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Table Of Contents
- vRealize Operations Manager vApp Deployment and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- About vApp Deployment and Configuration
- Preparing for Installation
- 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
Procedure
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Start the registration process by running the setup command that is appropriate for the operating
system on which the agent is running.
Operating System Run Command
Linux
ep-agent.sh setup
Windows
ep-agent.bat setup
The agent installer runs the setup, requests a new certicate from the server, and imports the new certicate
to the keystore.
Securing Communications with the Server
Communication from an Endpoint Operations Management agent to the vRealize Operations Manager
server is unidirectional, however both parties must be authenticated. Communication is always secured
using transport layer security (TLS).
The rst time an agent initiates a connection to the vRealize Operations Manager server following
installation, the server presents its SSL certicate to the agent.
If the agent trusts the certicate that the server presented, the agent imports the server's certicate to its own
keystore.
The agent trusts a server certicate if that certicate, or one of its issuers (CA) already exists in the agent's
keystore.
By default, if the agent does not trust the certicate that the server presents, the agent issues a warning. You
can choose to trust the certicate, or to terminate the conguration process. The
vRealize Operations Manager server and the agent do not import untrusted certicates unless you respond
yes to the warning prompt.
You can congure the agent to accept a specic thumb print without warning by specifying the thumb print
of the certicate for the vRealize Operations Manager server.
By default, the vRealize Operations Manager server generates a self-signed CA certicate that is used to sign
the certicate of all the nodes in the cluster. In this case, the thumbprint must be the thumbprint of the
issuer, to allow for the agent to communicate with all nodes.
As a vRealize Operations Manager administrator, you can import a custom certicate instead of using the
default. In this instance, you must specify a thumbprint corresponding to that certicate as the value of this
property.
Either the SHA1 or SHA256 algorithm can be used for the thumbprint.
Launching Agents from a Command Line
You can launch agents from a command line on both Linux and Windows operating systems.
Use the appropriate process for your operating system.
If you are deleting the data directory, do not use Windows Services to stop and start an Endpoint Operations
Management agent. Stop the agent using epops-agent.bat stop. Delete the data directory, then start the
agent using epops-agent.bat start.
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