The PlateSpin Orchestrate Monitoring Agent (gmond) can be installed only on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 machines where the Orchestrate Agent is also installed. Only a 32-bit version of gmond is provided, but it will run normally on 64-bit systems. It requires the same minimum hardware configuration as the Orchestrate Agent. Port 8649 must be available for gmond to communicate with the agent.
To install the Orchestrate Monitoring Agent as a service on a local Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 machine:
Download the pertinent Add-On ISO from the product DVD.
Create a CD from the ISO or use ISOBuster (or a similar tool) to mount the ISO.
Browse to the Windows/ folder to search for the Orchestrate Monitoring Agent.
Double-click the Monitoring Agent icon (gmondsetup.exe) and follow the wizard through the setup.
NOTE:You must be logged on as Administrator to run the installation program.
(Conditional) If you are installing on Windows Server 2008, click on the User Account Control dialog box to allow the installation to proceed as system administrator.
On the Welcome page, click .
On the Ganglia open source license page, select .
On the Select Destination Location page, choose a location where you want to install the gmond service.
We recommend that you use the default location (the 32-bit C:\Program Files\Gmond folder).
Select the components that you want to install, then click .
(Optional) If you want the monitoring agent to communicate with an Orchestrate Monitoring server, enter the name and port number of the server in the appropriate fields, then click .
(Optional) If you do not want the monitoring agent to communicate with an Orchestrate Monitoring server, make sure that you do not enter any information in the field, then click .
On the Ready to Install page, review the components to be installed, then click .
On the Completing the gmond Setup Wizard page, click .
If you are logged on as the Windows administrator, you can start and stop the gmond service using the Windows Services Control Panel.
From the desktop, click , select , expand , expand , then right click the gmond service object and choose the Start or Stop option as needed.
You can uninstall gmond using the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Windows Control Panel. Uninstalling gmond automatically shuts down the gmond service prior to uninstalling.