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While installing an agent on Linux systems, you may need to edit the following parameters in the response file, ca-elmagent.rsp, to fit your requirements:

Field

Description

ELM_SERVER

The Host name or IP address of the CA Enterprise Log Manager server.

Enter the host name rather than the IP address if the CA Enterprise Log Manager server is assigned its IP address dynamically through DHCP.

AGENT_AUTHKEY

The Agent Authentication Key in the Agent Explorer UI under the Administration tab. Select the Agent Authentication Key button to display the panel.

The agent authentication key displays as clear text. Take precautions not to divulge the key to persons not authorized to use it.

Note: The agent service will not start after installation if the key value you enter during installation is invalid.

AGENT_USER

The user name with which you want to run the CA Enterprise Log Manager agent. The default name is root.

We recommend that you create a lower-privilege user account to run the agent before starting the agent installation.

INSTALL_DIR

The directory in which agent is to be installed. The default directory is opt/CA/ELMAgent.

DEFAULT_CONNECTORS

The path and file name of an XML file for a default connector.

You can create a default connector in the CA Enterprise Log Manager Agent Explorer by exporting an existing connector configuration to XML. After you create the export file, move it to the target host before running the installation script.

Leave this field blank if you do not plan to install a default connector.

More information:

How to Protect Agents from Impact of Server IP Address Changes