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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
Managing an Endpoint Operations Management Agent on a Cloned Virtual
Machine
When you clone a virtual machine that is running an Endpoint Operations Management agent that is
collecting data, there are processes that you must complete related to data continuity to ensure data
continuity.
Cloning a Virtual Machine to Delete the Original Virtual Machine
If you are cloning the virtual machine so that you can delete the original virtual machine, you need to verify
that the original machine is deleted from thevCenter Server and from vRealize Operations Manager so that
the new operating system to virtual machine relationship can be created.
Cloning a Virtual Machine to Run Independently of the Original Machine
If you a cloning the virtual machine so that you can run the two machines independently of the other, the
cloned machine requires a new agent because an agent can only monitor a single machine.
Procedure
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On the cloned machine, delete the Endpoint Operations Management token and the data folder,
according to the operating system of the machine.
Operating System Process
Linux Delete the Endpoint Operations Management token and
the data folder.
Windows 1
Run epops-agent remove.
2
Remove the agent token and the data folder.
3
Run epops-agent install.
4
Run epops-agent start.
Moving Virtual Machines between vCenter Server Instances
When you move a virtual machine from one vCenter Server to another, you must delete the original
machine from vRealize Operations Manager to enable the new operating system relationship with the
virtual machine to be created.
Understanding Agent Uninstallation and Reinstallation Implications
When you uninstall or reinstall an Endpoint Operations Management agent, various elements are aected,
including existing metrics that the agent has collected, and the identication token that enables a reinstalled
agent to report on the previously discovered objects on the server. To ensure that you maintain data
continuity, it is important that you aware of the implications of uninstalling and reinstalling an agent.
There are two key locations related to the agent that are preserved when you uninstall an agent. Before
reinstalling the agent, you must decide whether to retain or delete the les.
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The /data folder is created during agent installation. It contains the keystore, unless you chose a
dierent location for it, and other data related to the currently installed agent.
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The epops-token platform token le is created before agent registration and is stored as follows:
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Linux: /etc/vmware/epops-token
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Windows: %PROGRAMDATA%/VMware/EP Ops Agent/epops-token
When you uninstall an agent, you must delete the /data folder. This does not aect data continuity.
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