If you've already installed Recast Management Server software in your environment, you can deploy the Right Click Tools Console Extension using Right Click Tools Patching and/or Configuration Manager. Your Right Click Tools Enterprise license alone gives you access to Patching to deploy Right Click Tools and Recast Agents. In the absence of Patching licensing, only the Right Click Tools and Recast Agent applications will be available in the Patching Catalog.
Prerequisites for Installing the Right Click Tools Console Extension using RCT Patching:
- Recast Management Server is running Recast Software version 5.4 or later, as that version introduces Patching in RMS.
- Required proxy permissions for Patching are in place
Deploy the Console Extension with RCT Patching
To deploy the Right Click Tools application via Patching:
1. If you haven't already done so, complete your initial Patching setup, skipping the Setup Wizard's Define Deployment Processes step.
2. Add a deployment process for the 'Recast Software Right Click Tools' application.
3. On the Deployment Process Details page, click the Settings cog to open your Global Deployment Process settings.
4. On the Advanced tab, in the Additional Installation Parameters section, add the RCTENTERPRISESERVER=https://<RMS FQDN>:<Port> parameter to your install string, substituting the FQDN and port number for your Recast Management Server. This will connect Right Click Tools to your Recast Management Server.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the side panel and click Save & Close.
6. Back on the Deployment Processes page, you can manually trigger the deployment by clicking the ellipsis (...) to the right of the deployment process and choosing Run from the drop-down.
For a video walkthrough, see Chris Antoku's Recast Application Deployment video on our YouTube channel.
Deploy the Console Extension with Configuration Manager
Option 1: Create a Patching deployment process but deploy the Console Extension with ConfigMgr
By creating a Patching deployment process for the Right Click Tools application without any deployment steps, you can automatically access new versions, with the correct install commands, and then use the Right Click Tools application in a task sequence and/or to create deployments manually in Configuration Manager.
To create a deployment process without deployment steps:
1. When creating the deployment process, choose a collection.
2. Remove the deployment step.
3. Save the deployment process.
Option 2: Use ConfigMgr to manually package and deploy the Console Extension
Silent Install
Add the RCTENTERPRISESERVER=https://<FQDN>:<Port> parameter to your install string, substituting the FQDN and port number for your Recast Management Server.
Example:
msiexec.exe /qn /i "Right Click Tools.msi" RCTENTERPRISESERVER="https://<RMS FQDN>:<Port>" /L*V "%temp%\RightClickToolsMSI.log"NOTE: The default Recast Management Server port is 444. Inbound and outbound traffic over port 444 (or an alternative port you specify) must be enabled between the Recast Management Server and any device that has a Recast Agent in order for the Agent to be able to communicate with the server.
