Installing only the RSCD agent (Linux and UNIX)

This topic provides instructions for installing only the RSCD agent on an Oracle Solaris, Linux, IBM AIX, or HP-UX host computer when BMC Server Automation has never been installed on the computer before.

For information about installing an agent on a VMware ESX server, see Installing-an-RSCD-agent-on-a-virtual-UNIX-server.

Note

As of vSphere 5.0, VMware only supports installation of ESXi, which is an appliance OS, and does not support installing an RSCD agent. All management of ESXi must be done via an RSCD agent on the vCenter Control server, as described in Setting-up-a-VMware-vSphere-environment.

To perform a silent installation of an RSCD agent, see Using silent mode to install an RSCD agent (Linux and UNIX).

Note

For several Linux and UNIX platforms, you can choose between a shell-based (.sh) installer and a native installer (.bff for AIX, .rpm for Linux, or .gz for Solaris). You might prefer to use the native installer, for example, to install in bulk. For more information about the platforms that support installation using a native installer, see Supported-platforms-for-native-installers. For more information about the installation processes for native installers, see the following pages:

Before you begin

  • Optionally, set the INSTALL_FILES_TEMP environment variable to a valid, writable directory. If this variable is set, the installer files are stored in that location, thereby reducing the disk space requirements for /tmp during the installation. At the operating system command line, enter the following commands: 

    INSTALL_FILES_TEMP=<temporaryDirLocation>
    export INSTALL_FILES_TEMP

     For more information, see Methods for reducing installation space on Linux and UNIX.

  • If you are installing the RSCD agent on a computer running Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6 x64 KVM, make sure that the glibc package is installed.

To install only the RSCD agent

  1. Navigate to the directory containing installation files and run the installation script for the RSCD agent. (Script names follow the convention: RSCDversion-platform) You must execute the installation from a root shell. Do not execute the installation script from a non-root account.
     The following message is displayed:
    Please choose the installation directory. [/opt/bmc/bladelogic]
  2. To install the RSCD agent in /opt/bmc/bladelogic, press Enter. Or enter another directory path.
     A message prompts you to choose a language for the installation program.
  3. Enter the number representing the language that you want to use for the installation.
     A welcome message is displayed.
  4. Press Enter.
     The following message is displayed:
     Do you agree to the terms of the license agreement (y for Yes) ?

  5. Press y.
     The following message is displayed: 

    ============== Select Installation Components =============
    Server Utilities
    1 - RSCD Agent
    9 - Start the installation
    A - Select all components
    Select component
  6. Enter 1.
     A plus sign (+) appears next to the RSCD Agent to indicate you have chosen to install it.
  7. Enter 9.
     A message is displayed, asking you if you want to continue.
  8. Enter y.

  9. Follow the instructions in the installation script. For details about the required installation parameters, refer to Worksheet for installing BMC Server Automation on Linux and UNIX.
     Installation is complete. The agent starts automatically. 

    Note

    If you have enabled Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux), during the agent installation you are prompted to allow the installer to alter settings for SELinux. These setting changes modify the security settings to allow assets to be deployed successfully. If you do not allow the installer to alter SELinux settings, or you enable SELinux after the agent installation, you must disable SELinux or run the following commands to allow assets to be deployed successfully:

    setsebool -P allow_execstack=1
    setsebool -P allow_execmod=1

     
    For additional information on restricting access to RSCD agents, see How-BMC-Server-Automation-grants-access-to-RSCD-agents.

Where to go from here

To use the BLCLI or the blcred utility, you must install the BMC Server Automation Console. For information, see Installing the BMC Server Automation Console (Linux and UNIX).

 

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