Install Configuration Manager client

  • Go to Assets and Compliance - Overview - Devices

  • Select a machine/device

  • Right click on it and click Install Client

    • Installation Options:

      • Select "Always install the client software"

      • Select "Install the client software from a specified site"

  • In the client machine, Software Center will be installed in All Programs - Microsoft System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager

 

Create Application

  • Go to Software Library - Application Management - Applications

  • Right click and click Create Application

  • General:

    • Select "Automatically detect information about this application from installation files."

      • Type: Windows Installer (*.msi file)

      • Location: Click "Browse..." and locate CloudamizeAgent.msi.

    • Click next

  • General - Imported Information - General Information

    • Installation program: This can be found in the assessment under the agent setup, select the proxy requirements and copy it into the field.

      • e.g. msiexec /i <Name of the downloaded .msi> customerkey=<Your customer key, you can get this from your assessment, Agent setup tab> /q 

      • By default, it is quiet mode installation. You can add more options (e.g., logging option: /l*vx msi_log.txt).

    • Click next

This example is to show the format to use when proxy server's IP , username and password are to be used while creating the application for deployment:

  • msiexec /i cloudamizeAgent.msi customerkey=aaaaaaaaaa USE_PROXY=1 HTTPS_PROXY=“10.0.0.1” PROXY_PORT=8080 USE_PROXY_CREDENTIAL=1 PROXY_USER_NAME=“windowsuser” PROXY_PASSWORD=“P@ssw0rd” /q

 

Deploy Application/Software

  • Go to Software Library - Application Management - Applications

  • Select "Cloudamize Windows Agent"

  • Right click on it and click Deploy

  • General: 

    • Collection: click "Browse..." and select "Device Collections".

    • Select "Domain Admins" or a collection you want. Software will be installed in client machines in that collection.

  • Content: 

    • Use your own distribution point. Click next.

  • Deployment Settings:

    • Action: Install

    • Purpose: 

      • Available: visit each client machine and install the available software

      • Required: automatically install software. So you may not need to do the section, "Install Cloudamize Windows Agent on a client machine"

  • Scheduling:

    • This application will be available as soon as possible by default.

  • User Experience:

    • User notification: 

      • Display in Software Center and show all notifications

      • Hide in Software Center and all notifications: User(s) in the client machines will not be bothered by notifications.

 

Install Cloudamize Windows Agent on a client machine

  • Go to the client machine.

  • Go to All Programs - Microsoft System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager

    • Run Software Center

  • Go to Available Software tab.

  • Click "Find additional applications from the Application Catalog"

  • Go to Application Catalog

  • Select "Cloudamize Windows  Agent" application.

  • Click INSTALL button.

    • The following message will be shown.

    • Application Installation. 

      • Your application installation has started.

      • The application will install on your computer and you will be notified when the application installation finishes.

    • A pop-up window (Sofware Center) will say Software Installation is complete.

  • To uninstall the application

    • Go to Installation Status in Software Center

    • Click the installed application

    • Click uninstall