Deploying Parallels Client for Windows - Silent Install

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AntonioL6

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Not sure if this is the right sub to post this, but I'll try anyway.

I'm currently working on deploying the RAS Client for Desktop, and I'm struggling to find a way to install the app with zero user interaction.
Ideally, I'd like to skip the configuration step, so the client is already pre-configured with our server information after installation. The only thing the user should have to do is log in.

I tried editing the MSI with Orca to preset the server address, but the modified MSI throws errors. There's also a client .exe installer, but I couldn't find any documentation on silent install parameters for it.

Does anyone know the best or most convenient way to deploy this silently and with pre-configured settings?
Best regards.
 
Hi AntonioL6, thank you for reaching out.
You can automate installation in various methods (Intune/GPOs/Scripts/MDMs/etc..). As an example for silent install please review https://kb.parallels.com/123750/
Configuration can be exported from an already configured client (.2xc) and then imported on other devices as needed.

Note1: Also note that when using the User Portal, you can also launch the published resource using the native client without having the client configured. This is another method but applicable based on your use case.
Note2: If interested in auto deployment and configuration on non-windows devices, example macOS we can also see https://github.com/Parallels/RAS-Po...ackage creator for Parallels Client for MacOS
 
For a silent install of the Parallels Client for Windows, you don't need a GUI at all -- you can leverage the MSI installer and standard Windows Installer switches. The Parallels client uses an MSI package, so you can run it from the command line or in deployment tools like GPO, Intune, SCCM, etc.
For example, a basic silent install command looks like this:

msiexec.exe /qn /i RASClient.msi

This will install the client with no prompts or UI..

If you want to include a pre-configured settings file so the connection info (like server address) is already applied, you can add the DEFSETTINGS property pointing to a .2xc file you've exported from a configured client:

msiexec.exe /i RASClient.msi DEFSETTINGS="Path\To\Settings.2xc" /qn

You can also override user settings with OVERRIDEUSERSETTINGS=1 if needed.

The .2xc settings file can be exported from a configured client and used to apply server/connection details silently during install.

So using MSIEXEC with the right parameters gives you a fully unattended install with pre-configured settings.
 
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