Install the agent
Snow Inventory Agent for macOS can be installed either by using a prepared installation package, or manually by using copies of the binary files.
The files are one executable file named snowagent and one configuration file named snowagent.config. These two files are by default located in the same directory. To see a command line summary of the executable, use the following command from a command prompt:
/opt/snow/snowagent -?
Prepare an installation package
If you are a Snow Atlas customer, you can create your own installation packages by using Package Builder.
Otherwise, Snow Support will create the installation packages for you. When ordering an installation package from Snow Support, the current configuration file must be supplied. If no configuration file exists, certain information, according to the description below, must be supplied so that a new configuration file can be created.
Required information:
address to the Snow Inventory Server, including port number
site name
if xMetering should be included
Optional information:
name of the configuration file
if previous versions of the Snow Inventory Client for macOS should be removed
The installation package can be copied to any folder on the target computer.
Install the agent using a prepared installation package
The installation can be run in two ways, either as a user interface or as a command.
Note
During the installation, an uninstall script is created.
User interface
Run the package.
An installation wizard starts.
Follow the displayed instructions.
Command
Start a terminal
Run the following command:
sudo installer –pkg <package name>.pkg –target /
Install the agent manually
Start a terminal and use sudo for all commands.
Copy the following files to the opt/snow directory on the computer:
snowagent
xMetering2 (optionally)
snowagent.config
Copy the following files to the Library/LaunchDaemons directory on the computer:
com.snowsoftware.Inventory.plist
com.snowsoftware.Metering.plist (if xMetering2 is installed)
com.snowsoftware.Cloudmetering.plist
Make snowagent and xMetering2 executable with the command lines:
chmod +x /opt/snow/snowagent chmod +x /opt/snow/xMetering2
Load and start the snowagent and xMetering daemon processes with the command lines:
launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Inventory.plist launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Metering.plist
Uninstall the agent
If the agent was installed via a prepared installation package, run the uninstall.sh file located in the agent installation directory:
sudo ./uninstall.sh
Otherwise, follow these steps:
Start a terminal and use sudo for all commands.
Stop the snowagent and xMetering daemon processes with the command lines:
launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Inventory.plist launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Metering.plist launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Cloudmetering.plist
Delete all installed files, data files, and temporary files with the following command lines:
sudo rm -fR /opt/snow sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Inventory.plist sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Metering.plist sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.snowsoftware.Cloudmetering.plist