-bit operating
systems
2 Open a command prompt on the Windows client computer.
3 Type the installation command on one line.
This example installs View Client with single sign-on and USB redirection features. A default View
Connection Server instance is configured for View Client users:
xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn VDM_SERVER=cs1.companydomain.com ADDLOCAL=Core,TSSO,USB"
This example installs View Client with Local Mode:
xxxxxx .exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=Core,MVDI"
N The
Core
OTE
The VMware View Client service is installed on the Windows client computer.
What to do next
Start the View Client and verify that you can log in to the correct virtual desktop. See
Based View Client or View Client with Local Mode,"
Portal," on page 92.
Silent Installation Properties for View Client
You can include specific properties when you silently install View Client from the command line. You must
use a
PROPERTY = value
Table 9-1 shows the View Client silent installation properties that you can use at the command-line.
Table 9-1. MSI Properties for Silently Installing View Client
MSI Property
INSTALLDIR
VDM_SERVER
VMware, Inc.
Action
Select VMware-viewclient-x86_64-4.5.
Select VMware-viewclientwithlocalmode-x86_64-4.5.
for View Client with Local mode.
Select VMware-viewclient-4.5.
Select VMware-viewclientwithlocalmode-4.5.
Client with Local Mode.
feature is mandatory.
format so that Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) can interpret the properties and values.
Description
The path and folder in which the View Client 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.
This MSI property is optional.
The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the View
Connection Server instance to which View Client users connect by
default. When you configure this property, View Client users do not
have to supply this FQDN or IP address.
For example: VDM_SERVER=cs1.companydomain.com
This MSI property is optional.
Chapter 9 Installing and Starting View Client
x-xxxxxx .exe for View Client.
VMware-viewclient-4.5.
VMware-viewclientwithlocal-4.5.
on page 90 or "Install View Client by Using View
x-xxxxxx .exe for View Client.
x-xxxxxx .exe
x-xxxxxx .exe for View
x-
x-
"Start the Windows-
Default Value
%ProgramFiles
%\VMware\VMware
View\Client
None
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