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Installing Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise Agents

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Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise: Job Scheduling for Windows, UNIX, and Linux

Before You Install Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise Agents

Read these instructions completely before you install the Enterprise agent software.

  • Running the agent system as the root user can cause problems. We recommend that you run the agent system as a user other than root.
    • File and directory event monitors can monitor only files and directories to which the user you choose normally has access. You must set up permissions for this user on the agent system to be able to monitor any file or file system location that is needed. This may require adding the user to a group that has access to a file or directory that you want to monitor.
    • If you run the agent system as the root user, be aware that there are no restrictions for files or directories to be monitored with agent event monitors. However, Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise prevents jobs whose agent environment user is root from running on an agent system that is running as root.
    • Make sure that all of the agent’s installed files can be accessed by the user that you choose. We recommend that you assign file ownership to the user you will run the agent system as. For example, if you run the agent as the user “robot,” you should change ownership of all the agent’s files to “robot.”
    • The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is not installed with UNIX and Linux agents. Sun Java 5 and Java 6 are supported. If you are using a Java implementation from IBM, we recommend that you use IBM Java 6.
  • If the agent system is running a 64-bit UNIX or Linux operating system, the 64-bit version of the JVM is required.

Installing Enterprise Agents on a UNIX or Linux Server

  1. Download the unix_schent.tar file from the Help/Systems Web site (listed under Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise Trial downloads).
  2. Use FTP to copy the unix_schent.tar file in BIN (binary) mode to your home directory on the UNIX or Linux system.

    3. Note: It is very important that you copy the file using BIN mode.

  3. On your UNIX or Linux system, type pwd at the command prompt and press Enter.
  4. The home directory and your username should display as: /home/<username>. If they do not display, use the cd command to change to the home directory.

    5. Note: The Solaris home directory may be /export/home/<username>.

  5. Enter the following command to create a directory for the installation:

    6. mkdir agent_install

  6. Transfer the unix_schent.tar file from your PC to the agent_install directory that you created on the UNIX or Linux system.
  7. Change to the agent_install directory using the following command:

    8. cd agent_install

  8. Unpack the unix_schent.tar archive using the following command:

    9. tar -xf unix_schent.tar

  9. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to a JVM version 1.5 or greater using the following commands:

    10. JAVA_HOME=/opt /<javalevel>

    export JAVA_HOME

    where javalevel is the level of your Java. For example, jre1.6.0_11

  10. Install the agent software on your system using the following command:

    11. ./install.sh

  11. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Press Enter to accept the default, which display in brackets.
  12. Start the server using the following command:

    13. /opt/helpsystems/schent/start.sh &

    Note: You may want to add this command to your server’s startup sequence.

  13. If you choose to assign file ownership to the user to run the agent system as, use the following command:

    14. chown -R robot /opt/helpsystems/schent

    where robot is the user you want to run the agent system as.

Installing the Windows Agent Manager

Use the Robot/SCHEDULE Agent Manager to set up agents on Windows servers.

  1. Download the setupAgent.exe file from the Help/Systems Web site.
  2. Double-click the setupAgent.exe file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the agent service, Robot/SCHEDULE Agent Manager GUI, and a default agent.

    3. During installation, you are asked for configuration information to set up your default agent. The name you choose for the agent alias is used in the Robot/SCHEDULE Agent Manager GUI and in the Robot/SCHEDULE Explorer for identifying the agent. The Remote Server to connect to is the System i that is running Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise.

Adding Agents on a Windows Server

You can run multiple agents from the same Windows server, and connect them to multiple Enterprise servers.

  1. Click the Robot/SCHEDULE Agent Manager icon from the Windows tray.
  2. Click Add. The Add Agent window displays.
  3. Select Create a new Agent or Create an Agent from a configuration file.
  4. If you selected Create an Agent fom a configuration file, click the prompt (...) button to locate the agent configuration file. The Agent Configuration window displays.
  5. Set server information, Enterprise server (System i) settings, and local agent settings for this agent.

    6. Note: Make sure you use a unique port number for the local agent settings to avoid conflicts when connecting multiple agents.

  6. Click OK. The main window displays, displaying the new agent.

After You Are Done

You can download an online version of the user documentation. Then, use Adobe Acrobat Reader to display the User Guide on your PC.