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Toconnecttoaagentusingagentinitiatedcommunication:
1. OntheAddAgentpage,enterthenameoftheagentyouwanttoconnectto.
2. SelectAgent-initiatedcommunication.
3. SelecttheagentfromtheAgentdrop-downlist.
4. ExpandAdvancedtochangetheproxy.
5. SelectAllowautomaticagentupdatestohavetheagentautomatically
upgradedwhenupgradingtonewversionsofSolarWindsmodulesthat
supporttheagent.
Note:Disablingthisoptionwillrequireyoutomanuallyupgradeagents
afterupgradingyourSolarWindsproductsandmodules.
6. ClickSubmittocompletetheprocess.
Whentheconnectionissuccessful,theagentwillappearintheagentlistonthe
ManageAgentspage.
Toconnecttoaagentusingserverinitiatedcommunication:
1. OntheAddAgentpage,enterthenameoftheagentyouwanttoconnectto.
2. SelectServerinitiatedcommunication.
3. EntertheIP addressorhostnameoftheremotecomputeronwhichthe
agentisinstalled.
4. ExpandAdvancedtochangethedefaultportnumber,assigntheagenttoa
differentpoller,oruseaproxytoconnecttotheagent.
5. Toviewthepoller,clickAdvanced.
6. SelectAllowautomaticagentupdatestohavetheagentautomatically
upgradedwhenupgradingtonewversionsofSolarWindsmodulesthat
supporttheagent.
Note:Disablingthisoptionwillrequireyoutomanuallyupgradeagents
afterupgradingyourSolarWindsproductsandmodules.
7. ClickSubmittocompletetheprocess.
Whentheconnectionissuccessful,theagentwillappearintheagentlistonthe
ManageAgentspage.
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ConnectingtoaPreviouslyInstalledAgent