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IBM Tivoli Monitoring > Version 6.3 > User's Guides > Agent Builder User's Guide > Install the Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3

Builder installation procedure

Use this procedure to install the Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder.

Before you install the Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder, uninstall any previous versions. For more information about uninstalling, see (Uninstall Agent Builder). None of your existing agent information is lost when you uninstall.



Procedure

  1. Download and extract the Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder V6.3 image.

  2. Run the executable file for your operating system to start the installation:

    • On Windows: setup.bat

    • On UNIX: setup.sh

    Run the installation program from the same user ID from which you intend to run the Agent Builder.

  3. When the Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder window opens, select your language, and click OK.

  4. On the Introduction page, click Next.

  5. On the Software License Agreement page, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next.

  6. On the Choose Install Folder page, click one of the following options:

    • Next to install the Agent Builder to the directory specified in the Where Would You Like to Install? field.

    • Restore Default Folder to install the Agent Builder in a default directory.

    • Choose to select a different directory.

    The directory name that you choose must not contain the following characters, having these characters in the directory path prevents the agent builder from starting:

    • !

    • #

    • %

    • ;

  7. On the Pre-Installation Summary page, click Install.

  8. On the Installing Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder page, you can click Cancel if you want to cancel the installation. To continue installing, wait for the Install Complete page to open. And then, click Done.


Results

On Windows systems, after the Agent Builder is installed, an option is added to the Start menu. Also, an Agent Builder icon is added to your desktop.

On UNIX systems, after the Agent Builder is installed, the Agent Builder executable file is named Install_Location/agentbuilder.

The log files for the Agent Builder installation are in the following locations:


Location of installation log files

Operating System Agent Builder installation log file location
Windows install_dir\IBM_Tivoli_Monitoring_Agent_Builder_InstallLog.xml
Linux, AIX install_dir/IBM_Tivoli_Monitoring_Agent_Builder_InstallLog.xml

The log is not written until you click Done because the log file traces actual installation.


Parent topic:

Install the Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder

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