Installing

Before installing PATROL for Elasticsearch in a production environment, BMC recommends that you first install in in a test environment on a limited number of computers and test the installation thoroughly. 


Note

By default, a typical installation configures the PATROL Agent to connect through port 3181.

The following table outlines the process required to deploy and install the KMs.

Step

Activity

Reference

1

Download and import the KM.

2

Create a deployable package.

3

Deploy and install the package.

Where to go from here

After you perform all the steps listed in the preceding table, see Defining-a-monitoring-policy to create or edit a monitoring policy to start data collection.

 

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