Performing a Silent Installation of VDM

Summary

Starting with version 10, VDM supports silent installation. A silent installation runs without user interaction and can help administrators deploy VDM across multiple computers.

Silent installations are especially useful when deploying VDM across multiple systems. For example, a network administrator may choose to distribute VDM using a silent installer to ensure all users within the environment receive the same installation configuration and settings.

Silent Install options for the Windows installer (msiexec)

Before You Begin

• Review VDM System Requirements and Supported Platforms.
• Install the required runtime components on each target computer. See VDM NET 10 Runtime Installation Guide.
• Close VDM before updating an existing installation, and use installer, OPTIONS, and registration values appropriate for that computer.

Steps to Silently Install VDM

1. Download the VDM.msi installer package.
2. Launch Command Prompt as an administrator.
3. Update the values in the command below with your environment and registration information, then paste the command into Command Prompt.

msiexec /i "C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi" /qn OPTIONS="C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\OPTIONS" LicType="Developer" CompanyID="1821" RegistrationPassword="ENTERPASSWORD" LicKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" Email="JaneDoe@bridgeworksllc.com" FirstName="Jane" LastName="Doe" Phone="555-555-8888" Country="USA(United States of America)"

Parameter Breakdown

• Path to the VDM.msi – Path to the VDM installer package
  Example:
  C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi
• OPTIONS – Path to the OPTIONS file to use during installation
• LicType – Specifies the license type
  Available values: "View Only" or "Developer"
• CompanyID – Company ID associated with the installation
  This must match the Company ID associated with the provided OPTIONS file.
• RegistrationPassword – Password used for the VDM registration
• LicKey – VDM license key used for registration
• Email – Email address associated with the registered user
• FirstName – First name of the registered user
• LastName – Last name of the registered user
• Phone – Phone number of the registered user (Optional)
• Country – Country associated with the registered user

Important Note

If deploying VDM to multiple machines, ensure the installer path and OPTIONS file location are accessible to all systems, such as through a shared network location.

Examples

Example of the full command

msiexec /i "C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi" /q OPTIONS="C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\OPTIONS" LicType="Developer" CompanyID="1821" RegistrationPassword="ENTERPASSWORD" LicKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" Email="JaneDoe@bridgeworksllc.com" FirstName="Jane" LastName="Doe" Phone="555-555-8888" Country="USA(United States of America)"

Silently install the msi package

msiexec /i "C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi" /qn

Silently install the msi package, no reboot

msiexec /i "C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi" /qn /norestart

Silently install the msi package and write the installation log to file C:\msilog.txt

msiexec /i "C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi" /l*v "C:\msilog.txt" /qn

Silently uninstall the msi package:

msiexec /x "C:\Users\Cory\Downloads\VDM.msi" /qn

Verify the Installation

1. Wait for the Windows Installer process to finish and review the installation log if logging was enabled.
2. Open VDM and confirm that it starts without a missing-runtime prompt.
3. Check the installed VDM version and registration status before deploying the same command to additional computers.

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