Install Wuinstall Cloud Agent (Patchall) via GPO (Active Directory Group Policy)

1. Login to the WuInstall Cloud Console and download the latest agent version

Open your favourite web browser (we recommend Chrome or Firefox with the latest versions).

• Navigate to https://patchall.wuinstall.com
• Enter your credentials (username and password)

• if you are managing multiple organisations please select the organisation you want to manage

• Navigate to Agent  and click on "Download latest Stable"

• Download the .exe File and save it in a working folder (you will need it in the next step) - filename e.g. PatchAllSetup-hs2n-1_2_0_8.exe

2. Prepare a public distribution share (SMB) where the install files will be stored

We are not using .MSI packages since the installation is normally just done when the computer is restarted (which is not always possible for servers).

We recommend using the Active Directory NETLOGON share because:

• it normally available on every site
• it is replicated automatically across the domain sites

You can use also other public availabe network shares (Access Level: Everybody read/execute), please adopt the next steps to your domain configuration and selection of the distribution share.

• login as domain administrator on domain controller
• locate the NETLOGON share (this is typcially the FQDN of your Active Directory)
• e.g. FQDN: hs2n.local → Netlogon Share: \\hs2n.local\NETLOGON
• create a folder called "Wuinstall_Cloud_Agent"
• copy the .exe File downloaded in step 1 to the folder
• create a batch file called "wuinstall_cloud_agent_install.bat"
• open the new file "wuinstall_cloud_agent_install.bat" with notepad and enter the following CODE
• Version 1 (very simple, just checks if at least an agent is installed, and does and install when not installed) - Future Agent Update will be done over internet

if exist "C:\Program Files (x86)\PatchAll\patchall_service.exe" goto nothing
if exist "c:\program files\Patchall\patchall_service.exe" goto nothing
echo Install Patchall
%~dp0PatchAllSetup-hs2n-1_2_0_8.exe /S
echo Install Finished
exit

:nothing
echo Patchall is already installed, doing nothing

• Version 2 (more sophisticated, you can also do updates by creating an additional Batch File called serverversion.bat)

if exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\PatchAll\version.bat" call "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\PatchAll\version.bat"
if exist "%ProgramFiles%\Patchall\version.bat" call "%ProgramFiles%\Patchall\version.bat"

echo program verzeichnis %~dp0
call %~dp0serverversion.bat
if "%localversion%"=="%serverversion%" goto nothing

echo Install Patchall
%~dp0PatchAllSetup-hs2n.exe /S /U
echo echo Install Patchall
if exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\PatchAll\" echo set localversion=%serverversion% >"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\PatchAll\version.bat"
if exist "%ProgramFiles%\Patchall\" echo set localversion=%serverversion% >"%ProgramFiles%\Patchall\version.bat"

rem echo Install Finished

exit

:nothing

echo Patchall is already installed, doing nothing

set serverversion=1.2.0.8

• Adopt the LINE %~dp0PatchAllSetup-hs2n-1_2_0_8.exe /S with the .exe file you got in Step 1 (make sure that the %~dp0 and the /S is not touched)
• the final folder structure should look like this (the .exe filename will be different)
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