Installation overview

Theme: Overview
Who Is It For? System Administrator

What is it?

This section covers the end-to-end process for installing the Unix Agent on a supported UNIX platform. It walks you through verifying hardware and software requirements, obtaining the installation files, running the installation, and completing the initial startup. System administrators responsible for deploying or upgrading the Unix Agent should start here.

When would you use this section?

• You are installing the Unix Agent for the first time on a new machine.
• You are upgrading an existing Unix Agent installation to a newer version.
• You need to confirm that your target system meets the hardware, software, or privilege requirements before beginning an installation.
• You need to add an additional Unix Agent instance to a system that already has one running.
• You need to perform a post-installation task such as migrating the agent to a different SAM socket number.

What is in this section?

Topic	Description
Installation Requirements	Hardware, software, disk space, memory, and privilege requirements for installing the Unix Agent on a supported UNIX platform.
Supported Operating Systems	A reference table of UNIX operating systems and processor architectures supported by the Unix Agent.
Fetching agent Installation File	Step-by-step procedures for placing the Unix Agent installation tar file onto the target UNIX machine via DVD copy or FTP transfer.
Preferred Installation Procedures	Step-by-step instructions for installing, upgrading, or adding Unix Agent instances using the install_agent script.
Legacy Installation	Step-by-step procedures for performing a new or upgrade Unix Agent installation using the legacy manual method.
Initial Startup	Step-by-step procedure for starting the Unix Agent after a new or upgrade installation and verifying that all required processes are running.
Additional Procedures	Supplemental procedures for post-installation tasks such as migrating the Unix Agent to a different SAM socket number.