Install agents in silent mode on UNIX/Linux

This topic provides instructions for configuring and installing a Deployment Automation agent in silent mode on UNIX/Linux platforms.

Note: Silent mode installation is available for Linux, AIX, and Solaris SPARC systems. For other UNIX platforms, run a command-prompt installation. See Install agents from a command prompt.

Install an agent in silent mode on UNIX/Linux

Note: UNIX installers are 32-bit applications, and 64-bit systems may not support them by default. Before running the installer on a 64-bit Linux system, ensure that the following are installed:

  • Motif: Usually available by default
  • 32-bit compatibility libraries: C/C++ runtime

To install an agent in silent mode on UNIX/Linux:

  1. Download the agent installer for your platform.

  2. Create an options file and save it as optionsFile.txt. For details, see Agent silent installation options.

    Note: Make sure that the options file is in ANSI format. The agent installer does not support UTF.

  3. From a command prompt, run this command:

    MicroFocusDA-agent.bin –silent –options optionsFile.txt

    where optionsFile.txt is the options file you created in step 2.

After you install agents, continue with the next steps in the Installation checklist.

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Agent silent installation options

The following table describes the agent silent installation options in an optionsFile.txt file for UNIX/Linux.

Option Description 
-P installLocation
 The target location for installing the agent. 
-V IS_DESTINATION
 The target location for installing the agent. 
-V AgentName
 Name of the agent. You can also specify properties that are resolved dynamically on the server. For details, see Dynamically register agents. 
-V UseRelayYes
 To use an agent relay, set this option to true. Otherwise, set it to false. 
-V RelayHost
 (Required only if -V UseRelayYes="true" is specified) The host name of the agent relay to be used. 
-V RelayPort
 (Required only if -V UseRelayYes="true" is specified) The port number of the agent relay to be used. 
-V RelayProxyPort
 (Required only if -V UseRelayYes="true" is specified) The proxy port number of the agent relay. 
-V ServerHost
 (Required if -V RelayPortYes="false") The host name of the DA server. 
-V ServerPort
 (Required if -V UseRelayYes="false") The port number of the DA server. 
-V ServerMutAuth
 To use mutual authentication with the server, set this option to true. Otherwise, set it to false. For more information, see Configure SSL mutual authentication. 
-V JreNew

To install a new JRE together with the agent, set this option to true. Otherwise, set it to false.

Note: For an HP-UX or Solaris agent, you must set this option to false. Download and install the HP-UX or Solaris JRE separately before installing the agent. 

-V JreInstallLoc
 (Required if -V JreNew="false") Specify the location of a pre-existing JRE for the agent.

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Examples of silent installation settings in an options file

Use the following examples of the optionsFile.txt settings to configure agent silent installation on UNIX/Linux.

In this optionsFile.txt, the agent connects directly to the server on serverabc (not through an agent relay). The mutual authentication mode for the agent is turned on, and a new JRE is installed.

-P installLocation="/opt/Micro \ Focus/Deployment Automation Agent"
-V IS_DESTINATION="/opt/Micro \ Focus/Deployment Automation Agent"
-V AgentName="agent123"
-V UseRelayYes="false"
-V ServerHost=serverabc
-V ServerPort="7918"
-V ServerMutAuth="true"
-V JreNew="true"

In this optionsFile.txt, the agent uses an agent relay named relayagent01 on port 7916 to connect to the server. Mutual authentication for the agent is turned on, and the agent is configured to point to and use the JRE that currently exists in /opt/Java/.

-P installLocation="/opt/Micro \ Focus/Deployment Automation Agent"
-V IS_DESTINATION="/opt/Micro \ Focus/Deployment Automation Agent"
-V AgentName="agentABC"
-V UseRelayYes="true"
-V RelayHost="relayagent01"
-V RelayPort="7916"
-V ServerMutAuth="true"
-V JreNew="false"
-V JreInstallLoc="/opt/Java/"

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