Windows Agent wt-agent.msi package

The BMC Defender Server site contains a wt-agent.msi package in the s-doc directory of the installation, suitable for use with remote agent deployment using a variety of deployment software, including Microsoft SCOM and SMS. This package contains the latest agent for the site and directly supports remote installation.

The wt-agent.msi package is interoperable and standards-based, but the usage of the program requires the end-user software deployment system to accept arguments to the MSI file. (If this restriction prevents the usage of the MSI file, given end user resources, you should consider creating your own site-specific MSI package as discussed in the next session.)

Specifically, when using the wt-agent.msi file, the destination address for syslog messages must be passed to MSI installer, such as follows:

• The preceding command installs the wt-agent.msi distribution, pointing to the destination address of 10.1.2.3. The actual IP address specified is in the CO-sysmsg.cnf file on installation.
• When installing the MSI package, the actual agent files are in the appropriate program files directory, usually the C:\Program Files (x86)\installationDirectory of the managed platform (but possibly some other location depending on the type of machine hardware and environment).
• After performing an MSI installation, the software deployment tool should manage the uninstall (if any) such as with the following command:

The MSI package is particularly lightweight, contains only core and essential files, and does not include the documentation found in the wt-silent.exe program or any extra utilities found in the wt-silent.exe package other than the sendlog.exe program.