Installing a Lightweight Activity Peer using the wizard
Where you are in the installation process
Step  | Task  | 
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Install additional peers – Lightweight Activity Peer (You are here)  | |
Install additional peers – High Availability CDP  | |
8.  | Install the Operator Control Panel  | 
9.  | Install the Health and Value Dashboards  | 
10.  | Complete post-installation configuration tasks  | 
Even though APs and LAPs can be added after installation, BMC recommends that you add a peer first and then install it. You can use the Grid Manager Peers tab to add peers.
To add a peer to a grid
- Go to the Manage > Peers tab and click the Add a Peer icon.
 - Enter a name for the peer and an optional description.
 Select a Type from the list.
- (Optional, not applicable to LAPs) If the peer will be used as a synchronization point for uploading metrics, select Sync Point.
 - (Optional; not applicable to LAPs) If this peer will service SOAP requests to run 
workflows, select SOAP Endpoint.
 - Click OK.
 
To install an LAP
- Navigate to the directory where the installation program files are downloaded and start the installation program. 
- Windows: setup.cmd
 - Linux: linux_bao_server_installer_vv_rr_nn.sh
 
 - On the splash screen, select the language in which to view the installation program, and click OK.
 - Review the welcome page, and click Next.
 - Read the license agreement, agree to the terms, and click Next.
 - Select Install new Orchestrator components and click Next.
 - Select LightweightActivity Peer and click Next.
 - Browse to select the directory to install the LAP and click Next. 
By default, the component is installed in the following directory (also referred to as AO_HOME in the documentation):- Windows: C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BAO\LAP
 - UNIX: /opt/bmc/BAO/LAP
 
 - Enter the root port that you want to use for the LAP and click Next.
 - (Optional) Click Edit Ports to change the default port values and avoid conflicts with other applications or operating system services on the target server and click Next.
 - Provide the following details for configuring the LAP and click Next.
- Select the protocol as https.
 - Type the hostname (in FQDN format) where the CDP in installed.
 - Type the CDP port number. The default port number is 38080.
 - Type the name of the Grid specified while installing the CDP.
 Type the name of the peer.
 - Click Advanced Options and change as per your requirement:
 
- Type the service name. The default value is BAO-LAP.
Typically, you would do this if you install more than one lightweight activity peer on the same host. - Select the LAP protocol.
 - Type the hostname where you are installing the LAP in an FQDN format.
 
- Type the service name. The default value is BAO-LAP.
 
- Specify the cookie domain name for TrueSight Orchestration and BMC Remedy Single Sign-On, which controls the cookie visibility between servers within the domain. 
You must specify the network domain of the computer on which you are installing the component. Example: yourcompany.com. 
- Specify the cookie domain name for TrueSight Orchestration and BMC Remedy Single Sign-On, which controls the cookie visibility between servers within the domain. 
 - To start the LAP server after installation, select Yes.
 - Review the information and click Install.
 - On the Installation Summary panel, perform one of the following actions:
- To exit the installation program, click Done.
 - To review the BAO_install_log.txt file, click View Log, and then click Done to exit the installation program.
 
 
Post-installation tasks
If you install the LAP on a Linux server, you must complete the following instructions after the installation.
- This supports running the dmidecode to gather operating system information by the Health dashboard. 
To do this, edit the .bashrc file located in the $HOME directory and add the path.
For example, if theservice is running under a user account called "tso", edit tso's .bashrc file and add the following lines:
set PATH=${PATH}:/usr/sbin
export PATH - As root user, run the following command to update permissions so that non-root users can run the dmidecode command: 
chmod g+s /usr/sbin/dmidecode - Restart the TrueSight Orchestration service (see Starting-and-stopping-product-components-and-services).
 
Next step in the installation process
See the Installing section to proceed further in the installation process.
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