Installing Pega Robotic Automation from the command line
You can bypass the Setup wizard and install Pega Robotic
Automation from the command line. This involves installing all of the
prerequisites and both of the components that comprise the Pega
Robotic Automation. Specify the port to use for internal product HTTP
communication. The default is 9000. Only change the default if there is a conflict with other
software. Include this parameter to create a shortcut for the
Pega Synchronization
Engine on the desktop. If you want the Pega
Synchronization Engine to specify the
shortcut, omit this parameter. To create a shortcut for Robot Runtime,
include these arguments: Enter one (1) to create desktop
icons. The default is zero (0). Enter one (1) if you want the
installation program to add an icon to the Windows Quick
Launch toolbar. The default is zero (0). Enter zero (0) if you do not want
the installation program to create a Start menu program
folder. The default is one (1), which
creates a Start menu folder. Enter one (1) if you want the
installation program to add an icon in the Startup
folder. The default is zero (0). Enter OnDemand if you want the
robot to work on jobs as they come in from Robot
Manager. Enter
Scheduled if the robot
performs work based on a schedule specified in the
The default is OnDemand. Enter True to log information
about the Pega RPA
Service. The system writes logging
information to the following file: The default is True. The following is an example of how you would install the extension for both Chrome and
Edge: Use the following switches and parameters to customize the command you use to install
Pega Robotic Automation. The following table shows the command-line switches that you can use. The following table shows the command-line parameters that you can use. Use this parameter to override the default installation
folder. The default is blank, which installs Robot Runtime into the
default folder: Enter True to enable an Identity Provider
(IdP) server. IdP servers provide security tokens which are used
by Robot Runtime. Accept the default if you want the system to prompt users to
enter their email address and password when they log in to
Robot Runtime
or Robot Studio. The default is False. If you enable an Identity Provider (IdP) server in the ENABLE_IDP
parameter, Enter the URL that you want to use to connect to that
server. This URL is used by the Configuration server and Robot Manager to receive
security tokens. The following is an example: Enter True to enable a connection to the
Robot Manager.
The Robot Manager
provides a way to manage the RDA and RPA robots that are
implemented for your organization. Set to False to disable Robot Manager
connectivity. The default is False.APPDIR parameter to specify the installation
folder. The following is an example:PegaNativeFoundationSetup.exe /qn APPDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Pegasystems\Pega Native Foundation" /qn switch installs the system
with no user interaction. For more information, see Command line switches and
parameters.PegaSynchronizationEngineSetup.exe). Include the
following parameters:Robot Runtime parameters
Parameter Description APPDIR= Include this parameter to specify the installation
folder. PRODUCTREPOSITORY= Specify the URL to the product repository where updates
are stored. LOCALSERVICEPORT= PREFETCHMINS= Specify, in minutes, how often the server should check
for updates. Set to zero (0) to use
the server value. SHORTCUT_ARGS= SHORTCUT_ARGS="-p Runtime -e
OpenSpan.Runtime.exe"SHOWNOPACKAGEDIALOG= Enter True to display a dialog if
there are no packages to download. For RPA robots, enter
False. AI_DESKTOP_SH= AI_QUICKLAUNCH_SH= AI_STARTMENU_SH= AI_STARTUP_SH= PegaSynchronizationEngineSetup.exe /qn APPDIR="C:\Program Files
(x86)\Pegasystems\Pega Synchronization Engine" PRODUCTREPOSITORY=https://myserver:port/api/v1
LOCALSERVICEPORT=9000 PREFETCHMINS=0 SHOWNOPACKAGEDIALOG=1 AI_DESKTOP_SH=1PegaRPAServiceSetup.exe).Pega RPA Service parameters
Parameter Description APPDIR= Include this parameter to specify the installation
folder. ENABLE_RPA_SERVICE= Enter True to enable the use of
the Pega RPA
Service. RPA_GROUP= Specify the RPA group in which this robot works. If the
robot is available for everyone, enter
Everyone. RPA_MODE= RpaSchedule.json file.RPA_LOGGING= C:\ProgramData\Pegasystems\RPAService\RpaService.logROBOT_WORKGROUP= Specify the default work group for this robot. The
default is "Customer
service". ROBOTNAME= Specify the default robot name that is registered in
Robot
Manager. The default is the machine
name. RPA_SERVICE_OPERATOR= Specify the RPA registration operator that is used to
register the RPA service with Robot Manager.
The default is “RPAOperator”. PegaRPAServiceSetup.exe APPDIR=”C:\Program Files (x86)\Pegasystems\Pega RPA
Service” ENABLE_RPA_SERVICE=TRUE RPA_GROUP=Everyone RPA_MODE=OnDemand RPA_LOGGING=TRUEPegaBrowserExtensionSetup.exe).Pega Browser Extension parameters
Parameter Description INST_CHROME= Include this parameter to install the extension for
Google Chrome. INST_EDGE= Include this parameter to install the extension for
Microsoft Edge. PegaBrowserExtensionSetup.exe /qn INST_CHROME=1 INST_EDGE=1PegaRobotRuntimeSetup.exe (switches)
(parameters)PegaRobotRuntimeSetup.exe /qn+ /L*v LogFileName.txt INSTALL_OFFICE=2019
ENABLE_PRM=True PRM_SERVER=https://<yPegaServer.com PACKAGE_SERVER_URL=https://MyPackageServer.com:5000
INST_CHROME=1Command line switches and parameters
Command line switches
Switch Description /i Installs the system. /qn+ Installs the system with no user interaction except for a modal
dialog that appears at the end. /qn (Silent Mode). Installs the system with no user interaction at
all. /L*v Logs all installation information, including information
generated by the v (verbose) option. Include
the name of the log file that you want to use. /norestart Do not restart the system after the installation is
complete. Command line parameters
Parameter Description APPDIR= C:\Program Files (x86)\Pegasystems\Pega Robot
RuntimeENABLE_IDP= IDP_URL= https://MyAuthServer.com/EndpointENABLE_PRM= PRM_SERVER= If you enable a Robot Manager
connection, specify the name of the Pega server that runs
the Robot Manager
application. This sets the Robot
Manager base URL in the
CommonConfig.xml file.
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