Automation Anywhere Enterprise

Dual AAE Client Installation

Specifications and Strategies Covered in this document are subject to change

Contents
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Steps to Install AAE Client 11.x in parallel with 10.x .......................................................................... 2
Steps to Silently (non-UI) Install AAE Client 11.x in parallel with 10.x ............................................... 3
Record the installation on a pilot machine. .................................................................................... 3
Install the AAE Client v11.x Silent on different machines .............................................................. 4
Post Installation Configuration ........................................................................................................... 4
2 Sets of Services will be running.................................................................................................... 4
Separate Application path for AAE Client v11.x ............................................................................. 5
Separate Configuration path for AAE Client v11.x.......................................................................... 5
Dual Client Usage ................................................................................................................................ 5
Deploying a Bot for Dual Client Installation........................................................................................ 6

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Overview
With Automation Anywhere Enterprise 11.2 or higher, you can install AAE Client 11.x in parallel
with AAEClient 10.x. Thus the same machine has dual AAE Client installed.

This feature hugely helps in migration scenarios where a bot running successfully in 10.x Production
version has to be tested on 11.x on the same machine, before it can be signed off for 11.x
Production use.

This documention elaborates the steps for Dual Client Installation and provides details on
Installation specifics.

Steps to Install AAE Client 11.x in parallel with 10.x

NOTE: Applicable from AAE Client 11.2 or higher
The following steps will guide the user to install AAE Client 11.x in parallel with AAE Client 10.x on
the same machine.

Step-1: Open the command prompt in Administrator mode

Step-2: Navigate to the 11.x AAE Client set-up folder in the command prompt. (Say) The folder is:
D:\AAE-11.2 for AAE Client 11.2 installation.

Step-3: Type in <AAE_Client_set_up_name.exe> /parallel. (Say) If the AAE Client set-up name is
Automation_Anywhere_Client_11p2.exe, then the command will be

Automation_Anywhere_Client_11p2.exe /parallel

Hit Enter.

Step-4: The 11.x Client installation will start as usual and will show the installation screens. Please
follow the installation steps so as to finish the 11.x Client installation. If you want to install the
product in a silent mode, please refer the next section.

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Steps to Silently (non-UI) Install AAE Client 11.x in parallel with 10.x
NOTE: Applicable from AAE Client 11.2 or higher

The following steps will guide the user to install AAE Client 11.x in parallel in silent mode (no
installation screens) with AAE Client 10.x on the same machine.

The silent installation is divided into 2 parts; first, record the installation (which generates the iss file;
this file has the install parameters); second, install the product silently.

Record the installation on a pilot machine.

Step-1: Open the command prompt in Administrator mode

Step-2: Navigate to the 11.x AAE Client set-up folder in the command prompt. (Say) The folder is:
D:\AAE-11.2 for AAE Client 11.2 installation.

Step-3: Type in <AAE_Client_set_up_name.exe> /parallel /r. (Say) If the AAE Client set-up name is
Automation_Anywhere_Client_11p2.exe, then the command will be

Automation_Anywhere_Client_11p2.exe /parallel /r

Hit enter.

Step-4: The installation will start as usual and will show the installation screens. Choose the
parameters (e.g. installation directory etc.). All the parameters that you choose will be dumped in an
setup.iss file. The setup.iss file will be generated in C:\windows

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Install the AAE Client v11.x Silent on different machines
NOTE: Applicable from AAE Client 11.2 or higher
Step-1: Copy the setup.iss file to the folder which has the AAE Client v11.x setup

Step-2: Open the command prompt in Administrator mode

Step-3: Navigate to the 11.x AAE Client set-up folder in the command prompt. (Say) The folder is:
D:\AAE-11.2 for AAE Client 11.2 installation.

Step-3: Type in <AAE_Client_set_up_name.exe> /parallel /s. (Say) If the AAE Client set-up name is
Automation_Anywhere_Client_11p2.exe, then the command will be

Automation_Anywhere_Client_11p2.exe /parallel /s

Hit enter.

Step-4: The installation will start in silent mode; no installation screens will be shown.

Post Installation Configuration

NOTE: Applicable from AAE Client 11.2 or higher
When AAE Client 11.x is installed in parallel, there will be (but obviously) a duplicate installation
footprint.

2 Sets of Services will be running

If you check the Task Manager, there will be 2 sets of services.
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 Service Service Name in 10.x Service Name in 11.x
AAE Client Service AAClientService AAE_ClientService_v11
AAE Autologin Service AAAutoLoginService AAE_AutoLoginService_v11
AAE Scheduler Service AAESchedulerService AAE_SchedulerService_v11

Separate Application path for AAE Client v11.x

• In order to avoid accidental over-writing of v10 Bots, the AAE Client v11.x will point to a
different application path.
• The 11.x application path will be by default the ‘My Documents’ folder (e.g.
D:\mike.williams\My Documents\AAE_V11\Automation Anywhere Files)
• The v11.x application path will be empty; user (Bot Creator / Runner) will have to copy bots
from the 10.x application path into the 11.x application path, so as to test the bot in 11.x

Separate Configuration path for AAE Client v11.x

• In order to avoid over-writing of AAE Client v10 configuration, the AAE Client v11.x will
point to a different configuration path.
• A new folder named ‘v11’ will be made inside the v10 configuration path; and this folder will
store the v11.x configuration. E.g. if the current v10 configuration path is
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Automation Anywhere Client Files, then the v11.x configuration
path will be C:\Users\Public\Documents\Automation Anywhere Client Files\v11
• As the configuration path is different, none of the existing 10.x schedules, triggers, auto-
login settings will be imported. User will have to provide the auto-login settings via Tools ->
Options -> Login Settings in the v11.x AAE Client. User can very well make schedules/triggers
in 11.x and they will run.

Dual Client Usage

It is recommended that one version of AAE Client is used at a time. A bot creator / runner can use
AAE Client v10, and then if the user want to use v11.x, the user MUST exit AAE Client v10.x from the
Tray icon (Right click on the Automation Anywhere icon in the icon tray, and click Exit)

Bots created in AAE Client v10 can be edited / played in AAE Client v11.x

However, bots created in AAE Client v11.x cannot be edited / played in AAE Client v10.

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Deploying a Bot for Dual Client Installation
Bots can be deployed from v10 Control Room to v10 Client AND from v11 Control Room to v11
Client; however ONLY 1 at a time.

Bots cannot be deployed from v10 Control Room to v11.x Client and vice-versa.

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