Installation guide

This procedure uses VCM to install the Agent on your target machines. You might also use a manual
process. See the online Help for the steps to manually install the Agent on your Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS
X machines.
Prerequisites
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If you are not using the Collector as your Installation Delegate machine, configure a managed
Windows machine as your Installation Delegate. See "Configure Installation Delegate Machines to
Install Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Agents" on page 121.
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If your Collector is not configured to use HTTPS, you must configure the Collector to allow HTTP
communication when entering sensitive parameter values. See "Configure the HTTPS Bypass Setting
for Linux Agent Installations" on page 123.
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Enable VCM to allow Linux Agent installations. See "Enable Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Agent
Installation" on page 123.
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Ensure that the target machines appear in the Licensed UNIX Machines data grid. See "Add and License
Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X Machines for Agent Installation" on page 124.
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Verify that the machine on which you intend to install the Agent has enough free disk space. For more
information, see the VCM Installation Guide.
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Verify that you know the user name and password for the target machines. The credentials must have
sufficient permissions to copy the Agent files to the machine and run the installation process. See
"Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X Installation Credentials" on page 119.
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Verify that the SSH service is running on the target machines and that the user who is installing the
Agent can connect to the machines through the SSH service.
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If your target machines are 64-bit, you must install the 32-bit version of the GNU C library (glibc) on
your 64-bit target machines.
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Disable or reconfigure firewalls on the target machines to allow Agent installation. The default port for
Agent communication with VCM is 26542. You can add this port to your exceptions list in your firewall
rule.
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If you are collecting non-ASCII information from the target machines, install a UTF-8 locale. To
determine the locales installed on your operating system, use the locale -a command.
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Review the Agent installation parameters to ensure that you understand the optional settings that
appear in the wizard. See "Agent Installation Parameters for Linux, UNIX, or Mac OS X Machines" on
page 127.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Licensed Machines > Licensed UNIX Machines.
3. Select one or more target machines and click Install.
4. Add or remove target machines from the lower list and click Next.
5. If you must change a default parameter value, add one or more optional parameters to the lower list
and click Next.
The options, which are configured on the following wizard pages, apply to all the selected target
machines.
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