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Using the Wizard to Create Process Servers

When you create a process server in Redwood Server from within the user interface, a dialog is displayed where you can choose the type of process server you want to create. When you choose an option other then Manual Setup, Redwood Server prepares some steps for you depending on the type of process server:

  • Platform Agents (UNIX, Windows) - a wizard guides you through the creation of a specific executable which stores the settings you chose.
  • SAP Process Server - a new SAP system wizard is opened.
  • Other Process Servers (HP OpenVMS, AS/400, JDBC, Monitoring only) - a new process server editor is opened with OS-specific settings already set.
  • Manual Setup - a blank new process server editor is opened.
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For platform agents, you can also use the old procedure and download the corresponding executable for your platform from "Configuration > Software" and run the installation from it.

The download obtained in this way can be used to install multiple agents on multiple systems, the download created by the wizard can only be used to install a single platform agent.

Procedure

Creating a Customized Platform Agent Installer Wizard

  1. Navigate to "Environment > Process Servers".
  2. Choose New Process Server from the context-menu.
  3. Select your platform (UNIX, Windows, VMS).
  4. Fill in the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) into the Hostname field and port you want to use into the Port field.
  5. Choose Next >.
  6. Fill in the desired process server name into the Name field, select the desired timezone, and make sure the OS family has been correctly detected.
  7. Choose Next >.
  8. Select the correct platform agent installer for your server.
  9. Choose Next > and transfer the executable to your server (in binary mode if you are using FTP).
  10. When you have completed the installation on the remote server, start the platform agent and return to the Redwood Server wizard. Press Next > to start the process server.
  11. Make sure the process server status is now running and quit the wizard.

Installing with a Custom Platform Agent Installer (UNIX)

  1. Run the shell script as superuser.
  2. Fill in an installation path or fill in nothing to use the default and hit Enter.
  3. Fill in an instance name and hit Enter.
  4. Leave the default value for port and hit Enter. If you change the port here, you will have to update the port in the generated process server as well.
  5. Fill in a user as which the processes should execute.
  6. Select a security option for switching users.
  7. Choose if you want the agent to start automatically when the server starts.
  8. Choose if you want the agent to be updated automatically when the central instance is updated.
  9. Start the platform agent, if you chose to start the platform agent automatically, start the scheduler daemon.
  10. Return to the wizard in Redwood Server.

Installing with a Custom Platform Agent Installer (Windows)

  1. Run the executable as an Administrator.
  2. Select the language to use for installation.
  3. Enter a Preferred instance name, whether to enable auto-update and optionally an Account. The default port is the port you chose in the wizard. Enabling auto-update and always running the platform agent using the system account is recommended. Choose OK.
  4. Open (All) Programs > Scheduler > Scheduler Service Manager and make sure the platform agent is started.
  5. Return to the wizard in Redwood Server.
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You can specify the installation directory when installing a platform agent using the installer with -d or --destination on the command line; on Windows the installation directory defaults to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Redwood\agent.

See Also

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