Step-By-Step instructions


Before installing the eG Agent, make sure that there is communication between the linux server, and the eG Manager using ping/telnet.


Installing the eG Agent

  • Copy the eGagent into the /tmp folder
  • Move to the /tmp directory on the Solaris server.
  • Login as root user
  • Run the command gunzip eGagent.gz to unzip the file
  • Run the command pkgadd -d eGagent
  • Enter the name of the eG user [egurkha]: Enter any Name (egurkha)
  • Enter the directory where the eG Agent should be installed [/opt] : /opt
  • Would you like the eG Agent to auto-restart on system boot-up? y/n [n]: N
  • Do you want to install these conflicting files [y,n,?,q] Y
  • Do you want to continue with the installation of <eGagent> [y,n,?] Y
  • Logout from root user and login as installed User (egurkha)
  • Move to opt/egurkha/bin folder
  • Run the command ./setup_agent


Configuring the eG Agent ...


  • Please indicate if you accept the eG licensing terms y/n [n]: Y
  • Enter the hostname (or IP address) of the eG Manager: <<eG manager IP/Host name>>
  • Enter the port number of the eG Manager [7077]: <<port number>>
  • Please indicate if you want to use a proxy for the eG Agent to communicate with the eG Manager? y/n [n] : n (if you have proxy then say and provide Proxy server information)
  • Do you want to configure the eG Agent to use SSL for communication with the eG Manager? y/n [n] : n (If eG manager is install with SSL, then agent has to be installation with SSL)
  • Please indicate if you want to assign a nick name(s) for this host? y/n [n] : n
  • Do you want to configure any web servers running on (server) for monitoring by the agent?:n
  • Do you want to configure any Coldfusion servers running on (server) for monitoring by the agent?:n
  • Do you want to configure any Sybase Adaptive servers running on (server) for monitoring by agent?: n


eG Agent installation is now complete

  • To start/stop eG Agent on linux servers, always use eG user that you used at the time of installation.
  • To start the eG Agent, use the command /opt/egurkha/bin/start_agent
  • To stop the eG Agent, use the command /opt/egurkha/bin/stop_agent