No option to specify the Connection server when installing View agent 6.x

[pizzim13]

Let me start off with this is the first every working with Horizon/View. I am trying to setup some virtual windows 8.1 desktops in my desktop pool. According to the setup instructions I need to install the view agent on the vm and it will prompt me to specify my Connection server. It never does. I accept the EULA, choose the features I want to install, click Install, the app installs and then prompts for a restart. At no time can I input my Connection server info, therefore I cannot add it to a desktop pool. What I am missing?

[mittim12 · Accepted solution]

I think you only need to specify the connection broker when your installing the agent on a machine not managed by vCenter.   

[pizzim13]

That is interesting. I have the virtual desktops in a separate vsphere environment than my connection server. (One is test and has less resources...yada yada) My idea was to setup these desktops as unmanaged in View. I wonder if the agent installer detects vmware tools or specific vmware virtual hardware installed and just assumes that the desktops will be setup as managed. I will do some more testing and move the vms to the same test enivorment that my connection is registered to.

[Linjo]

Correct, it detects that you are running on vSphere.

Run the installer with the option /v”VDM_VC_MANAGED_AGENT=0”

Then it should ask for the connection broker during install.

// Linjo