Deploying/Installing SystemEDGE Agents Using Custom Ports

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Deploying/Installing SystemEDGE Agents Using Custom Ports

Deployment of SystemEDGE agents to a non-standard port requires a number of settings to be configured. To ensure the manager can discover and manage the system once it has been deployed, perform the following actions:

Update the package wrapper:
- If you are using the remote deployment solution, you must first configure the package wrapper to specify the port to be used. Navigate to Provisioning, Deployment in the user interface and change the Port field. The Write Community string can also be updated here.
Update SNMP Community strings in CA Virtual Assurance:
- For the Manager to successfully monitor and manage a machine using a non-standard port, it must know the appropriate Port / Write Community string combination to use for monitoring and management. This can be done either by creating a global SNMP entry that can be used to monitor and manage multiple systems, or by creating a server-specific SNMP entry:
  - To update global SNMP settings: Navigate to Administration, SNMP in the user interface and add a new entry with the appropriate SNMP community string / port combination.
  - To update server-specific SNMP settings: Navigate to Policy, Explore, Machine_Name, Metrics, SNMP Settings and add a new entry for the required port / write community string.

Once these settings have been updated, the agent can be deployed / installed in the usual way. The SystemEDGE Platform Management Module will then use the custom port / write community string combination to discover, monitor and manage the server.

Reconfigure Ports for SystemEDGE Agents: You can reconfigure the port for SystemEDGE agent by reinstalling the agent. After reinstalling the agent, the settings remain unchanged with a provision to edit the details of the port to be reconfigured.