Manually deploying DataStax Agents from a tarball
Install DataStax Agents on nodes running DataStax Enterprise clusters.
Prerequisites
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The DataStax Enterprise cluster is up and running.
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OpsCenter is installed and configured.
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JMX connectivity is enabled on each node in the cluster.
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SYSSTAT Utilities (needed for the collection of I/O metrics).
address.yaml
The location of the address.yaml file depends on the type of installation:
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Package installations:
/var/lib/datastax-agent/conf/address.yaml -
Tarball installations:
install_location/conf/address.yaml
opscenterd.conf
The location of the opscenterd.conf file depends on the type of installation:
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Package installations:
/etc/opscenter/opscenterd.conf -
Tarball installations:
install_location/conf/opscenterd.conf
Procedure
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In a terminal:
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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.yamlsetstomp_interfaceto 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-agentUse the
-fflag to run in the foreground.