Auto Install Agent

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>

Thank you!

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.

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.

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

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

Awesome, thank you!