ZPM Agent on Linux

- Make sure you are authenticated as a root user. It requires root privilege. Otherwise, the installation will not proceed.

- Check the Java version

[root@paranoid root]# java –version
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)
[root@paranoid root]#

- Make sure it is running on version 1.4 and above. If it is not running on version 1.4 and above, please install the Sun Java. Any other Java such as IBM JVM is not supported. If any other JVM is installed, uninstall it and then install Sun JVM

- Copy the unixupdateagent.tar of ZPM from CD to /root/zpmagent directory. Create zpmagent directory if not exist

[root@paranoid root]# cd zpmagent/
[root@paranoid zpmagent]# ls unixupdateagent.tar

- Extract unixupdateagent.tar file using the command below

[root@paranoid zpmagent]# tar -xvf unixupdateagent.tar
./install
./patchagent.tar
./README.txt
./patchagent.properties
./env.class
./InstallArchive.jar
./install.ncf
./support.tar

- Run “./install”

[root@paranoid patchlinkagent]# ./install

- Installation wizard will appear. Below are the screenshots

Installing ZENworks Patch Management Agent 6.3450
Copyright (c) 2006 Novell Corporation

Performing tests for Manual install...
Manual installation tests successfully completed.

- Press Enter to use default path (/usr/local) of ZPM Agent installation

Enter the directory where ZENworks Patch Management Agent should
be installed [/usr/local]:
Expanding archive...

- Enter the correct address and serial keyas given by the administrator

Enter your ZENworks Patch Management Server address:
http://
Enter the serial number that appears as xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx:
Server Serial Number>
Do you have a proxy?[y|N]: N
Do you wish to add this agent to existing groups on ZENworks Patch
Management Server?[y|N]: N

- Once completed, the summarized installation report will be displayed

This machine's IP Address is: 10.251.25.254
This machine's name is: paranoid
This agent has been converted to a service.
Successfully registered!
Now starting ZENworks Patch Management Agent...
ZENworks Patch Management Agent started with pid 2640.
View the ZENworks Patch Management Agent logs in
/usr/local/patchagent/update/log

To uninstall the ZENworks Patch Management Agent, run:

[root@paranoid root]# cd /usr/local/patchagent
[root@paranoid patchlinkagent]./uninstall