Veeam VMware Collector

Open the command prompt and run the setup file VeeamCollector64.msi using the command of the following format:

msiexec.exe [/L*v! "<path_to_log>"] /qn /I "<path_to_msi>" [INSTALLDIR="<path_to_installdir>"] VIC_EM_SERVER="<Veeam_Virtualization_Extensions_server_address >" VIC_EM_SERVER_PORT=”<Veeam_Virtualization_Extensions_port >” VIC_SERVICE_USER="<Collector_service_account >" VIC_SERVICE_PASSWORD="<Collector_service_account_password>"

The following command-line options are used to run the setup file:

Option	Parameter	Required	Description
/L	*v! logfile	No	Produces installation log file with the verbose output. Specify a full path to the log file as the parameter value. Any setup log file produced during the previous installation will be cleared. Example: /L*v! ”C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Setup\Temp\Logs\CollectorSetup.txt”
/q	n	Yes	Sets user interface level to None.
/I	setup file	Yes	Installs the Veeam VMware Collector component. Specify a full path to the setup file as the parameter value. Example: /I “C:\Veeam\VeeamCollector64.msi”
INSTALLDIR	path	No	Installs the component to the specified location. Example: INSTALLDIR=”C:\Program Files\Veeam\Collector”
VIC_EM_SERVER	server address	Yes	Specify an IP address or FQDN of the server where the VE Service is installed. Example: VIC_EM_SERVER=” servername.domain.local”
VIC_EM_SERVER_PORT	port	Yes	Specify a TCP port that has been selected for the VE Service. Example: VIC_EM_SERVER_PORT=”8084”
VIC_SERVICE_USER	user	Yes	Use the DOMAIN\USERNAME format to specify the service account. The account will be used for running the Veeam VMware Collector service. The account must have Administrator permissions on the Collector server and be a member of the Veeam Virtualization Extensions Users local group on the server running the VE Service. Example: VIC_SERVICE_USER =”veeam\Administrator”
VIC_SERVICE_PASSWORD	password	Yes	Specify the password for the Veeam VMware Collector service user. Example: VIC_SERVICE_PASSWORD=”qwerty”