Managing the agent and extension package distributions with the CLI
The agentdist command tool can be used to manage the agent and extension package and provides the following functions:
- Lists available packages and toolkits
- Lists agents and their status
- Lists distribution status
- Distributes or removes packages from agents
When distributing packages or toolkits to agents, the agent must be running. If it is not, the distribution (or removal) does not occur until it is.
This section includes the following resources:
Agent Distribution tool commands
The following table lists the required and optional parameters for the agentdist command tool.
Option | Description |
---|---|
| A regular expression that matches an agent name, as reported by the agent. |
| Application Service hostname. |
| Application Service port number. |
| Distribute a package or toolkit. |
| Lists available packages and toolkits. |
| List agents (name and status). |
| Name of the package to distribute or remove. |
| Remove the package or toolkit. |
| Displays current deployment status. |
| BTM Toolkit language. |
| BTM Toolkit name |
| BTM Toolkit type (specify dev for development, run for runtime or sup for support). |
| Time to distribute or remove. Defaults to now. If the time is in the past (when the agent checks for the distribution), it is treated as an immediate distribution request. Most operating systems require this to be quoted. |
| Prints usage information. |
| Run in batch mode Runs the command in batch mode. Without this flag you are prompted to press the Enter key (or to press Ctrl+c to cancel) before the command is processed. This flag disables that request. |
| Password |
| Specify password via stdin. This is mutually exclusive with -p. |
Examples of how you can use the Agent Distribution command line tool
This section includes examples of how to use the agentdist command tool.
List available packages and toolkits
% agentdist -b -p BMCSOFTWARE SA --list
Distribute the latest qpmon extension to the agent "WMQ_Agent" immediately
% agentdist –b –p BMCSOFTWARE SA --agent-name "WMQ_Agent" --distribute --package-name qpmon
Distribute the latest BTM runtime toolkit for WebSphereMQ to the "WMQ_Agent" immediately
% agentdist –b –p BMCSOFTWARE SA --agent-name "WMQ_Agent" --distribute --toolkit-type run --toolkit-name "WebSphere MQ"
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