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SystemEDGE Installation Through CA Virtual Assurance Manager Installer

The CA Virtual Assurance Manager Installer lets you install SystemEDGE without the necessity to run the individual SystemEDGE setup program. Consider the following default behavior regarding the Configuration Manager Host Name when you use the CA Virtual Assurance Manager Installer for SystemEDGE:

• Typical Installation sets the Configuration Manager Host Name for SystemEDGE to localhost.
• If the Custom Installation installs SystemEDGE on the same system as the Distribution Server, the Configuration Manager Host Name for SystemEDGE is set to localhost.
• If the Custom Installation installs SystemEDGE on a system without a Distribution Server, the Configuration Manager Host Name for SystemEDGE is set to asterisk (*). The asterisk specifies that the first CA Virtual Assurance manager that discovers this system is the Configuration Manager Host for SystemEDGE.

If you want to set up and manage remote servers with SystemEDGE and AIMs, it is recommended to use Remote Deployment and Policy Configuration. Remote Deployment guides you through the deployment package creation process. You can specify a schedule and a list of servers (Windows, Linux, UNIX) to which the package is being deployed. Based on the Configuration Manager Host Name settings, Policy Configuration lets you manage the configurations of the SystemEDGE agents in your network. For details, see the Administration Guide and Online Help.

The following situations require you to install the agent manually, instead of using the recommended CA Virtual Assurance Remote Deployment method:

• You are installing the agent on a system, which does not support Remote Deployment.
• You want to install the agent in legacy mode.
• You want to specify the Configuration Manager Host Name and all other settings manually during setup.

For a list of supported versions, see the Release Notes.

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