Auto Install Agent

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  Permanently deleted user

  September 23, 2019 16:40

  We are announcing the End of Life (EOL) of the optional PDQ Agent beta from our existing products. See this blog post for more information https://www.pdq.com/blog/pdq-agent-status-update/
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  Colby Bouma

  May 23, 2018 18:38

  There is currently no way to automatically trigger Agent installations in Inventory. You have to use Deploy.

  The Agent installer is located here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Admin Arsenal\PDQ Inventory\AgentInstaller.exe

  Here's a package you can import:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <AdminArsenal.Export Code="PDQDeploy" Name="PDQ Deploy" Version="16.1.0.0" MinimumVersion="15.0">
    <Package>
      <CurrentLibraryPackageVersionId value="null" />
      <PackageDefinition name="Definition">
        <Conditions type="list">
          <PackageStepCondition>
            <Architecture>Both</Architecture>
            <Version>All</Version>
            <TypeName>OperatingSystem</TypeName>
          </PackageStepCondition>
          <PackageStepCondition>
            <IsUserLoggedOn>AlwaysRun</IsUserLoggedOn>
            <TypeName>LoggedOnUser</TypeName>
          </PackageStepCondition>
          <PackageStepCondition>
            <ConditionMode>None</ConditionMode>
            <InventoryCollectionId value="null" />
            <InventoryCollectionName></InventoryCollectionName>
            <TypeName>Collection</TypeName>
          </PackageStepCondition>
        </Conditions>
        <CopyMode>Push</CopyMode>
        <DelayedApprovalTimeSpan>7.00:00:00</DelayedApprovalTimeSpan>
        <DownloadApprovalMode>Manual</DownloadApprovalMode>
        <InventoryScanProfileId value="1" />
        <IsDownloadApprovalModeInherited value="true" />
        <ScanAfterDeployment value="false" />
        <Steps type="list">
          <InstallStep>
            <CustomCommandLine></CustomCommandLine>
            <FileName>C:\Program Files (x86)\Admin Arsenal\PDQ Inventory\AgentInstaller.exe</FileName>
            <Files>C:\Program Files (x86)\Admin Arsenal\PDQ Inventory\AgentInstaller.Config.xml</Files>
            <IncludeDirectory value="false" />
            <LeaveInstallFile value="false" />
            <MsiOperation>Install</MsiOperation>
            <MsiQuiet value="true" />
            <MsiRestart>Never</MsiRestart>
            <Parameters>/S /Config AgentInstaller.Config.xml</Parameters>
            <SuccessCodes>0,1641,3010,2359302</SuccessCodes>
            <RunAs value="null" />
            <Conditions type="list">
              <PackageStepCondition>
                <Architecture>Both</Architecture>
                <Version>All</Version>
                <TypeName>OperatingSystem</TypeName>
              </PackageStepCondition>
              <PackageStepCondition>
                <IsUserLoggedOn>AlwaysRun</IsUserLoggedOn>
                <TypeName>LoggedOnUser</TypeName>
              </PackageStepCondition>
              <PackageStepCondition>
                <ConditionMode>None</ConditionMode>
                <InventoryCollectionId value="null" />
                <InventoryCollectionName></InventoryCollectionName>
                <TypeName>Collection</TypeName>
              </PackageStepCondition>
            </Conditions>
            <ErrorMode>StopDeploymentFail</ErrorMode>
            <Title>Install PDQ Inventory Agent</Title>
            <TypeName>Install</TypeName>
            <IsEnabled value="true" />
            <IsPostStep value="false" />
            <IsPreStep value="false" />
          </InstallStep>
        </Steps>
        <Timeout value="60" />
        <UseCustomTimeout value="false" />
        <RunAs value="null" />
      </PackageDefinition>
      <Description></Description>
      <NewLibraryPackageVersionId value="null" />
      <OriginalId value="null" />
      <Version>1</Version>
      <IsAutoDownload value="false" />
      <FolderId value="null" />
      <LibraryPackageVersionId value="null" />
      <Name>PDQ Inventory Agent with Config</Name>
      <Path>PDQ Inventory Agent with Config</Path>
      <PackageDisplaySettings name="DisplaySettings">
        <DisplayType>Normal</DisplayType>
        <IconKey>Icon-Package</IconKey>
        <SortOrder value="21" />
      </PackageDisplaySettings>
    </Package>
  </AdminArsenal.Export>
  

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  Aaron Eccles

  May 23, 2018 19:20

  Thank you!

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  Michael Yorke

  August 15, 2018 08:27

  Hello,

  Is this package suitable for linking to the built-in Inventory collections under

  PDQ Agent > PDQ Agent (Not Installed)

  PDQ Agent > PDQ Agent (Old)

  ie. will it install (or upgrade itself) to computers in these collections?

  Thanks in advance.

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  Colby Bouma

  August 15, 2018 14:14

  Yes, you can link it to Not Installed. You don't need to link it to Old because Inventory automatically updates the Agent once it's installed.

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  David McCoy

  January 31, 2019 03:55

  Is this still the recommended solution for deploying the agent using Deploy to new machines? Thanks!

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  Colby Bouma

  January 31, 2019 15:53

  Yes, but there are extra details in this blog post: https://www.pdq.com/blog/installing-the-agent-with-pdq-deploy/

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  David McCoy

  January 31, 2019 16:41

  Awesome, thank you!

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