Quick start

To start the product quickly

1. If you are the Unix root administrator, download the specific Unix package via a web browser directly from to the target Unix platform.
   You can download the packages and versions from the BMC Electronic Product Download (EPD) website. Your ability to access product pages on the EPD website is determined by the license entitlements purchased by your company.
   You can browse the complete software package list from this location and download the appropriate tar.gz file for a specific Unix platform.

2. On the Unix platform, gunzip and untar the Unix software, creating a directory such as /opt/BMC-Datastream or /usr/local/BMC-Datastream.
   The precise location of the software installation is not important.
3. Install the log file monitor agent: 
   1. Edit the CO-logmon.cnf file to provide a DestinationAddress value. 
   2. Start the CO-logmon process or modify the initd startup system to launch the CO-logmon program on system start up.
4. (Optional) Install the File Integrity Monitor agent: 
   1. Edit the CO-fmon.cnf file to provide a DestinationAddress value. 
   2. (Optional) Modify the directory specifications of the file, and then start the CO-fmon process or modify the initd startup system to launch the CO-fmon process on system start up.
5. At the main BMC Defender Server, verify whether a startup message is logged. 
6. Edit the remote configuration of the Unix agent by using the standard BMC Defender Edit Remote function (that is, drill down on the IP address of the new device, and click Edit Remote Configuration).