2.0 Installing AppManager for UNIX and Linux Servers
This chapter provides installation instructions and describes system requirements for AppManager for UNIX and Linux Servers (AppManager for UNIX), which includes the AppManager UNIX agent (the UNIX agent). The information in this chapter describes how to install version 8.0 of the UNIX agent. However, the AppManager for UNIX module also supports the UNIX agent 7.5 and 8.1.0.11. This chapter includes instructions for using the module on all supported configurations.
This chapter assumes you have an AppManager repository, console, and management server installed. For more information about installing AppManager or about AppManager system requirements, see the Installation Guide for AppManager, which is available on the AppManager Documentation page.
To install AppManager for UNIX including the AppManager UNIX agent, complete the following checklist:
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Ensure you have the necessary environment as described in Section 2.1, System Requirements. |
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Install or upgrade UNIX Agent Manager. Ensure you export your existing information before upgrading. For more information, see Section 2.2, Installing and Upgrading UNIX Agent Manager. |
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Install the agent on the computer you want to monitor (the agent computer).
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Install agent updates that are applicable to your environment. For information about how to install patches to the console and the UNIX agent, see Section 2.4, Applying Patches. For a list of available hotfixes, see the AppManager Hotfixes for UNIX and Linux Operating Systems page. |
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Install AppManager for UNIX on the repository and console computers, see Section 2.3.5, Installing the Module on AppManager Repository and Console Computers. |
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Begin managing your UNIX and Linux computers, see Section 2.5, Discovering UNIX and Linux Computers. |
