Performing the Cloud Probe installation silently

Before you begin

Before you install the Cloud Probe, ensure that the following requirements are fulfilled:

• Review the software and hardware system requirements for Cloud Probe.
• It is recommended that you acquire Operator-level account credentials for the Real User Collector from the system administrator.
• Configure the monitored NIC for the Cloud Probe.
• Download the installation files for the Real User Cloud Probe (Windows or Linux).

•  You must have an encrypted user password  for the Real User Analyzer and Collector silent installation.

To define properties and run the silent installation on Linux

1. Log in to the virtual machine as rootuser.
2. From the the Cloud Probe installation directory, open the cloudprobe-silent-option file in a text editor.
3. Enter an installation directory for the installLocation property.
   By default, the following directory is entered:
   -P installLocation=/opt/bmc/CloudProbe

4. Enter the following values to connect to the Real User Collector:

   Example

   -J real_user_collector_ip_address=<ipAddress>
   -J real_user_collector_port=443
   -J real_user_collector_username=<userName>
   -J real_user_collector_password=<encryptedPassword>

   • <ipAddress> represents the IP address or DNS name of the Collector.
   • The default value of the real_user_collector_port property is 8443.
     If a different port number was used during installation of the Real User Collector, enter that port number
   • <userName> that represents the operator-level user name to log in to the Collector.
   • <encryptedPassword> represents an encrypted version of the password used to log in to the Collector.

5. Enter the name of the Cloud Probe.

   Example

   -J cloud_probe_name=<cloudProbeName>

   <cloudProbeName> represents the name displayed in the Real User Collector. The name can have up to 60 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscore characters (_).

6. Enter the name of the network interface card (NIC) to use for capturing traffic.

   Example

   -J cloud_probe_network_card=<networkCard>

   If you need to see a list of the available network interface cards, you can run the ifconfig  or the ip link commands. Network card names are in the following form: eth0, eno1, ens32, enp2s0.

7. Save and close the cloudprobe-silent-option file.

8. In the Cloud Probe installation directory, run the following command to run the installation file:

   Command

   ./setup.bin -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=<installation directory>/cloudprobe-silent-option

9. If you use encrypted traffic, configure the SSL Keys SSL keys for traffic decryption.

Following the installation, the Cloud Probe starts automatically. You access the Cloud Probes page through the Real User Collector console. Point to Administration > Integration, and click Cloud Probes.

To define properties and run the silent installation on Windows

1. Log in to the windows machine as Administrator
2. From the Cloud Probe installation directory, open the cloudprobe-silent-option file using a text editor.
3. Enter an installation directory for the installLocationproperty.
   By default, the following directory is provided:
   -P installLocation= C:\Program Files (x86)\BMC Software\CloudProbe
4. Enter the following values to connect to the Real User Collector:
   • The IP address or DNS name of the Real User Collector.
   • Real User Collector port (default value is 443).
     If a different port number was used during installation of the Real User Collector, enter that port number
   • <userName> that represents the operator-level user name to log in to the Collector.

   • Encrypted version of the password used to log in to the Real User Collector.

     Example

     -J real_user_collector_ip_address=<ipAddress>
     -J real_user_collector_port=443
     -J real_user_collector_username=<userName>
     -J real_user_collector_password=<encryptedPassword>

5. Provide the display name for the Cloud Probe instance. The name can have up to 60 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscore characters (_).

   Example

    -J cloud_probe_name=<cloudProbeName>

6. Enter the numeric part of the name of the monitored network card to be used for capturing traffic.

   Example

    -J cloud_probe_network_card=\Device\NPF_{<networkCardName>}

   Tip

   Use getmac /v command to get the network card name. The network card name appears in the Transport Name column. For example: \Device\Tcpip_{011321D9-9333-4CEC-8A49-D8C0E5907806}

7. Save and close the cloudprobe-silent-option file.

8. In the Cloud Probe installation directory, run the following command to run the installation file:

   Command

   setup.cmd -i silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=cloudprobe-silent-option

9. If you use encrypted traffic, configure the SSL keys for traffic decryption.

To encrypt the password for silent installations

The Maintenance Tool enables you to create an encrypted password. You must use an encrypted password to set up a silent installation,so that the system password is not exposed in the cloudprobe-silent-option file.

You can run the Maintenance Tool in a GUI or from the command line.

Where to go from here

• Verify the Real User Cloud Probe installation.

• Modify the configuration with the Real User Cloud Probe Maintenance Tool.

• Configure confidentiality policies on the Cloud Probe

• Configuring traffic filtering rules on a Cloud Probe