You can install the agent in the following ways:
Remote installation: Remote installation provides a convenient and uniform method for installing one or more agents.
You can install the agent remotely by using UAM. Depending on your agent deployment requirements, you can decide whether you need to install UAM. For more information, see Table 1-1, UAM functionality for Sentinel.
Remote installation using UAM
You can use the Deployment wizard provided in the UAM for remote deployment, unless one of the following conditions exist:
Your site standards prohibit your access to root passwords.
Your site standards require a specific software distribution mechanism.
Your site standards prohibit software distribution mechanisms.
Local installation using command line: Local installation guides you through logging on to an agent computer and locally installing all required components on the system running the agent
Silent installation using answer file: Silent installation allows you to install the agent without interactively running the installation script. Silent installation uses an installation file that records the information required for completing the installation.
This chapter provides information about the following topics: