.NET Agent Installation

[Winkle_Khurana]

Hi All,

 

While Installing .NET Agent manually, Step 2 is to copy the willy.Agent.dll to C:/Windows/assembly

Can anyone explain me why we need to put the file in windows assembly folder  only, and what  will be the impact if it is configured in other folder ?

 

Regards

Winkle

[Haruhiko Davis]

Starting with Windows 2008, you cannot manually copies files to the GAC. You must use 'gacutil.exe' with admin privileges. Do a Google search on how to use the tool.

The Agent installer provided by CA will take care of this for you.

[Lynn Williams]

Hi Winkle,

Unlike the "No Installer" files the .NET Agent installer is not in a separate file and you can find it in the "Introscope Agent Installers r9.7.0.0" file along with the java agent installers.

At the top of your Product List there is a pdf file for the Download File Reference. If you search that file you will see that the IntroscopeDotNetAgentInstall*.exe files are in that file.

 

Deployment to the C:/Windows/assembly folder is mandatory for the loading of .NET assemblies by the Microsoft .NET Framework and is not something limited to the APM .NET Agent.

 

Hope this helps

 

Lynn

[Winkle_Khurana]

Hi Lynn,

 

Thanks. I Know its mandatory but why cant we do it any other folder?

[Winkle_Khurana]

Hi Haruhiko,

 

Thanks for the path of .NET Agent Windows Installer. It works however could you please explain me the reason for copying this willy.Agent.dll to C:/Windows/assembly cant we do it in some other folder ?

Regards

Winkle

[Lynn Williams]

Hi Winkle,

It is is not simply a file copy into the %windir%\assembly folder, rather it is an installation of the agent assemblies into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) for which Microsoft has prescribed steps e.g. see this link

Global Assembly Cache

In deployment scenarios, use Windows Installer to install assemblies into the global assembly cache. Use the Global Assembly Cache tool only in development scenarios, because it does not provide assembly reference counting and other features provided when using the Windows Installer.

That is why we advise to use  .NET Agent installer.

 

Hope this helps

 

Lynn

[Winkle_Khurana]

Hi Lynn,

 

Thanks now I got it.

Lynn Can you also avail me the definitions of the metrics obtained after Installing .NET agent With SOA architecture and Perfmon enabled. Is there any Guide available

 

Thank you very much Lynn and Haruhiko

Regards

Winkle Khurana