Automic RA_Rest Agent installation on AWS - redshift

[Srinivas Reddy]

Hi Community,

Hope everyone doing well.

We have a requirement to install the containerized RA_Rest Agent on AWS redshift platform. Our environment is Automic V21 standard edition. 

is this possible to install & configure the containerized RA_Agent with standard edition? If possible, can you please share installation steps, pros&cons for this kind of installation.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Srinivas.

[Mike Halliday]

There is a document on the Broadcom Software Academy that covers this scenario in detail.

https://academy.broadcom.com/hubfs/ESD/ESD_Academy/ESD_FY22_Academy/ESD_FY22_Academy_Files/ESD_FY22_Academy_Files_Automation/How-to-build-and-run-a-container-hosting-an-Automic-Java-Based-Agent.pdf

[Michael Dolinek]

Hi Srinivas

this topic is also covered in our documentation at Installing Containerized Agents (automic.com)

(https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/ALL/components/DOCU/21.0.9/Automic%20Automation%20Guides/Content/InstallAgents/Containerized_Agents.htm?tocpath=Installing%7CInstalling%20the%20Agents%7CInstalling%20Containerized%20Agents%7C_____0)

Michael

[Srinivas Reddy]

Hi Mike, Michael,

Good Day.

Thank you for sharing the documents. We will go through them and get back to you if any help or clarification needed.

Regards,

Srinivas.

[Srinivas Reddy]

Hi Mike, Michael,

As per the documentation,

1. Containerized agents can connect to AE standard edition(on-premises) as well.

2. we can't use the service manager and CAU.

Is my understanding correct? do we have any other limitations if we follow this approach.

Regards,

Srinivas.

[Michael Dolinek]

Hi Srinivas Reddy

1. yes - as long as a network connection can be established, and the used certificates are in place
2. no
   • you can install/use Service Manager in the Container (e.g. this allows you to start/stop the Agent from AWI, but keeps the container running)
   • CAU requires that the Agent is started by the Service Manager. Technical there is no blocker to perform a CAU in a container but as soon as the container is restarted the "old" Agent binaries are used again
   • In order to update/upgrade your Agent you have to build a new container.

Michael