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Installing Express Agent for AIX

Note: In order for the Change Tracker Express Agent for AIX to identify the who made the change (WMTC) information for detected file changes, the AIX® Event Infrastructure must be installed and configured. Directions for the installation of the AIX® Event Infrastructure can be found in the following IBM's article: Setting up the AIX Event Infrastructure.

In summary the AIX® Event Infrastructure installed and configured using the below steps.

Step 1 – . Install the bos.ahafs fileset.

Step 2 – Create the directory for the desired mount point.

Step 3 – Run the following command:

mount –v ahafs <mount point> <mount point>

Example:

# mkdir /aha
# mount -v ahafs /aha /aha

Unlike the standard Gen 7 agent, the Express Agent does not require a .NET/Mono runtime. The Express Agent is provided as an rpm package, downloaded from NNT Members Area and installed using rpm commands.

# rpm -ivh nnt-changetracker-expressagent-2.0.1.3-25.ppc.rpm

Once the package is installed the HubDetails.xml can be created using a configuration script. The configure-expressagent.sh and is found within the installation directory: /opt/nnt/expressagent.

# bash /opt/nnt/expressagent/configure-expressagent.sh

Welcome to the NNT ChangeTracker Express Agent Configuration script

Hub URL [https://localhost/api/] : https://IPADDRESS-SERVERNAME:PORT/api/

Agent username [agent] : agent

Agent password : passWord121

Agent config path [/var/nnt/expressagent] : /var/nnt/expressagent

The Express Agent will be configured with the following settings :

Hub URL : https://localhost/api/

Agent user : agent

Agent password : <hidden>

Config path : /var/nnt/expressagent

The script will also start the agent service. If the agent server is able to communicate with Change Tracker over the desired HTTP/HTTPS port, the agent will register and display as a new device in the hub. The agent will be installed into /opt/nnt/expressagent. HubDetails, log and database files will be stored in var/nnt/expressagent.

To start and stop the service manually, use the following commands:

  • # /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/Snntexpressagent.sh start
  • # /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/Knntexpressagent.sh stop

Scripted Installation of Express Agent RPM Installer​

As with all other agents, the installation process can be scripted.

# bash /opt/nnt/expressagent/configure-expressagent.sh https://IPADDRESS-SERVERNAME:PORT/api/ agent passWord121 /var/nnt/expressagent

Run the Agent UI. See the Agent First Run topic for additional information.