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MassDeployinganAgent
Ifyouarealreadyusingamass-deploymenttechnology,thisdeploymentmethod
isaneasywaytogetagentsonalargegroupofcomputers.
Note:Pollingengineselectionisimportant.WhenyouclickDownload.MST,the
MSTfilecreatedincludesthepollingengineIPaddressandothervital
information.WhenyoudeploytheagentusingtheMSIfile,alongwiththeMST
fileonthemanagednode,theagentwillbeinstalledandpointedtothecorrect
pollingengine.
MassDeployinganAgent:
1. Fromthewebconsole,navigatetoSettings> AgentSettings>Download
AgentSoftware.
2. IntheMassDeploymentFilescolumn,choosetheagentcommunication
mode.Thisinformationisincludedintheautomaticallygenerated.MST file.
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ForAgentInitiatedcommunication,enterwhichpollingengineyou
wanttheagenttouse.Youmayneedtomanuallyenterthepolling
engineinformationiftheIP addressisdifferentfromwhatthe
SolarWinds Orionserverreports.Thishappenswhenthemonitored
hostisbehindaNATorproxydevice.Inthesecases,entertheIP
addressoftheSolarWinds Orionserverortheadditionalpolling
engineasitisaccessiblefromthehostwheretheagentwillbe
installed.
a. Touseapredefinedpollingengine,selectUseConnection
DetailsfromPollingEngine,andthenchooseapollingengine
fromthedrop-downmenu.
b. TomanuallyenterthepollingengineIP address,selectEnter
ConnectionDetailsManually,andthenenterboththehost
nameandIPaddress.TheIP addressisrequired.Usethehost
nameandIP addressofthepollingenginethattheclientsknow.
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ForServerInitiatedcommunications,enteryourAgent
CommunicationPortnumber.Bydefault,thisisportnumber17790.
3. SelectMass-Deployment(e.g.GroupPolicy).
4. Downloadboththe.MSIinstallerfileandthe.MSTtransformfile.
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