topic Re: Kickstart agent install in Operating System - Linux

Kickstart agent install

Glenn Meuth — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:17:55 GMT

I'm using the agent install macro in the kickstart definition, but once the system comes back online I still must run "Install Agents" from HP ICE/SIM in order to get the monitoring working. Is there a way to get them to fully install during the kickstart process so I can remove this manual step?

If not, how can I script so the install can be ran from the new box by a init script?

Re: Kickstart agent install

Donna Firkser — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:18:30 GMT

Glenn,

What version of ICE-Linux are you running?

You're right that there are multiple manual steps for setting up the ICE-Linux management agents. After you install the OS on all your target nodes, you have to run "Configure or Repair Agents" to set up the SIM SSH keys and then run "Configure ICE-Linux Management Agents" to set up ICE-Linux monitoring.

Am I understanding correctly in that you are looking to automate the CRA and "onfigure ICE-Linux Management Agents" steps?

Re: Kickstart agent install

Glenn Meuth — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:30:51 GMT

Running Ice 2.11, and yes, we wish to automate those steps. If we can run them from a post-install script (as we are for the PSP), we can remove most of the manual interaction in building a server - a primary goal of our project.

I can use web crawler semantics to drive the UI like web service calls, but I'd prefer to make direct calls or execute commands on the CMS to cause the C/R Agents & Install of Agents. Doing so is going to help us realize a much steeper return on investment.