HP Insight Management Agents 9.0 Installation Guide

The method of registration is determined by command line parameters in CPQCLNT.EXE. By
default, the agent installation uses the first method.
Client registration using a server designated in CPQCLNT.INI
Client registration using a server designated in CPQCLNT.INI is the default method of client
management. It is set up when client management is enabled in the Insight Management Agents
for Servers Control Panel under Windows NT®, or through the CPQAGIN.NLM installation program
under Novell NetWare. This method is suitable for small networks where it is easy to identify a
particular client in a list. In larger networks with multiple Windows NT® domain controllers, a
designated server should be used to prevent clients from appearing on multiple servers, depending
on where the client actually logs in.
To register clients using a server designated in CPQCLNT.INI, enter the following command:
cpqclnt.exe <cpqclient ini directory>
Where <cpqclient ini directory> is the fully qualified UNC path to a directory where CPQCLNT.INI
resides.
CPQCLNT.EXE reads the CPQCLNT.INI file specified on the command line, then writes the client
INI file to the directory specified in CPQCLNT.INI.
CPQCLNT.INI contains the following lines:
[Options]
DestinationDirectory=”\\<server>\<directory>”
Where:
<server> is the name of the desktop management server. For Windows NT®, this server must be
a domain controller (primary or backup).
<directory> is the shared directory where client INI files are written by CPQCLNT.EXE.
Client registration using a designated server
The method of using a designated server for client registration requires removing the existing
command line option and replacing it with the -F parameter. In addition, CPQCLNT.INI must be
removed from the server. This method is intended for large, even global, networks. It enables
multiple servers in a directory-replicated NT domain to participate in client discovery. For example,
this method enables the Australian division of a company to readily manage their clients separately
from the Japanese division.
To register clients using a designated server, enter the following command:
cpqclnt.exe -F <output directory>
Where <output directory> is the fully qualified UNC path to a shared directory named CPQDATA.
With this method of registration, CPQCLNT.EXE writes the client INI file to the CPQDATA directory
specified by the -F command line option.
Installing and updating Web Agents on multiple NetWare systems
The following procedure is intended for administrators wanting to use software distribution tools
to distribute agent settings from one server to multiple servers on the network. This procedure makes
it possible to quickly update all servers on the network automatically without having to manually
browse to each one.
If this is an update to an existing installation, and the current settings are being overwritten, see
the “Updating existing Web Agent installations on multiple NetWare systems” (page 18) section.
If this is a new installation of Web Agents, and a common configuration set and passwords are
preferred, use the following installation procedure:
1. Install the Web Agents on a single system.
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