Auto Install Agent

Aaron Eccles

May 22, 2018 14:55

Wondering if there a way to auto install the PDQ agent within PDQ Inventory or do we have to use Deploy?

If we have to use deploy, where can I find the agent install file?

Thanks!

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Colby Bouma

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>

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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