Installing the standalone Collection Agent silently

This topic provides instructions for performing a silent installation of the standalone Collection Agent:

Related topics

Multiple-server deploymentUsing a Collection Agent for remote data collection

Installing the productInstalling the product silently

Standalone Agent and Standalone Collection Agent
All references to the Standalone Agent or Standalone Collection Agent in this document is applicable only if you are using IT Data Analytics version 11.3.01. The latest version released for a Standalone Agent is 11.3.01. Starting from version 11.3.02, no more versions will be released for the Standalone Agent. However, you can make a note of the following information:
  • You can continue to use Standalone Agent version 11.3.01 with IT Data Analytics version 11.3.02.
  • If you have created Data Collectors using a Standalone Agent in version 11.3.01, the data collection will continue to work with IT Data Analytics version 11.3.02.
  • You can also edit the Data Collectors to use PATROL Agent instead of a Standalone Agent in IT Data Analytics version 11.3.02.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have completed the tasks in Preparing-for-installing-the-standalone-Collection-Agent.

Manually generate an options file with silent installation properties or make appropriate changes in the sample options file provided.

Using the sample options file for running the silent installation

Depending on your platform, you can use one of the following sample options files to perform the silent installation.

Windows

Linux

To be able to use the sample options file, you might need to first edit it and change certain property values. For example, you might need to change the value of the Collection Station host name before using the file directly. For more information about the properties, see Silent installation properties.

Locate the following standalone Collection Agent installation package by navigating to the %BMC_ITDA_HOME%\utilities\.

Copy the standalone Collection Agent installation package to the target host and unzip it. 

Generating an options file with silent installation properties

Use the following steps to generate a custom file with the appropriate silent installation properties:

  1. Navigate to Start > Run > CMD and depending on your platform run the following command:
    • Windows: setup.exe –DGENERATE_OPTIONS_FILE=pathToOptionsFile

    • Linux: setup.bin –DGENERATE_OPTIONS_FILE=pathToOptionsFile
      In the preceding command syntax, pathToOptionsFile refers to the path including the name of the file into which you want to copy the silent installation properties. 

      Note

      If the file name or path includes a space, then enclose the file path in double quotes.

  2. Specify the required components (properties) for the silent installation and generate the file. 
    For more information, see Silent installation properties.

Installing the standalone Collection Agent silently

  1. Log on to the computer on which you want to perform the silent installation.
  2. Run the following command, as appropriate:
    • Windows: setup.exe -silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=pathToOptionsFile

    • Linux: setup.bin -silent -DOPTIONS_FILE=pathToOptionsFile
      In the preceding command syntax, pathToOptionsFile refers to the path including the name of the file into which you want to copy the silent installation properties. If the file name or path includes a space, then enclose the file path in double quotes.

      Note

      On the Windows platform, after the installation completes, press Enter to return to the command prompt.

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Silent installation properties

This section provides information about property values listed in the silent installation options file. The options file is a text file that defines the type of installation, the components to install, the installation location, and the configuration settings for the components. The installation properties are in the form of a prefix tag followed by a property name and value pair.

Prefix tags

The following table lists the prefix tags that precede the installation properties.

Prefix tags for silent installation properties

Property flag

Description

-J

Precedes Java properties

-P

Precedes directory properties

-A

Precedes application features

Installation properties

The following table lists the installation properties that succeed the prefix tags.

Installation properties

 

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