Install Data Collector in Silent Mode

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Install Data Collector in Silent Mode

You can install Data Collector silently. Generate a response file when you install Data Collector using the installation wizard. The response file can then be used for subsequent installations in silent mode. Install Data Collector after you install Data Aggregator.

If you are installing more than one Data Collector, install each Data Collector on a separate computer.

Follow these steps:

Modify the response file as needed.
Log in to the computer where you plan to install Data Collector either as the root user or the sudo user.
Access the Data Collector installation package by doing one of the following actions:
- If you have HTTP access to the computer where Data Aggregator is installed, open a web browser on the computer where you want to install Data Collector. Navigate to the following address and download the installation package:
```
http://data_aggregator:port/dcm/install.htm
```
  data_aggregator:port
  
  Specifies the Data Aggregator host name and the required port number.
  
  Default: 8581, unless you specified a nondefault value during the Data Aggregator installation.
  
  Save the installation package to the /tmp directory.
- If you do not have HTTP access to the computer where Data Aggregator is installed, open a command prompt on a computer that does have HTTP access. Type the following command to download the installation package to your Desktop directory:
```
wget -P /Desktop -nv http://data_aggregator:port/dcm/InstData/Linux/VM/install.bin
```
  data_aggregator:port
  
  Specifies the Data Aggregator host name and the required port number.
  
  Default: 8581, unless you specified a nondefault value during the Data Aggregator installation.
  
  Transfer the install.bin file to the /tmp directory on the computer where you want to install Data Collector.
Note: Alternatively, use the wget command when you have HTTP access to the computer where Data Aggregator is installed and want to download the Data Collector installation package in a noninteractive mode.
Type the following command to change to the /tmp directory:
```
cd /tmp
```
Change permissions for the installation file by typing the following command:
```
chmod a+x install.bin
```
To run a silent installation using the response file that you created previously, do one of the following steps:
- To run the installation as the root user, type the following command:
```
./install.bin -i silent -f response filename
```
  response filename
  
  Indicates the filename for the response file.
  
  Default: installer.properties
- To run the installation as the sudo user, type the following command:
```
sudo ./install.bin -i silent -f response filename
```
  response filename
  
  Indicates the filename for the response file.
Data Collector is installed silently. No message appears to show the result of the installation in silent mode.
Review the /opt/IMDataCollector/Logs/CA_Infrastructure_Management_Data_Collector_timestamp.log file on the computer where Data Collector is installed. If the installation is successful, the log shows 0 Warnings, 0 NonFatalErrors, and 0 FatalErrors.
Verify that the Data Collector connection is successful after the installation by doing the following steps:
1. Log in to CA Performance Center as the Default Tenant Administrator.
2. Navigate to the Data Aggregator administration view and expand the System Status view.
3. Select Data Collectors from the menu.
4. Verify that Data Collector appears in the list. Its Tenant and IP Domain are blank if you selected 'n' when you were asked whether to associate this Data Collector with the Default Tenant.
  Note: The list can take several minutes to refresh and show the new Data Collector installation.
Assign a tenant and IP domain to each Data Collector if the Tenant and IP Domain are blank:
1. Select the Data Collector instance and click Assign.
2. Select a tenant and an IP domain for this Data Collector in the Assign Data Collector dialog, and click Save.
Data Collector is installed.

Note: If you restart the computer where Data Collector is installed, Data Collector automatically restarts and connects to Data Aggregator.

More information:

How to Install CA Performance Management Data Aggregator - Silent Mode