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 eGagent depot and iAgent into the /tmp folder
  • Login as Root user
  • Run the command gunzip eGagent depot to unzip the file
  • Run the command chmod +x iAgent give execute permission to the file iAgent. Then execute ./iAgent
  • Press return to continue, Select eG by pressing space bar and Mark by pressing 'M'
  • Go to file menu>>action>>install and press enter
  • Click ok and wait for few minutes and Click done
  • Go to file menu and choose exit
  • After this is completed run setup_agent for hpux
  • Run rge ./setup_agent command from /opt/egurkha/bin
  • You will see the following on the screen. and wherever needed give appropriate inputs 


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)
  • The eG Agent can use HTTP or HTTP/SSL to communicate withthe eG Manager. In order to use HTTP/SSL, please make sure that the eG Manager has been configured to support SSL.Do you want to configure the eG Agent to use SSLfor 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 Coldfusion servers running on hpux01 for monitoring by the eG Agent? y/n [n] n
  • Do you want to configure any Sybase Adaptive servers running on hpux01 for monitoring by the eG Agent? y/n [n] n

eG Agent installation is now complete


Tips:-

  • 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