Installing the Nexthink VDI Client Extension

The Nexthink VDI Client Extension is a lightweight agent for personal employee devices and self-managed endpoint devices connected to virtual desktop environments (VDIs). The extension sends only relevant data to the Nexthink instance from devices on which Nexthink Collector cannot be installed.

The Nexthink VDI Client Extension is included as a component in Nexthink Collector, therefore you do not need to install it separately on company-managed devices accessing virtual environments.

For company-managed devices, see the Installing Collector on Windows documentation to learn how to install Collector.

Download the extension

Download the VDI Client Extension MSI file directly from Nexthink on the Collector management dashboard under Administration > Collector management > Downloads.

Install the extension

You can choose between the following installation paths:

• Manual, which highlights all steps during the process

• Silent, which runs without user intervention

Manual installation

Run the MSI file like any other executable to launch the VDI Client Extension installer, and follow the steps. This starts the installation process with the Windows Installer.

Silent installation

Run the following command in a command line interface (CLI) to install the extension without user interactions; replace <VERSION> with the version of the extension:

msiexec /i NEXThink_VDI_Client_Extension_<VERSION>.x86_64.msi /qn

Connect to a VDI session

Once the installation is complete, you are ready to reconnect to your VDI session, and Nexthink can start complementing the remote session information with relevant metrics from the client device.

FAQ

See the VDI Experience FAQ to find answers to common questions regarding, for example, deployment scenarios.