This installation example installs a remote ElectricCommander repository server, an agent to run jobs from this machine, and Commander tools. Double-click the ElectricCommander-<version> file to begin installation.
On the Advanced installation screen, select Repository to begin.
Note: Installing an agent on the same machine as a repository server enables the repository server’s backingstore to be cleaned up by running a job on this agent rather than logging into each remote repository server and running the command manually. For information about why Commander automatically installs an agent with each remote web server, see"Why Commander installs/requires agents on remote web servers and repository servers" on page 3-49.
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Click Next to continue.
Commander uses these default directories to install files and components.
Click Browse to specify other directory locations if you prefer to do so.
Click Next to accept the default locations or the directory locations you specified.
Commander uses the default ports displayed on this screen.
You can accept these default port specifications or type-in alternate port numbers.
Click Next to continue.
l Server Host Name - Type-in the name of the ElectricCommander server that will communicate with this agent. If the remote Commander server is using non-default ports, you must specify the Server Host
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Name as host:port.
l Commander User Name - Specify the name of a user on the Commander server who has sufficient privileges to create a resource. Defaults to the Commander-supplied admin user.
l Password - Specify the password for the Commander user. The default password for the admin user is changeme.
l Discover the plugins directory checkbox - If you would like the agent machine to have access to the plugins directory (recommended), check this box. The plugins directory on the Commander server must be “shared” before the agent machine can use “discover” to find the directory. For more information, see
"Making the Plugins Directory Universally Accessible" on page 6-6.
l Create a resource checkbox - Check this box to create a resource on the remote Commander server for the agent you are installing.
l Trusted checkbox - Check this box to restrict this agent to one Commander server.
l Resource Name - Supply the name you would like to use for this resource.
l Create a repository - Check this box to create a repository object on the remote Commander server for the repository server you are installing.
l Repository Name - Supply the name you would like to use for this repository object.
l Create in default zone checkbox - Check this box if you want to create the agent in the default zone.
l Agent Gateway URL - Supply the URL of the gateway used to communicate with the Commander server.
l Zone Name - Supply the zone name used during remote agent and/or remote repository creation.
Click Next to continue.
Note: The following screen example is for Windows only. If you are installing on a Linux machine, see the additional Linux field descriptions below.
l Type-in the account User Name and Password. This account is the one used to run the Commander repository server service.
l Domain - If the user belongs to a domain, enter the domain name in this field. If this is a local user, leave this field blank.
l Use the local system account checkbox - Check this box if you want the repository server service to run as the local Windows system account. Note: The local system account does not have access to network shares.
l Use the same account for the agent service checkbox - Check this box if you want the agent on the Commander server machine to run as the same account.
Note: If you select this checkbox, you will not see the following screen with fields to supply your agent service account information.
On Linux machines:
If you are installing Commander on a Linux server, the information you need to supply is slightly different as follows:
l User Name - This is the user who owns the Commander repository server process.
l Group Name - This is the group that owns the Commander repository server process.
l Use the same account for the agent service checkbox - Check this box if you want the same user and group to own the agent process on the Commander server machine.
Note: If you select this checkbox, you will not see the following screen with fields to supply your agent service account information.
Click Next to continue.
Note: The following screen example is for Windows only. If you are installing on a Linux machine, see the additional Linux field descriptions below.
l Type-in the account User Name and Password. This account is the one used to run the Commander agent service.
l Domain - If the user belongs to a domain, enter the domain name in this field. If this is a local user, leave this field blank.
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l Use the local system account checkbox - Check this box if you want the Commander agent service to run as the local Windows system account. Note: The local system account does not have access to network shares.
On Linux machines:
If you are installing Commander on a Linux server, the information you need to supply is slightly different as follows:
l User Name - This is the user who owns the Commander agent process.
l Group Name - This is the group that owns the Commander agent process.
Click Next to continue.
Review default settings and any custom specifications. Use the Back button to modify any information if necessary.
Click Next to continue.
Please wait while ElectricCommander installs all components and files—this process may take fifteen minutes.
The Commander server will start when installation is complete.
Click Finish to complete the installation.