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Agent installation options
This topic describes the options you need to configure when installing a Deployment Automation agent.
In the agent installation wizard panels, specify the options as described in the following table. Where Windows and UNIX/Linux options differ, platform-specific information is provided.
| Option | Description | ||||
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| Install Deployment Automation Agent to |
Specify the location for installing the agent, for example:
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| Agent Name | Specify a unique name for the agent. | ||||
| Server Agent Communication to use Mutual Authentication with SSL | Select this option to use mutual authentication with the server. For details, see Configure SSL mutual authentication. | ||||
| Will the agent connect to an agent relay instead of directly to the server? | Select Yes to use an agent relay. Default: No. | ||||
| Hostname or address | If an agent relay is used, specify the host name of the agent relay. Default: localhost. | ||||
| Agent Relay Communication Port | If an agent relay is being used, specify the port number to use for JMS communication with the agent relay. Default: 7916. | ||||
| HTTP Proxy Port | If an agent relay is being used, specify the proxy port number of the agent relay for HTTP communication. Default: 20080. | ||||
| Hostname or address | If not using an agent relay, specify the host name of the Deployment Automation server. | ||||
| Agent Communication Port | If not using an agent relay, specify the port number to use for JMS communication with the Deployment Automation server. Default: 7918. | ||||
| Do you want to install the Agent as Windows service? | For Windows installations, select Yes to create a Windows service for the agent. | ||||
| Unique service name for the Agent | If installing as a Windows service, specify the name to use for the service. Default: DA-Agent. | ||||
| Start the Agent service automatically |
If installing as a Windows service, select this option to configure the Windows service to start automatically. Note: By default, the agent is set to be started manually. |
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| User account name for the service | If installing as a Windows service, specify the logon user account name for the service. Default: .\localsystem. | ||||
| User account password for the service | If installing as a Windows service, specify the log on user account password for the Windows service. This is not required if you are using the local system account. | ||||
| Install JRE |
Select this to install a new JRE with the agent. Note: This option is not available for an HP-UX agent. You must download and install the HP-UX JRE separately before installing the agent. |
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| Use Existing JRE | Select this option to use an existing JRE with the agent. | ||||
| Please specify the JAVA_HOME for the JRE |
If using an existing JRE, specify the location of a preexisting JRE for the agent to use. Solaris: Specify an existing JRE. |
