Installing the Nexthink VDI client extension
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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.
The Nexthink VDI Client Extension is a lightweight agent for 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.
See the following table to understand which agent you must install on a specific device:
The Nexthink VDI Client Extension only sends relevant data while the device is connected to a VDI environment with Nexthink Collector running on it. No data is collected or sent when you are not connected or connected to a VDI environment without a Nexthink Collector running on it.
Any necessary configuration is done on the connector that is installed on the VM. The connector communicates all configuration changes to the extension that is running on the client device.
See the Infinity Release Notes page to download the VDI Client Extension.
You can choose between the following installation paths:
Manual, which highlights all steps during the process
Silent, which runs without user intervention
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.
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:
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.
See the VDI Experience FAQ to find answers to common questions regarding, for example, deployment scenarios.