Installing Salt.Box Client

Installing on Windows

Install from Windows Batch file

1. Run the install.bat file to install the Salt.Box Сlient components in silent mode. This will launch the client installer corresponding to the bitness of the OS.

   At the Enter Salt master address (default: salt): prompt, enter the dedicated server IP address.

   Figure 1. Launching the Salt.Box client installation

Install interactively

1. To install the Salt.Box client in interactive mode, run the .exe file of the installer corresponding to the bitness of the OS without specifying any parameters.

2. Click Next > in the installer's start window Fig. 2.

   Figure 2. Start window of the salt-minion service installer

3. Click I Agree in the license agreement window Fig. 3.

   Figure 3. License agreement window

4. Specify the path to the client installation folder Fig. 4.

   Figure 4. Destination folder selection window

5. In the salt-minion service settings window, specify the dedicated server IP address in the first field.

   Do not change Minion Name: hostname and Default config Fig. 5.

   Click Install and wait for the client installation to complete.

   Figure 5. Salt-minion service settings window

6. Click Finish in the installation completion window Fig. 6.

   Figure 6. Installation completion window

Install using Microsoft Active Directory Group Policies

1. Either select Administrative Tools -> Group Policy Management from the Start menu, or select Run Fig. 7.

   Figure 7. Launch the Group Policy Management snap-in

2. Right-click Group Policy Objects node in the domain object tree, and then select New Fig. 8.

   Figure 8. Create a Group Policy Object

3. In the dialog box, enter the name of the new GPO and click ОК.

   In this example, the GPO is called Client Installation Fig. 9.

   Figure 9. Specifying a name for the new GPO

4. Right-click on the desired Organizational Unit in the domain object tree (in this example, Test OU), and then select Link an existing GPO Fig. 10.

   Figure 10. Create an association between an Organizational Unit and a GPO

5. Select Client Installation in the Select Group Policy Object window.

   Figure 11. Selecting a Group Policy Object

6. Right-click on the Client Installation object in the list of domain Group Policy objects, then select Edit Fig. 12.

   Figure 12. Editing a Group Policy Object

7. Select the Scripts item under the Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings node Fig. 13.

8. Right-click on the Startup script in the script list window, then select Properties Fig. 13.

   Figure 13. Editing startup script properties

9. Click Show Files on the Scripts tab of the startup script properties window Fig. 14.

   Figure 14. Startup script properties window

10. Copy the install.bat file and the .exe files of the installers for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit architectures to the startup script folder opened in Windows Explorer Fig. 15.

    Figure 15. Copying files to the startup script folder

11. Close Explorer and click Add on the Scripts tab of the startup script properties window Fig. 14.

12. Specify the name install.bat and the dedicated IP address of the server, then click ОК Fig. 16.

    Figure 16. Specifying startup script parameters