NetWorker: How To Perform Command-Line Software Installation Of NetWorker Client and Extended Client Packages (Windows)

Summary: This KB provides instructions for installing the NetWorker client and extended client packages on a Windows system from the command line.

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Instructions

  1. Download the NetWorker software package from the Online Support website Support for NetWorker | Drivers & Downloads (You must sign in with your Dell support account to download NetWorker).
  2. Extract the package on the host in a location of your choosing.
  3. Open an Administrator PowerShell prompt on the host.
  4. Change directory (cd) to the location the NetWorker installation package was extracted,
Example of directory contents: 
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads> dir


    Directory: C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a----          9/3/2025   7:57 AM       61417104 lgtoclnt-19.12.0.3.exe
-a----          9/3/2025   7:57 AM        9409912 lgtoxtdclnt-19.12.0.3.exe

 

  1. To install the "NetWorker Client" software, run the following command:
.\lgtoclnt-x.x.x.x.exe /v /s /q ConfigureFirewall=1 StartServices=1 /norestart
  • Replace the package name with the version-specific package you extracted.
  • /s /q suppresses all UI output.
  • /v enables verbose mode.
  • /norestart suppresses a restart after the installation completes if the installation requires a restart.
Example: 
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads> .\lgtoclnt-19.12.0.3.exe /v /s /q ConfigureFirewall=1 StartServices=1 /norestart
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads>
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads> tasklist | findstr nsrexecd
nsrexecd.exe                  9416 Services                   0     18,684 K
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads>
NOTE: You may need to wait a couple of minutes before checking if the service is running post installation.
  1. To install the "NetWorker Extended Client" software, run the following command:
.\lgtoxtdclnt-x.x.x.x.exe /v /s /q ConfigureFirewall=1 StartServices=1 /norestart
 Example: 
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads> .\lgtoxtdclnt-19.12.0.3.exe /v /s /q ConfigureFirewall=1 StartServices=1 /norestart
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads>
  1. The NetWorker packages can be listed using the wmic command:
wmic product where "Vendor='Dell EMC'" get Name,Version,Vendor,InstallDate
Example: 
PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\Downloads> wmic product where "Vendor='Dell EMC'" get Name,Version,Vendor,InstallDate
InstallDate  Name                       Vendor    Version
20260114     NetWorker                  DELL EMC  19.12.0.3
20260114     NetWorker Extended Client  DELL EMC  19.12.0.3
NOTE: The packages are also listed under Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features.
  1. NetWorker Client Services should be restarted automatically post installation. The following commands can be used to stop and start services:
Stopping services: net stop nsrexecd /y
Starting services: net start nsrexecd
Restart (PowerShell syntax): net stop nsrexecd /y ; net start nsrexecd

Additional Information

Installation logs are available under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp, Example:

PS C:\Users\administrator.AMER\AppData\Local\Temp> dir


    Directory: C:\Users\administrator.AMER\AppData\Local\Temp


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
...
-a----         1/14/2026  12:04 PM          25478 NetWorker_Client_20260114120359.log
-a----         1/14/2026  12:04 PM         236452 NetWorker_Client_20260114120359_0_CfgChk.log
-a----         1/14/2026  12:04 PM         520094 NetWorker_Client_20260114120359_1_NwClient.log
-a----         1/14/2026  12:09 PM          10320 NetWorker_Extended_Client_20260114120816.log
-a----         1/14/2026  12:08 PM         235750 NetWorker_Extended_Client_20260114120816_0_NwExtClient.log
...

Affected Products

NetWorker
Article Properties
Article Number: 000192023
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 25 رجب 1447
Version:  5
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