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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:

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
--agent-name pattern	A regular expression that matches an agent name, as reported by the agent.
--as-host host_name	Application Service hostname.
--as-port port_number	Application Service port number.
--distribute	Distribute a package or toolkit.
--list	Lists available packages and toolkits.
--list-agents	List agents (name and status).
--package-name name	Name of the package to distribute or remove.
--remove	Remove the package or toolkit.
--status	Displays current deployment status.
--toolkit-lang name	BTM Toolkit language.
--toolkit-name name	BTM Toolkit name
--toolkit-type type	BTM Toolkit type (specify dev for development, run for runtime or sup for support).
--when "yyyy-mm-dd:hh.mm"	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.
-? or –h	Prints usage information.
-b	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.
-p password	Password
-s or --stdin	Specify password via stdin. This is mutually exclusive with -p.

This section includes examples of how to use the agentdist command tool.

% agentdist -b -p BMCSOFTWARE SA --list

% agentdist –b –p BMCSOFTWARE SA --agent-name "WMQ_Agent" --distribute --package-name qpmon

% agentdist –b –p BMCSOFTWARE SA --agent-name "WMQ_Agent" --distribute --toolkit-type run --toolkit-name "WebSphere MQ"