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7 Accept the root install location or click Change and select an installation path.
Even in a distributed deployment, you might sometimes install more than one IaaS component on the
same Windows server.
If you install more than one IaaS component, always install them to the same path.
8 Click Next.
9 Log in with administrator privileges for the Windows services on the installation machine.
The service must run on the same installation machine.
10 Click Next.
11 Select the agent from the Agent type list.
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12 Enter an identifier for this agent in the Agent name text box.
Maintain a record of the agent name, credentials, endpoint name, and platform instance for each
agent. You need this information to configure endpoints and to add hosts in the future.
Important For high availability, you may add redundant agents and configure them identically.
Otherwise, keep agents unique.
Option Description
Redundant agent Install redundant agents on different servers.
Name and configure redundant agents identically.
Standalone agent Assign a unique name to the agent.
13 Communicate the Agent name to the IaaS administrator who configures endpoints.
To enable access and data collection, the endpoint must be linked to the agent that was configured
for it.
14 Configure a connection to the IaaS Manager Service host.
Option Description
With a load balancer Enter the fully qualified domain name and port number of the load balancer for the
Manager Service component, mgr-svc-load-balancer.mycompany.com:443.
Do not enter IP addresses.
Without a load balancer Enter the fully qualified domain name and port number of the machine where you
installed the Manager Service component, mgr-svc.mycompany.com:443.
Do not enter IP addresses.
The default port is 443.
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