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Installing the Agent for UNIX

This document describes the hotfix installation procedure for the UNIX agentA program that enables the de-centralized execution of processes (such as deployments) on target systems (computers or business solutions) or a service that provides connectivity to a target system (such as for databases or middleware). An agent is also an object type in the Automation Engine. [Formerly called "Executor."] See also: host.

Each supported UNIX version is assigned a three-character code. This code appears in all file names of the agent and is described in the Terminology. Throughout this document the specific code will be represented by "???."

Close the agent before you start the update installation.

Requirements

Supplied Installation Files

The files of the agent are supplied in compressed form:
ucxj???.tar.gz ... Files of the actual agent,
ucxb???c.tar.gz ... Files for the Call interface.

Each respective TAR file is found in the subdirectory of IMAGE:AGENTS\UNIX that matches the particular UNIX version.

File name Description
ucxjxxx.ini INI file for the UNIX agent
ucxj??? UNIX agent

ucxe???f

Help program for extended querying of the file system

ucxj???m Message Program for UNIX agent

ucx.msl

Message library

The CallAPI files and CallAPIA programming interface that processes a script in the Automation Engine system. It can be called directly from within the program itself or from a different program. implementation are described in a separate document. 


Procedure

1.

Transferring the TAR file and setting up the system environmentAn Environment consists of Deployment Targets which represent your endpoints. Different environments are used for different phases in the software delivery cycle, for example Development, QA, Staging, Production. An environment is typically set up once and used by several applications.

 


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