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Install an Agent

Before you begin, have at hand the following:

• IP address of the CA Enterprise Log Manager server from which you downloaded the agent program
• User name and password from the user account you created for the agent
• Agent authentication key you set

To install an agent for a Windows host

1. Double-click the agent installation launcher.

   

   The installation wizard starts.

2. Click Next, read the license, click I accept the terms in the license agreements to continue, and click Next.
3. Accept the installation path or change it and click Next.
4. Enter the requested information as follows:
   1. Enter the hostname for the CA Enterprise Log Manager to which this agent is to forward the logs it collects.

      Note: Since the CA Enterprise Log Manager in this example scenario uses DHCP for IP address assignment, you should not enter the IP address here; doing so introduces the risk of having to reinstall the agent if the IP address of the server ever changes.

   2. Enter the agent authentication key.

   An example follows:

   

5. Enter the name and password defined in the user account you set up for the agent and then click Next.

   

6. Click Next. Specifying an exported connector file is optional.

   The Start Copying Files page appears.

7. Click Next.

   The agent installation process completes.

8. Click Finish.
9. Continue with configuring connectors for this agent.

   After connectors are configured, the collected events are sent to the CA Enterprise Log Manager Event Log Store through port 17001.

   Important! If you do not allow outgoing traffic from the host on which you installed the agent and you use the Windows Firewall, you need to open this port on your Windows Firewall.