Installing agents remotely

You can install an agent onto a UNIX system with the web application. A remotely installed agent cannot be installed as a service.

Procedure

  1. Display the Install New Agent dialog by clicking Install New Agent on the Agents pane (Home > Resources > Agents).
  2. Enter the following information into the dialog:
    Table 1. Remote agent installation fields
    Field Description
    Target Hosts* Host names or IP addresses of the systems where you want to install the agent.
    SSH Port* SSH port addresses of the systems where you want to install the agent.
    SSH Username* SSH user name that is used on the systems.
    Use Public Key Authentication Check this box if you want to authenticate with public key authentication instead of a password.
    SSH Password* SSH password that is associated with the user name.
    Agent Name* Name of the agent.
    Agent Dir* Directory where agent is to be installed.
    Java Home Path* Path to Java™ on the system. In many cases, you can use the value of the JAVA_HOME system variable.
    Temp Dir Path* Path to the temporary directory for the installation.
    Server Host* Host name or IP address of the IBM® UrbanCode Deploy server or agent relay to which the agent connects.
    Server Port* IBM UrbanCode Deploy server port (7918) or agent relay (7916) to which the agent connects.
    Mutual Authentication Check this box if the agent enforces certificate validation for mutual authentication.
    Proxy Host Host name or IP address of the agent relay if used.
    Proxy Port HTTP port of the agent relay (20080) if used.
  3. Click Save when you are done.

Results

Remotely installed agents start running automatically. If a remotely installed agent stops running, it must be restarted on the host system.

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