Manually deploy DataStax Agents from a tarball

It is preferable to install DataStax Agents automatically. However, when automatic DataStax Agent installation is unsuccessful, manually install them.

This procedure uses a tarball to manually install DataStax Agents on nodes running DataStax Enterprise clusters. Use this procedure if your DataStax Enterprise (DSE) instance was also installed with a tarball. Otherwise, choose one of the following procedure types that does match:

RPM
Debian

Prerequisites

The DataStax Enterprise cluster is up and running.
OpsCenter is installed and configured.
JMX connectivity is enabled on each node in the cluster.
SYSSTAT Utilities (needed for the collection of I/O metrics).

The location of the address.yaml file depends on the type of installation:

Package installations: /var/lib/datastax-agent/conf/address.yaml
Tarball installations: install_location/conf/address.yaml

The location of the opscenterd.conf file depends on the type of installation:

Package installations: /etc/opscenter/opscenterd.conf
Tarball installations: install_location/conf/opscenterd.conf

Procedure

End User License Agreement (EULA). By downloading this DataStax product, you agree to the terms of the EULA.

In a terminal:

Download the DataStax agent tarball and extract it:

curl -L http://downloads.datastax.com/enterprise/datastax-agent-version_number.tar.gz | tar xz

Change into the agent directory:
```
cd datastax-agent-version_number
```
In address.yaml set stomp_interface to the IP address that OpsCenter is using. You might have to create the address.yaml file.
```
echo "stomp_interface: reachable_opscenterd_ip" >> ./conf/address.yaml
```
If SSL communication is enabled in opscenterd.conf, use SSL in address.yaml:
```
echo "use_ssl: 1" >> ./conf/address.yaml
```
Start the agent:
```
bin/datastax-agent
```
Use the -f flag to run in the foreground.

Manually deploy DataStax Agents from a tarball

Prerequisites

Procedure

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