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JBoss Operations Network 2.2

Installation Guide

Installation and Initial Setup of the JBoss Operations Network

Edition 1

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Abstract
A guide to the download, installation and initial setup of the JBoss Operations Network 2.x product and management agent.
Preface
1. Document Conventions
1.1. Typographic Conventions
1.2. Pull-quote Conventions
1.3. Notes and Warnings
2. We need feedback
1. Download JBoss ON
1.1. Red Hat Customers
1.2. Open Source Community
2. JON 2.x Prerequisites
2.1. Operating System
2.2. Java
2.3. Database
2.3.1. PostgresSQL preparation
2.3.2. PostgreSQL quick start installation
2.3.3. Oracle preparation
3. JON Server Installation
3.1. JON High Availability
3.2. Upgrade
3.3. Preparation
3.4. Running the installer
3.4.1. Advanced settings
3.4.2. Database Settings
3.4.3. Installation settings
3.4.4. Server settings
3.5. Install JON Server
3.6. Installing as a boot-time service
3.7. Upgrading the JON Server
3.7.1. Remove obsolete alert definitions
3.7.2. Remove unwanted platforms from inventory
3.7.3. Stop the Server and all Agents
3.7.4. Unzip the new version of the JON Server
3.7.5. Install the new versions of JON Agent Plugin Packs
3.7.6. Setup the JON Server
3.7.7. Install the new version of the JON Agent to each Agent machine
3.7.8. Start up the new Server and Agents
3.7.9. Open the JON GUI
3.8. Startup properties
3.8.1. Database
3.8.2. Server bindings
3.8.3. High Availability bindings
3.8.4. Cluster bindings
3.8.5. RHQ Console transport security
3.8.6. Incoming Agent communication bindings
3.8.7. Incoming Agent communications transport security
3.8.8. Outgoing Agent communications transport security
3.8.9. Embedded RHQ Agent
3.8.10. Outgoing email
3.8.11. Operation invocation default timeout
3.8.12. Concurrency limits
4. JON Agent Installation
4.1. Overview
4.2. Obtaining the Agent
4.3. Agent configuration
4.4. Running on Windows
4.4.1. Running in a Windows Console
4.4.2. Installing and running as a Windows service
4.5. Running on UNIX®
4.5.1. Running in a console
4.5.2. Running as a daemon
4.5.3. Running with init.d
4.6. Command line options
4.7. Pre-configuring Agents
4.8. Running embedded in a JON Server
4.9. Upgrading JON Agents
4.9.1. Upgrade the Server
4.9.2. Install the new Agents
5. Initial auto-discovery and import
5.1. Login
5.2. Installing a license
5.3. Initial auto-discovery and import
6. High Availability configurations
6.1. When should I define an HA configuration?
6.2. HA infrastructure impact
6.2.1. Database impact
6.2.2. Server and Agent endpoints
6.3. When should I use Affinity?
6.3.1. Physical efficiency
6.3.2. Logical efficiency
6.3.3. Warm backup
6.3.4. Affinity behavior
6.4. How do I move to an HA installation?
6.4.1. Moving to HA from JON 2.0.0/2.0.1
6.4.2. Server requirements
6.4.3. Agent requirements
6.5. How do I manage my HA installation?
Index