Install - .NET Framework Windows Dynamic Agent started from the Command Line

.NET Framework Compatibility

vFunction supports C# .NET Framework version 4.x applications.

Installation Workflow

  1. Ensure Prerequisites are met
  2. Download the vFunction Windows Controller Installation ZIP
  3. RDP to the Windows Server as the user who runs the Application
  4. Move the Installation ZIP to the location on the Windows Server where vFunction should run
  5. Extract the vFunction Installation Package
  6. Open PowerShell
  7. Add Environment Variables for the vFunction Dynamic Agent and install the Agent
### Replace the $CHANGE_ME values with the Required Configuration Settings. For detailed Settings explanations, see:
### https://kb.vfunction.com/installations/configurable-settings/mono-dynamic-agent/dotnet/windows/#required
### Replace $BASE_DIR with the Windows location where the vFunction Installation ZIP was extracted
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command "
New-Item -Path Env:\VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_DOTNET_CONTROLLER_NAME -Value '$CHANGE_ME';
New-Item -Path Env:\VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_DOTNET_CONTROLLER_HOST -Value '$CHANGE_ME';
New-Item -Path Env:\VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_DOTNET_CONTROLLER_SERVER_APPLICATION_SERVER_USERNAME -Value '$CHANGE_ME';
New-Item -Path Env:\VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_DOTNET_SERVER_APPLICATION_SERVER_PASSWORD -Value '$CHANGE_ME';
New-Item -Path Env:\VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_DOTNET_SERVER_APPLICATION_NAME -Value '$CHANGE_ME';
New-Item -Path Env:\VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_DOTNET_SERVER_APPLICATION_INCLUDE_CLASSES -Value '$CHANGE_ME';
$BASE_DIR\controller-installation\install.ps1 -instance default-dotnet -scriptMode true"
  1. Create a script that runs your Command Line Application and hooks the vFunction Dynamic Agent into the Application
### Replace $BASE_DIR with the Windows location where the vFunction Installation ZIP was extracted
### Replace $RUN_APP with the workflow that launches your .NET Application
$env:VF_AGENT_CONF_LOCATION='$BASE_DIR\config\agent\instances\default-dotnet\conf.json'
$env:COR_PROFILER_PATH_64 = '$BASE_DIR\agent\vfagent.net.dll'
$env:COR_PROFILER_PATH_32 = '$BASE_DIR\agent\vfagent.net.x86.dll'
$env:COR_ENABLE_PROFILING = '1'
$env:COR_PROFILER = '{cd7d4b53-96c8-4552-9c11-6e41df8eab8a}'
$env:COMPlus_TailCallOpt = 0
& '$RUN_APP'
  1. Run the script that was created in Step #8
  2. Confirm that the Application comes up and functions as expected. If any issues arise:
  1. Start Learning in the vFunction UI
  2. Validate the vFunction data collectioncollecting data

Updated on 14 Mar 2025