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Deploy through the command-line

To deploy non-OS agents from the command-line, use the tacmd addSystem command.

See the Command Reference for the full syntax of this command, including parameter descriptions. You can run the cinfo command (UNIX) or the kincinfo -i command (Windows) to list the product codes for agents installed on the current computer.

Each agent bundle has its own unique configuration parameters that you may need to specify using this command. If you have installed the agent bundle to deploy to the deployment depot, you can view the configuration parameters by running the following command from the monitoring server where that agent bundle is installed:

An agent of the same type and platform must be deployed into the depot available to the monitoring server from which the command is run. You can also get more information about agent-specific parameters in the agent user's guide for the agent to deploy.

The tacmd command has been updated to support two new features, the asynchronous remote deployment (which allows you to request the deployment of another remote agent, even if the previously deployed agent has not initialized fully), and the grouping of agents to be remotely deployed. The deployment commands have been modified to accept two new grouping parameters: the –g parameter lets you specify a deployment group and the –b parameter lets you specify a bundle group. For detailed information, including usage examples, see the Command Reference.

With asynchronous remote deployment, CLI requests are queued, and the tacmd command returns control immediately to the process that invoked them along with a transaction ID that can be used to monitor the status of the request via either the tacmd getDeployStatus command or the Deployment Status Summary By Transaction workspace in the Tivoli Enterprise Portal. Asynchronous remote agent deployment applies both to agents started via the tacmd command and to those started using the portal client. Workspace reports regarding asynchronous agent deployment are also available; for information, see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring online help.

The prerequisite scanning feature allows you to check for agent installation prerequisites before performing an installation. The two mechanisms available are a manually executed stand-alone prerequisite scanner, or a remote prerequisite scanner facility that extends the capabilities of IBM Tivoli Monitoring's remote deployment component. See Prerequisite Scanner for IBM Tivoli Monitoring agents.


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