This page covers silent (headless) installation of FlowJo™ v11 and BD® Access Portal in managed enterprise environments for both Microsoft Windows and macOS® operating systems.
Download Links:
Product | Platform | Architecture | Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|
FlowJo v11 | Windows | x64 | http://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/v11/win/x64/FlowJo-11.1.1-standalone.exe |
FlowJo v11 | macOS | M-series Apple Silicon (arm64) dmg | http://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/v11/mac/arm64/FlowJo-11.1.1-arm64.dmg |
FlowJo v11 | macOS | Intel (x64) dmg | http://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/v11/mac/x64/FlowJo-11.1.1-x64.dmg |
BD Access Portal | Windows | x64 | https://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/BDAP/win/x64/bd-access-portal-2.6.1-x64-setup.exe |
BD Access Portal | macOS | M-series Apple Silicon (arm64) dmg | https://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/BDAP/mac/arm64/bd-access-portal-2.6.1-arm64.dmg |
BD Access Portal | macOS | M-series Apple Silicon (arm64) zip | https://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/BDAP/mac/arm64/bd-access-portal-2.6.1-arm64-mac.zip |
BD Access Portal | macOS | Intel (x64) dmg | https://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/BDAP/mac/x64/bd-access-portal-2.6.1-x64.dmg |
BD Access Portal | macOS | Intel (x64) zip | https://downloads.bdaccessportal.com/BDAP/mac/x64/bd-access-portal-2.6.1-x64-mac.zip |
Windows — NSIS Installer
Run either installer from an elevated command prompt or software deployment tool with the /S (silent) and /allusers flags:
FlowJo v11
flowjo-11.1.1-standalone.exe /S /allusers BD Access Portal
bd-access-portal-2.6.1-x64-win.exe /S /allusers /S— Suppresses all UI and runs the installation without user interaction./allusers— Installs the application for all users on the machine (requires administrator privileges).
Note: The FlowJo v11 installer will also silently install the VC++ 2015–2022 Redistributable if it is not already present on the system.
macOS — DMG
Use hdiutil to mount the DMG, copy the application to /Applications, and then eject the volume.
FlowJo v11 (flowjo-11.1.1-arm64.dmg / flowjo-11.1.1-x64.dmg)
hdiutil attach "flowjo-11.1.1-arm64.dmg" -nobrowse -quiet cp -R "/Volumes/flowjo-11.1.1-arm64/FlowJo 11.app" /Applications/ hdiutil detach "/Volumes/flowjo-11.1.1-arm64" -quiet BD Access Portal (bd-access-portal-2.6.1-arm64.dmg / bd-access-portal-2.6.1-x64.dmg)
hdiutil attach "bd-access-portal-2.6.1-arm64.dmg" -nobrowse -quiet cp -R "/Volumes/BD Access Portal/BD Access Portal.app" /Applications/ hdiutil detach "/Volumes/BD Access Portal" -quiet Replace
arm64withx64for Intel Macs.
macOS — ZIP
Unzip the archive directly into /Applications.
FlowJo v11 (flowjo-11.1.1-arm64.zip / flowjo-11.1.1-x64.zip)
unzip "flowjo-11.1.1-arm64.zip" -d /Applications/ BD Access Portal (bd-access-portal-2.6.1-arm64-mac.zip / bd-access-portal-2.6.1-x64-mac.zip)
unzip "bd-access-portal-2.6.1-arm64-mac.zip" -d /Applications/ Replace
arm64withx64for Intel Macs.
macOS — Gatekeeper Registration
To suppress the first-launch Gatekeeper dialog for either app, verify the notarization and register it as approved (requires sudo):
FlowJo v11
sudo spctl --assess --type exec "/Applications/FlowJo 11.app" && \ sudo spctl --add "/Applications/FlowJo 11.app" BD Access Portal
sudo spctl --assess --type exec "/Applications/BD Access Portal.app" && \ sudo spctl --add "/Applications/BD Access Portal.app"