Deploy IDrive® 360 via Microsoft Intune

Set up cloud backup and recovery for your business-critical Windows endpoints by deploying IDrive® 360 via Microsoft Intune. Add the IDrive 360 MSI application to Microsoft Intune and install it remotely on multiple computers.

Prerequisites:

Steps to deploy the IDrive® 360 MSI package using Microsoft Intune

  1. Sign in to the 'Microsoft Endpoint Manager' admin center.
  2. Navigate to 'Apps' > 'Windows'.
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  3. Click 'Add', and choose 'Line-of-business app' from the drop-down. Click the 'Select' button
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  4. In the 'Add App' screen, click 'Select app package file'.
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  5. Click and locate the downloaded IDrive® 360 MSI installer package on your computer, and click 'OK'.
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  6. You will be navigated to the App Information section. Add the following parameters:

    Name: IDrive® 360

    Description: Mass deployment for IDrive® 360

    Publisher: IDrive

    App install context: It is set to 'Device'

    Ignore app version: No

    Command-line arguments:

    WRAPPED_ARGUMENTS="/GROUP_NAME=Managers /CONFIG_ID=lcR81oi4KlhM7uBLJLi73457 /PVT_KEY=123456"

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    The parameters and their descriptions are given below:

    Parameters Description
    WRAPPED_ARGUMENTS This is an argument used to define command line parameters. Command line arguments should always start with a wrapped argument within double quotes.
    CONFIG_ID This is the unique configuration ID used copied from the 'Add Computers' section in the Backup Console.
    GROUP_NAME *Name of the group to which the computer will be assigned. Here in the example the group name used is ‘Managers’.
    PVT_Key If the installation is configured with a private encryption key then this parameter should also be passed

    Note:
    In case the group name does not exist, a new group will be created with the submitted name and the computer will be assigned to it.

  7. Click 'Next.’
  8. Click '+Add group'. Choose the group in which you want to deploy the agent and click the 'Select' button. You can also select '+Add all users' or '+Add all devices' if you wish to deploy the application for all users or all devices, respectively.
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  9. Click 'Next.'
  10. Review the changes and click 'Create.'
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  11. Wait till the IDrive® 360 MSI file upload is completed and the application is saved.
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    It may take some time for the machines to receive the deployment package. To speed up the process, you may manually sync the Windows 10 devices or perform a reboot. Click here to read on how to sync from Microsoft Intune or via Windows 10 Machine.