Using the Command-Line to Install VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Agent

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Converter Standalone agent can be installed silently through command line.

Environment

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.x

Resolution

1. Get the VMware-Converter-Agent.exe package by using one of the following:
   • After installing Converter Standalone, go to

   %ProgramFiles%\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.

   • From command line, without installing Converter Standalone, run the following command:

VMware-converter-4.0.0-xxxxxx.exe /a

1. To install Converter Standalone agent, run the following command
   • For default port settings (port 9089)

VMware-Converter-Agent.exe /s /v"/l*v %TEMP%/vmconvagentmsi.log /qn"

• For custom port settings (for example, port 8071)

VMware-Converter-Agent.exe /s /v"AGENT_PORT=8071 /l*v %TEMP%/vmconvagentmsi.log /qn"

To uninstall Converter Standalone agent, run the following command:

VMware-Converter-Agent.exe /s /x /v"/l*v %TEMP%/vmconvagentmsi.log /qn"

Additional Information

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