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Agent Command Line Options

The following command line parameters are available for the agent executable. Unless otherwise indicated, only a single option should be supplied.

Option Alias Usage
-install -i This option is used to install the PerformanceGuard agent as a service on the computer
-deinstall -d │ -u This option is used to remove the service from the computer. If the service hasn’t been installed, it has no effect.
-run -r Use this option to run the agent directly from the command line.
-Restart Use this option to restart (or start) the service.
-StopService Use this option to stop the service.
-InstallGUI -ig Install the PerformanceGuard agent GUI interface.
-UnInstallGUI -ug Remove the PerformanceGuard agent GUI interface from startup.
Special Values
-RegBase=<key name> Specifies an alternative base key for the agent to use. Default is “E2EAgent”.
-Help Prints command line help.
-ConfigFile=<file name> Read values from a configuration file in addition to reading the registry.
⚠️ The configuration file must be in ANSI format.
-WriteConfigFile=<file name> Write configuration values to a named file, for example to copy values from the registry.
⚠️ The configuration file must be in ANSI format.
-IgnoreRegistry Don’t read configuration values from the registry.
-UpdateRegistry Update the configuration values in the registry, for example to update registry from a configuration file.
⚠️ The configuration file must be in ANSI format.