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Chapter14:SolarWindsOrionAgents
a. OntheDeployAgentonNetworkpage,eitherentertheIPaddressor
hostnameoftheWindowscomputerwhereyouwanttheagenttobe
installed,orselectnodesfromthelistbycheckingtheirrespective
checkboxes,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thisfielddoesnotacceptranges.Itisusedtoaddcomputers
thatarecurrentlynotnodesinthesystem.
b. OntheAgentSettingspage:
i. Checktheboxofthecomputeryouselectedinthepreviousstep,
thenclickAssignCredentials
ii. Chooseacredentialfromthedrop-downlist,orenternew
credentials,thenclickSubmit.
Note:Youcanassigncredentialstomultiplelocations/nodesat
onetimebyselectingmultiplecheckboxes.
c. ClickDeployAgent.Atthispoint,Orionisgoingtoinstalltheagent
software
ConnectingtoaPreviouslyInstalledAgent:
IfAllowAutomaticAgentRegistrationisnotenabled,usethismethod.To
connecttoapreviouslyinstalledagent,completethefollowingsteps:
a. OntheAddAgentpage,enteranamefortheAgent,then selectthe
agentfromtheAgentdrop-downlist.
b. CheckAllowautomaticagentupdatestohavetheagent
automaticallyupgradedwhenupgradingtonewversionsofOrion
modulesthatsupporttheagent.Note:Disablingthisoptionwill
requireyoutomanuallyupgradeagentsafterupgradingyourOrion
productsandmodules.
c. ClickSubmittocompletetheprocess.
Whentheconnectionissuccessful,theagentwillappearintheagentlistonthe
ManageAgentspage.
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