customizing Kace agent using tools like orca
Hi
When Kace agent is pushed from Kbox it updating the amp.conf and sets it host=hostname, since we have DNS issues in our network
we have changed most the agents conf file to have IP address instead of hostname, how can I customize the Agent.msi file to have default IP like 10.10.10.10 using msi customization tools.?
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Thanks Phil, i need learn little about Transforms - rahimpal 8 years ago
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Posted by:
jknox
8 years ago
Posted by:
Pressanykey
8 years ago
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Hi,
as a KACE customer you can download RayPack for Dell KACE. Using RayPack you can examine the dialogs on which you would normally enter the various settings (default IP etc.) and see which properties are set for a specific setting which is allot easier than using Orca. Once you have identified these, it's just a case of setting the properties to the values you require and saving the result as a transform. Your customized agent is now ready to deploy with the transform. (msiexec /i agent.msi TRANSFORMS=Agent.mst /qn)
Cheers
Phil
as a KACE customer you can download RayPack for Dell KACE. Using RayPack you can examine the dialogs on which you would normally enter the various settings (default IP etc.) and see which properties are set for a specific setting which is allot easier than using Orca. Once you have identified these, it's just a case of setting the properties to the values you require and saving the result as a transform. Your customized agent is now ready to deploy with the transform. (msiexec /i agent.msi TRANSFORMS=Agent.mst /qn)
Cheers
Phil
Posted by:
aragorn.2003
8 years ago
You do not need to use ORCA to use IP instead of hostname. the .msi can be parametrized using the following command.
msiexec.exe /qn /i ampagent-6.3.314-x86.msi HOST=10.10.10.10 /L*v %TEMP%\ampagent_6.3.314.log
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thanks Aragorn, i have already done this, but the problem is when agents getting auto updated ..it some times resets the Kbox IP to Kbox Hostname, thats why i wanted to recreate a package and copy it here
\\10.X.X.X\client\agent_provisioning\windows_platform, so that when ever Kbox distributes it will set the IP name , - rahimpal 8 years ago -
any other software for customizing without transforms - rahimpal 8 years ago
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no...
Using the command line is a "one-off" action. Subsequent repairs or other activity, customization is lost... It sounds as if on the update the existing value is not read and used as the default...
This is also one of the problems that occurs with auto-updating of software, and one of the (many) reasons it should not be done... just my tuppence
Phil - Pressanykey 8 years ago
