Running the configuration wizard silently
Silent product software installs
You can silently install target devices, Citrix Provisioning servers, and consoles to a default installation directory using the following command:
<Installer Name>.exe /s /v"/qn"
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To set a different destination, use the INSTALLDIR option:
<Installer Name>.exe /s /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=D:\Destination"
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Note:
After performing a silent install of a Citrix Provisioning client, subsequent upgrades using the Upgrade Wizard fail because the client fails to reboot.
Workflow for running the configuration wizard silently
The basic steps involved in the silent configuration of servers in the farm are:
- Create a
ConfigWizard.ansfile from a configured provisioning server in the farm, or create the file manually. To create the file manually, see Create the ConfigWizard.ans file manually. - Copy the
ConfigWizard.ansfile onto the other servers in the farm, and modify the IP address in theConfigWizard.ansfile to match each server in the farm. - Run
ConfigWizard.exewith the/aparameter.
Create the ConfigWizard.ans file using the Configuration wizard
- Run
ConfigWizard.exewith the/sparameter on a configured server. - On the Farm Configuration page, choose Join existing farm.
- Continue selecting configuration settings on the remaining wizard pages, and then select Finish.
- Copy the resulting
ConfigWizard.ansfile from the Citrix Provisioning application data directory in\\ProgramData\\Citrix\\Provisioning Services.
Copy and modify the ConfigWizard.ans file
- For each server, copy the
ConfigWizard.ansfile to the Citrix Provisioning application data directory. - Edit the StreamNetworkAdapterIP= value so that it matches the IP of the server being configured. If more than one IP is being used for Citrix Provisioning on the server, add a comma between each IP address.
Run the ConfigWizard.exe silently
To configure servers, run ConfigWizard.exe with the /a parameter on each server. For a list of valid ConfigWizard parameters:
- Run
ConfigWizard.exewith the/?parameter. - In the Citrix Provisioning application data directory, open the resulting
ConfigWizard.outfile. - Scroll to the bottom of the file to view all valid parameters.
To get a list of commands and their descriptions, use the / c parameter.
Create the ConfigWizard.ans file manually
If you want to create the ConfigWizard.ans file from scratch, using a text editor that lets you save as Unicode, create a file named ConfigWizard.ans, and save it as Unicode. Enter the parameters shown in the table. Include all of the parameters relevant to your configuration.
| Screen | UI Option | Manual parameter |
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| DHCP Services | The service that runs on this computer: Microsoft DHCP | IPServiceType=0 |
| Citrix Provisioning BootP service | IPServiceType=1 | |
| Other BootP or DHCP service | IPServiceType=2 | |
| The service that runs on another computer | Not included | |
| PXE Services | Microsoft DHCP on this computer | PXEServiceType=0 |
| Citrix Provisioning PXE service on this computer | PXEServiceType=1 | |
| The service that run on another computer | PXEServiceType=0 | |
| Farm Configuration | Farm is already configured | FarmConfiguration=0 |
| Create farm | FarmConfiguration=1 | |
| Join existing farm | FarmConfiguration=2 | |
| Database Server (after Create Farm or Join existing farm) | Server name | DatabaseServer=<dBName>,<NonDefaultSQLPort> (If default port, omit port value) |
| Instance name | DatabaseInstance=<InstanceName>
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| Enable MultiSubnetFailover for SQL Server Always On | MultiSubnetFailover=<0 or 1>
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| Specify database mirror failover partner: Server name | FailoverDatabaseServer=<dBName>,<NonDefaultSQLPort> (If default port, omit port value) |
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| Instance name | ||
| New Farm (when new farm is created) | Database name | DatabaseNew=<DbName>
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| Farm name | FarmNew=<FarmName>
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| Site name | SiteNew=<SiteName>
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| Collection name | CollectionNew=<CollectionName>
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| Farm Administrator group: PVS server is in Active Directory | ADGroup=<Path to AD group> Ex: test.local/Users/Domain Users
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| PVS server is in Workgroup | Group=<Path to local group> Ex: PVS-Server-1/Administrators |
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| New Store (when new farm is created) | Store name | Store=<StoreName>
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| Default path | DefaultPath=<Store path>
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| Existing Farm (when joining an existing farm) | Farm name | FarmExisting=<database name>
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| Site (when joining an existing farm) | Existing site; Site name | ExistingSite=<Site name>
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| New site; Site name | Site=<Site name>
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| Collection name | Collection=<Collection name>
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| Store (when joining an existing farm) | Existing store; Store name | ExistingStore=<Store name>
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| New store; Store name | Store=<Store name>
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| Default path | DefaultPath=<Path to store>
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| License Server | License server name | LicenseServer=<Citrix License Server’s IP, host name, FQDN>
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| License server port | LicenseServerPort=<LicenseServerPort> (27000 is default port) |
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| On-premises (license type) | licenseSKU=0 | |
| Use Datacenter licenses for desktops if no Desktop licenses are available | LicenseTradeup=<0 or 1> | |
| Cloud (license type) | licenseSKU=1 | |
| User account | Network service account | Network=1 |
| Specified user account; User name/Domain |
<domain\username>
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| Password | UserName2=<Password>
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| Active Directory Computer Account Password | Days between password updates | PasswordManagementInterval=<#ofDays> (Including this parameter enables Automate computer account password updates) |
| Network Communications | Streaming network cards | StreamNetworkAdapterIP=<IPofStreamingNIC1,IPofStreamingNIC2,…> (comma-separated list of IPs) |
| Management network card | ManagementNetworkAdapterIP=<IPofManagementNIC> (only one IP) |
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| Note: Network cards can be both streaming and management. | ||
| First communications port | IpcPortBase=6890 | |
| Total ports used for server communication | IpcPortCount=20 | |
| Console port | SoapPort=54321 | |
| TFTP Option and Bootstrap Location | Use Citrix Provisioning TFTP service/Location of the BIOS bootstrap |
BootstrapFile=C:\ProgramData\Citrix\Provisioning Services\Tftpboot\ARDBP32.BIN (Including this parameter enables Use the Citrix Provisioning TFTP service) |
| Stream Servers Boot List | Specify boot servers (maximum of 4, LS1–LS4) | LS#=<IP,Default Subnet Mask,Device Gateway,Server Port> |
| For Default Subnet Mask and Device Gateway, use 0.0.0.0 if info is provided by DHCP | ||
| LS1=1.1.1.57,255.255.254.0,10.192.176.1,6910 | ||
| LS2=2.2.2.92,0.0.0.0,0.0.0.0,6910 | ||
| Advanced Stream Servers Boot List | Verbose mode (Display diagnostic information) | AdvancedVerbose=<0 or 1> |
| Interrupt safe mode (Select if target device hangs during boot) | AdvancedInterruptSafeMode=<0 or 1> | |
| Advanced Memory Support | AdvancedMemorySupport=<0 or 1> | |
| Network recovery method | AdvancedRebootFromHD=<0 for Restore Network Connection, 1 for Reboot from hard disk> | |
| Recovery time in seconds | AdvancedRecoverSeconds=<time in seconds>
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| Login polling timeout | AdvancedLoginPolling=<time in milliseconds>
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| Login general timeout | AdvancedLoginGeneral=<time in milliseconds>
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| Soap SSL Configuration | SSL port | SSLPort=54323 |
| SSL certificate | SSLCert=<token>
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| Problem Report Configuration | My Citrix Username | CisUserName=<username>
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| Password | CisPassword=<password>
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