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Deploying All Other Planned Agents

Deploying the first agent and testing a response file that includes connector configurations comprises most of the work in agent deployment. By leveraging that work, you can roll out the remaining agents with much less effort.

Preparing additional hosts and installing the agents requires that you repeat some of the procedures you performed when installing the first two agents. Consider these tasks when deploying each remaining agent that is based on the first agent.

1. Create a directory for loading the agent installation file, response file, and connectors file. This directory is the <install directory.>
2. Copy the tar file to target host, and extract the contents into the <install directory>.
3. Copy the response file to the <install directory>.
4. Copy the Connectors.xml file to the <install directory>.
5. (Optional) Edit the response file.

   This step is not needed if you elected to use common elements where possible.

6. Create the planned group and low privileged user.
7. Invoke the silent installation.
8. Verify successful installation.
   1. Monitor self-monitoring events for agent startup
   2. View the agent status details.

Edit the Response File

When you install an agent or create a response file on an AIX system, you specify values for the five parameters listed on the following table. If you copy this file for reuse on other systems, you can edit the original values as needed, or if appropriate, use the original values.

To edit the response file

1. Log on to the host where you plan to invoke the silent installation.
2. Navigate to the <install directory> where the ca-elmagent.rsp resides.
3. Use an editor of your choice to modify any of the values shown on the following table, then save the ca-elmagent.rsp file.