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Table Of Contents
- vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux and Windows
- Contents
- About Installation and Configuration for Linux and Windows
- Preparing for Installation
- About Linux and Windows Installation
- Complexity of Your Environment
- Cluster Nodes
- Requirements for IPv6
- Sizing the Cluster
- Custom Certificates
- How vRealize Operations Manager Uses Network Ports
- Platform Requirements for Linux
- Create a Node by Running the Linux Installer
- Platform Requirements for Windows
- Create a Node by Running the Windows Installer
- Creating the Master Node
- Scaling Out by Adding a Data Node
- Adding High Availability
- Gathering More Data by Adding a Remote Collector Node
- Continuing With a New Installation
- Connecting to Data Sources
- VMware vSphere Solution
- Endpoint Operations Management Solution
- Endpoint Operations Management Agent Installation and Deployment
- Prepare to Install the Endpoint Operations Management Agent
- Supported Operating Systems for the Endpoint Operations Management Agent
- Selecting an Agent Installer Package
- Install the Agent on a Linux Platform from an RPM Package
- Install the Agent on a Linux Platform from an Archive
- Install the Agent on a Windows Platform from an Archive
- Install the Agent on a Windows Platform Using the Windows Installer
- Installing an Endpoint Operations Management Agent Silently on a Windows Machine
- Java Prerequisites for the Endpoint Operations Management Agent
- Configuring JRE Locations for Endpoint Operations Management Components
- System Prerequisites for the Endpoint Operations Management Agent
- Configure the Endpoint Operations Management Agent to vRealize Operations Manager Server Communication Properties
- Activate Endpoint Operations Management Agent to vRealize Operations Manager Server Setup Properties
- Specify the Endpoint Operations Management Agent Setup Properties
- Configure an Endpoint Operations Management Agent Keystore
- Configure the Endpoint Operations Management Agent by Using the Configuration Dialog
- Overriding Agent Configuration Properties
- Endpoint Operations Management Agent Properties
- Encrypt Endpoint Operations Management Agent Property Values
- Adding Properties to the agent.properties File
- agent.keystore.alias Property
- agent.keystore.password Property
- agent.keystore.path Property
- agent.listenPort Property
- agent.logDir Property
- agent.logFile Property
- agent.logLevel Property
- agent.logLevel.SystemErr Property
- agent.logLevel.SystemOut Property
- agent.proxyHost Property
- agent.proxyPort Property
- agent.setup.acceptUnverifiedCertificate Property
- agent.setup.camIP Property
- agent.setup.camLogin Property
- agent.setup.camPort Property
- agent.setup.camPword Property
- agent.setup.camSecure
- agent.setup.camSSLPort Property
- agent.setup.resetupToken Property
- agent.setup.unidirectional Property
- agent.startupTimeOut Property
- autoinventory.defaultScan.interval.millis Property
- autoinventory.runtimeScan.interval.millis Property
- http.useragent Property
- log4j Properties
- platform.log_track.eventfmt Property
- plugins.exclude Property
- plugins.include Property
- postgresql.database.name.format Property
- postgresql.index.name.format Property
- postgresql.server.name.format Property
- postgresql.table.name.format Property
- scheduleThread.cancelTimeout Property
- scheduleThread.fetchLogTimeout Property
- scheduleThread.poolsize Property
- scheduleThread.queuesize Property
- sigar.mirror.procnet Property
- sigar.pdh.enableTranslation Property
- snmpTrapReceiver.listenAddress Property
- Managing Agent Registration on vRealize Operations Manager Servers
- Securing Communications with the Server
- Launching Agents from a Command Line
- Managing an Endpoint Operations Management Agent on a Cloned Virtual Machine
- Understanding Agent Uninstallation and Reinstallation Implications
- Install Multiple Endpoint Operations Management Agents Simultaneously
- Roles and Privileges
- Registering Agents on Clusters
- Manually Create Operating System Objects
- Managing Objects with Missing Configuration Parameters
- Mapping Virtual Machines to Operating Systems
- Endpoint Operations Management Agent Upgrade for vRealize Operations Manager 6.3
- Endpoint Operations Management Agent Installation and Deployment
- Installing Optional Solutions
- Migrate a vCenter Operations Manager Deployment into this Version
- Post-Installation Considerations
- Updating Your Software
- Index
Create a Node by Running the vRealize Operations Manager Linux
Installer
vRealize Operations Manager consists of one or more nodes, in a cluster. To create nodes, you download
and run the vRealize Operations Manager Enterprise installer for Linux.
Prerequisites
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Plan to use the system only as a vRealize Operations Manager node. Do not host other applications on
the same machine.
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Verify that vRealize Operations Manager ports are open at the rewall. See “How vRealize Operations
Manager Uses Network Ports,” on page 19.
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Verify that prerequisite packages are installed. See “Required Linux Packages for vRealize Operations
Manager,” on page 21.
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If this node is to be the master node, reserve a static IP address for the virtual machine, and know the
associated domain name server, default gateway, and network mask values.
Plan to keep the IP address because it is dicult to change the address after installation.
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If this node is to be a data node that will become the HA replica node, reserve a static IP address for the
virtual machine, and know the associated domain name server, default gateway, and network mask
values.
Plan to keep the IP address because it is dicult to change the address after installation.
In addition, familiarize yourself with HA node placement as described in “About vRealize Operations
Manager High Availability,” on page 33.
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Preplan your domain and machine naming so that the Linux machine name will begin and end with
alphabet (a–z) or digit (0–9) characters, and will only contain alphabet, digit, or hyphen (-) characters.
The underscore character (_) must not appear in the host name or anywhere in the fully qualied
domain name (FQDN).
Plan to keep the name because it is dicult to change the name after installation.
For more information, review the host name specications from the Internet Engineering Task Force.
See www.ietf.org.
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Preplan node placement and networking to meet the requirements described in “General vRealize
Operations Manager Cluster Node Requirements,” on page 12 and “vRealize Operations Manager
Cluster Node Networking Requirements,” on page 13.
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If you expect the vRealize Operations Manager cluster to use IPv6 addresses, review the IPv6
limitations described in “Using IPv6 with vRealize Operations Manager,” on page 14.
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Be aware that vRealize Operations Manager uninstalls httpd if it is installed, because
vRealize Operations Manager installs its version of Apache.
If vRealize Operations Manager uninstalls httpd, it backs up the /etc/httpd conguration directory.
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Uninstall any existing copies of PostgreSQL, and remove PostgreSQL directories and data.
vRealize Operations Manager must install its own copy of PostgreSQL.
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Verify that all machines in the le ntp.conf are resolvable. If you are unsure about the contents of
ntp.conf, make a backup copy of the le, and overwrite the original with the default version from a
new machine installation.
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Locate your copy of the vRealize Operations Manager Enterprise bin installer for Linux.
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