agent_config(1M)

NAME

agent_config — Access HP Application Discovery Certificate on Managed System

SYNOPSIS

Path: /opt/amgr/bin/agent_config

agent_config -a [-dir config_directory]

agent_config -amx

agent_config -c

agent_config -r

agent_config -printAgentTrust

agent_config -start

agent_config -stop

DESCRIPTION

The agent_config command allows you to interact with an HP Application Discovery agent to print its certificate or to remove a counterpart CMS certificate, and to check the status of the agent, to start an AD agent, or to stop an AD agent.

You can use agent_config remotely from the HP SIM graphical user interface or from the command line on a managed system. You will need root access to use this command.

Options

If no options are specified, the usage string is printed, and the command exits.

The agent_config command recognizes the following options.

-a: Copies CMS certificate from standard input to directory specified by config_directory. First line following this is expected to be the name of the CMS. Agent certificate is printed to standard output.
-amx: Print agent certificate to standard output.
-c: Check agent state on a managed node.
-dir config_directory: Destination to which to copy the certificate.
-r: Remove the target CMS certificate from a managed node.
-printAgentTrust: Print the trusted certificate of the HP Application Discovery agent.
-start: Start the agent as a daemon on a managed node.
-stop: Stop the agent on a managed node.

Installation

The agent_config command can be installed from a depot available on the HP VSE Managed Node Software Update Web site. For installation instructions, please visit the VSE Management Web site at the following URL:

http://docs.hp.com/en/vsemgmt/agents.html

Beginning with VSE Management Software Version A.03.00.00, agent_config is installed on the CMS when the VSE Management Software is installed.

RETURN VALUES

0: The command completed successfully; no errors were detected.
1: An error occurred and the command did not complete successfully.
3: Unrecognized command parameters are detected.
4: Missing post-install configuration of AD agent is detected.

EXAMPLES

Check agent state.

# /opt/amgr/bin/agent_config -c

  Agent not running

Run the agent using amgrd(1M).

# /opt/amgr/bin/amgrd -start

Check agent state again.

# /opt/amgr/bin/agent_config -c

  Connected

AUTHORS

agent_config was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company.

FILES

/opt/amgr/bin/agent_config: agent_config file
/opt/amgr/bin/amgrd: Agent binary file
/var/opt/amgr/ssl/agent_cert.pem: Agent public certificate
/var/opt/amgr/ssl/agenttrust.pem: Agent trust file
/var/opt/amgr/agent.properties: Agent property file

agent_config(1M)

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