3.1 Installing the Event Manager Agent on a Remote Host

Generally Event Manager and Event Manager Agent are installed as part of the Operations Center install on the same server as Operations Center.

Alternately, you can install Event Manager agents on remote hosts.

IMPORTANT:When installing a remote Event Manager agent, another instance of the Operations Center server cannot run on the same machine.

To install an Event Manager agent on a remote host that is not running Operations Center:

  1. Run the Operations Center installer and select the Event Manager Agent option in the Custom Install Options page.

    For instructions on installing Operations Center, see the Operations Center 5.5 Server Installation Guide.

    The agent installation also installs the Operations Center daemon (mosdaemon).

  2. The Configuration Manager automatically launches. If not, on the remote server, launch the Configuration Manager by doing one of the following:

    • On Windows, at the DOS prompt, run customizer from the \eventmanageragent_install_path\bin directory.

    • On Unix, at a command prompt, run Customizer from the /eventmanageragent_install_path/bin directory.

  3. Select Event Manager Agent in the left panel and specify the following settings for the agent:.

    • Configuration Server Host: Specify the host name for the server where Event Manager is installed and the Event Manager Configuration Server is running.

      For more information about the Event Manager Configuration Server, see Section 5.0, Setting Up an Event Manager Configuration.

    • Configuration Server Daemon Port: The daemon port that the Configuration Server runs under. This setting must match the Daemon Port setting in the Operations Center Configuration Manager.

    All other Configuration Manager properties on this panel do not usually require any changes from the default values.

    For more information about Event Manager and Event Manager Agent Configuration Manager properties on the Operations Center server, see Section 3.3.3, Understanding Event Manager Agent Properties.

  4. Select Security in the left panel and specify the following settings for the agent:

    • Client/Server Communication Mode: Specify the level of security to use for communications. The selected level must match the setting as assigned in the Configuration Manager for the Operations Center server.

      If running a remote Event Manager agent in secure mode (Client/Server Communications Mode is set to either Secured communications using SSL or Support both secured and unsecured communications), you must also set up a keystore for the agent. This is set up the same way as for the Operations Center server. For information, see Keystore and Trust Store Configuration in the Operations Center 5.5 Security Management Guide.

    All other Configuration Manager properties on this panel do not usually require any changes from the default values.

    For more information on security settings, see the Operations Center 5.5 Security Management Guide.

  5. Continue to Section 3.4, Setting Custom Properties for Alarm Server Connectivity and Alarm Server Functions.