The Goverlan Client Agent Installer directory contains a set of utilities to distribute the Goverlan Agents as well as to configure the Goverlan client settings on a local machine. This utility kit is useful if you need to create a machine clone image with the Goverlan Agents, or if you need to distribute specific Goverlan client settings to a set of machines.
Readme.txt | Information file; provides a description of the utilities |
Goverlan Client Agents.msi | Goverlan Agents MSI Installer |
GovAgentInstallHelper.exe | Command line utility which sets client side settings |
GovAgentInstaller.ini | Client side settings configuration file |
You can use the Goverlan Client Agents.msi file to pre-install the Goverlan Agents on a local machine. The installer replaces any existing Goverlan Agent with the ones included in the 'msi' file. The Goverlan Services and the Goverlan Event Logs are registered.
To run the installer, execute the Goverlan Client Agents.msi file and follow the installation wizard. Once the agents are installed, you can use the Add/Remove Program control panel applet to remove the agents. Optionally, you can configure the Goverlan client settings during the installation (see Advanced settings).
To run the installer in silent mode, use the Windows Installer command line options as indicated below.
To install in silent mode execute:
msiexec /i "MSI-FILE-PATH\Goverlan Client Agents.msi" /qb
To un-install in silent mode execute:
msiexec /x "MSI-FILE-PATH\Goverlan Client Agents.msi" /qb
Optionally, you can include a GovAgentInstaller.ini file in the same directory as the Goverlan Client Agents.msi in order to specify advanced configuration settings. This 'ini' file allows you to configure the following:
Configure the RMC Client Settings
Apply special permissions on the RMC Client Settings
Create and configure a 'Goverlan Remote Control Admins' local group
A documented GovAgentInstaller.ini file has been included.
If you simply need to apply the Goverlan Client Side Security Settings on a machine but do not need to re-install the Goverlan Agents, use the GovAgentInstallHelper.exe file.
Create and configure a GovAgentInstaller.ini file with the preferred settings and place it in the same directory as the GovAgentInstallHelper.exe file, then run the GovAgentInstallHelper.exe process as follows:
GovAgentInstallHelper /R /S:INITIALIZATION_FILE_PATH
where INITIALIZATION_FILE_PATH is the full path of the GovAgentInstaller.ini file (do not include 'GovAgentInstaller.ini'in the path).
i.e.: GovAgentInstallHelper /R /S:\\SERVERNAME\INSTALLSHARE\GovSettings\
To establish the client side settings on a set of machines, create a Goverlan Scope Action with a 'Computer.Processes.Start a new process' action that is configured to run the process with the appropriate arguments.
The installer progress and registrations are logged into the GovAgentInstaller.log file. The GovAgentInstaller.log file is generated in the same directory as the MSI or the GovAgentInstallHelper.exe file.