Install the agent
Snow Inventory Agent for Unix can be installed by using either a prepared installation package or copies of the binary file.
The Snow Inventory Agent for Unix executable file is named snowagent.jar. It is an executable Java archive that performs inventory of hardware and software on the server where it is executed.
Prepare an installation package
As a Snow Atlas user, 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
Optional information:
name of the configuration file
if the Snow Inventory Oracle Scanner should be included
if previous versions of the Snow Inventory Client for Unix should be removed
The installation package can be copied to any folder on the target computer.
Install the agent using a prepared installation package
Start a terminal
Convert the shell script to an executable script by running the command:
chmod +x snowagent-<version>.sh
To install, run the executable script by using the command:
sudo ./snowagent-<version>.sh --install-path <path>
Note: During the installation, an uninstall script is created.
Install the agent manually
Unix
Install the agent in the path /opt/snow/.
Create the directory:
$ cd /opt $ mkdir snow
Put the files snowagent.jar and the snowagent.config in the created directory. If Snow Inventory Oracle Scanner is to be used, also put the file sios.jar in the same directory.
Create a sub-directory called data under opt/snow/ and set permissions:
$ sudo chmod 0755 data
Java
If the server path contains the Java runtime, the agent can be run as in the examples in the sections that follow. Otherwise the Java runtime needs to be added to the path, alternatively the Java runtime can be started with the path to the Java installation.
Use the commands below to show help and version of the agent:
$ sudo java -jar snowagent.jar -? $ sudo java -jar snowagent.jar version
Uninstall the agent manually
To uninstall the agent, use the script uninstall.sh located under /opt/snow. The script will remove the opt/snow directory including all files. The scheduling entry must be manually removed from crontab.
Run the script with the following command:
$ sudo /opt/snow/uninstall.sh