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Linux or UNIX: Installing a monitoring agent
Use the following steps to install and configure a distributed monitoring agent on a Linux or UNIX computer.
Steps for installing a monitoring agent on Linux or UNIX
Steps Where to find information Install the monitoring agent. Install the monitoring agent Configure the monitoring agent. Configure the monitoring agent Some agents require additional, agent-specific configuration parameters. See the agent documentation for the specific agents that you are configuring.
Change the file permissions for files on the computer where you installed the agent. Postinstallation steps for nonroot installations Start the monitoring agent. Start the monitoring agents
- Install the monitoring agent
Use the following steps to install a monitoring agent on a Linux or UNIX computer.
- Configure the monitoring agent
Use the following steps to configure your monitoring agent.
- Postinstallation steps for nonroot installations
If you used a non-root user to install a monitoring agent on a UNIX computer, complete the following procedure.
- Start the monitoring agents
You can either start all agents running on a computer or start individual agents using the product codes.
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