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This is detailed in the 5.3 Admin Guide. There's no longer any need (or support for) editing the MSI.




Command line parameters for the Agent


Windows Installer Tool = msiexec or msiexec.exe

Install flag = /i
Example: msiexec /i ampagent-5.3.12345-x86

Uninstall flag = /x
Example: msiexec /x ampagent-5.3.12345-x86

Silent install = /qn
Example: msiexec /qn /i ampagent-5.3.12345-x86

Log verbose output = /L*v log.txt


Auto set host name = rename agent_installer.msi_hostname.msi
(Renames the install file to the name of the server name, which automatically sets the host name.)
Example: msiexec /qn /i ampagent-5.3.32941-x86_k1000.kace.com.msi

Set properties
PROPERTY=value (Must use ALL CAPS.)
Example: msiexec /qn /i ampagent-5.3.32941-x86.msi HOST=k1000.kace.com

Set server name
set KACE_SERVER=k1000name (Must be followed by an msiexec call to install.)
Example:

set KACE_SERVER=kbox
msiexec /i ampagent-5.2.12345-x86

The ordering of setting the host is as follows:

1. If the installer contains the name of host, use that
2. If KACE_SERVER is set, use that
3. If amp.conf has a server, use that.
4. If smmp.conf has a server, use that (when updating from 5.1). Do not leave empty. Do not set to kbox. Otherwise, the agent will NOT connect to the server.

With the 5.3 agent you can skip that step -- all you have to do is rename the msi to ampagent-5.3.44367-x86_yourkboxhostnamehere.msi Then deploy this msi and it will be configured for host=yourkboxhostnamehere

So is there a new document to deploy the new agent through GPO? Do we use normal MSI switches to install silently?

The doc was updated recently:
http://www.kace.com/support/kb/index.php?action=artikel&cat=2&id=848&artlang=en

Great information, thank you. I did not realize the 5.3 Adin guide was available.