Installing the client with MSI
You can use the Microsoft Installer (MSI) version of the client to interpret the package and perform the installation automatically. This MSI version of the client (BigFixAgent.msi) is stored in the BESInstallers\ClientMSI folder of the Windows server and in the /ServerInstaller_9.2.0.363-rhe6.x86_64/repos/ClientMSI folder of the Linux server.
To install the Windows client perform the following steps:
- Copy the BigFixAgent.msi program on the c:\BESInstallers\ClientMSI folder of a Windows system.
- If you do not run the BigFixAgent.msi program located in the BESInstallers\ClientMSI folder of the Windows server, you must copy the actionsite.afxm masthead located in the BigFix server, to the client installation directory that can be the default installation directory, %PROGRAM FILES%\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client, or a specific installation directory, INSTALLDIR="c:\myclient".
- Run the BigFixAgent.msi program in one of the
following ways:
- msiexec.exe /i c:\BESInstallers\ClientMSI\BigFixAgent.msi
/T=TransformList /qn
The /qn command performs a silent installation.
- msiexec.exe /i c:\BESInstallers\ClientMSI\BigFixAgent.msi
INSTALLDIR="c:\myclient" /T=TransformList
This command installs the program in the specified directory (INSTALLDIR="c:\myclient").
Note: /T=TransformList specifies what transform files (.mst) must be applied to the package. TransformList is a list of paths separated by semicolons. The following table describes the supplied transform files, the resulting language, and the numerical value to use in the msiexec command line.Table 1. Transform file list Language Transform File name Value U.S. English 1033.mst 1033 German 1031.mst 1031 French 1036.mst 1036 Spanish 1034.mst 1034 Italian 1040.mst 1040 Brazilian Portuguese 1046.mst 1046 Japanese 1041.mst 1041 Korean 1042.mst 1042 Simplified Chinese 2052.mst 2052 Traditional Chinese 1028.mst 1028 You can find the full list of installation options at the Microsoft site Command-Line Options. To create a Group Policy Object (GPO) for BESClientMSI deployments, see the Microsoft knowledge base article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887405.
- msiexec.exe /i c:\BESInstallers\ClientMSI\BigFixAgent.msi
/T=TransformList /qn
- Start the BES client service.