Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Download Agent Installer

Use this action button to download the Oracle Management Agent software installer with the requisite software. You can also download the management agent software, installation script, and response file in Other Installation Options.

Transfer the installer files to the hosts you wish to monitor using JMS Fleets. Executing the installer will install the Management Agent, deploy JMS plug-ins, and configure the managed instance to report to the JMS Fleet from which the installer was downloaded. A managed instance can be a host on your premises, a compute instance on OCI, or on a third-party cloud platform.

To access the Download agent installer page, use either of the following options:

  • In the Fleet Dashboard, click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) of the required fleet row and select Download agent installer.

    OR

  • In the Fleet Details page, click Download agent installer action button.

Download Oracle Management Agent Software Installer with Requisite Software

Note

Select the appropriate installation package for the hosts that need to be configured to report to this JMS Fleet. The following information is presented for each package:

  • Download: the compressed folder and configuration file for each platform
  • Operating system: type of operating system, such as Windows, macOS, or Linux
  • Compressed folder size (MB): size of the compressed folder
  • Compressed folder SHA-256 checksum: hash code of the compressed folder

Each download includes two files: a compressed folder (ZIP or tar.gz format) and a configuration text file. The compressed folder contains the latest agent package, which is available under the Oracle Free Use Terms and Conditions and the latest JDK 8 provided under the Oracle Technology Network License Agreement for Oracle Java SE, which includes a grant to run the Oracle Management Agent. The configuration text file contains the setup parameters that you can use to customize your installation process. See Configuration Parameters.

See OMA Installer Package Details for more information.

Other Installation Options

Note

Follow these steps to download and install the agent software:

Download Management Agent Software

Select the agent software relevant for the hosts that need to be configured to report to this JMS Fleet.

Follow these instructions to download the management agent software:
  1. In the Download management agent software section, select the agent software relevant for your platform. The following information is presented along with package:
    • Download: the agent software package for each platform
    • Operating system: relevant operating system, such as Windows, macOS, or Linux
    • Package type: type of packaging, for example, ZIP, RPM
    • Size (MB): size of the package
    • SHA-256 Checksum: the hash code of the downloadable
  2. Transfer the agent software to your machine that you want to register with the fleet.

Installing Management Agent

You can configure your managed instances either automatically using a script or manually using a response file.

Install Using Installation Script

Follow these instructions to download the installation script:

  1. In the Install using installation script section, select the script relevant for your platform. The following information is presented:
    • Download: downloadable installation script for each platform
    • File type: the type of the script, for example, pshell, shell
    • Size: size of the installation script
  2. Select the required directory on your system and click Save. Ensure that both script and agent software are saved in the same directory, and they are the only files in that directory.

Manual Install

You can configure the managed instances manually using the response file.

In the Manual install section, click Save response file. Select the required directory and click Save.

See Installing Management Agent and Deploying JMS Plug-in for the detailed procedure to configure managed instances.