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12. In addition to creating the necessary user and groups, and configuring the machine to run the Agent,
the installation also creates a new directory in the <CSI_PARENT_DIRECTORY> named CMAgent
(unless this directory was changed in the configuration). This directory contains the following files and
subdirectories:
# ls –la /CSI_PARENT_DIRECTORY/CMAgent
drwxr-x--- 3 root cfgsoft 4096 Jul 2 17:34 Agent
drwxr-x--- 3 root cfgsoft 4096 Jul 2 17:34 CFC
-rw-rw---- 1 root cfgsoft 49993 Jul 2 17:34 CSIRegistry
-rw-rw---- 1 root cfgsoft 0 Jul 2 17:34 .CSIRegistry.lck
drwxrwx--- 3 csi_acct cfgsoft 4096 Jul 2 17:34 data
drwxrwx--- 3 root cfgsoft 4096 Jul 2 17:34 ECMu
drwxr-x--- 6 root cfgsoft 4096 Jul 2 17:34 install
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jul 2 17:34 log -> /var/log/CMAgent/log
dr-xr-x--x 3 root cfgsoft 4096 Jul 2 17:34 ThirdParty
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 2 17:34 uninstall
13. To verify the Agent was installed correctly and is listening on the port and ready to collect data,
execute the following command:
# netstat -na | grep <port_number>
Where the default <port_number> is typically 26542 for VCM installations.
14. For SUSE machines, after the installation completes, you may need to start xinetd using the command:
# ./etc/init.d/xinetd start
After you have installed the Agent on the UNIX/Linux machines, you are now ready to start collecting
data from them. To do this, see "Performing a UNIX/Linux Collection". After selecting UNIX/Linux
machines, note that UNIX/Linux data classes are available for collection.
Updates to UNIXPatch Assessment Content Affects UNIX Agent Performance
By default, VCM Patching checks for patch updates every 4 hours. The time required to perform this
action depends on the amount of new content downloaded to the Collector during the update process.
When the UNIX patch assessment content is pushed out to the UNIX agents, the time required to execute
jobs such as collections and remote commands will increase slightly. The time required will vary based on
how much new or updated content needs to by synchronized between the Collector and the agent. This
content push will happen when the first communication is initiated after installing the UNIX agent
package, or when there is new patch content on the Collector that is applicable to the UNIX agent
platform since the last agent/collector communication occurred.
Manually Uninstalling the UNIX/Linux Agent
Every installation generates an uninstall script, UninstallCMAgent, located at:
<path>/CMAgent/uninstall
Consider these points when uninstalling an Agent:
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