Installing Platform Agent on Linux on Power Systems

To install Platform Agent on a system that is running Linux on Power Systems™, download the installation files from the IBM® Flex System Manager support Web site.

1. Start the installation from the installation source:

   Downloaded installation files: To start the installation from a Web download, complete the following steps:

   1. Download the installation package.
      1. Go to the IBM PureSystems® Updates website.
      2. Click the table for the version of IBM Flex System® software that you are using (for example, Flex System 1.3.1).
      3. Click the link to the IBM Flex System Manager® image.
      4. Download the Platform Agent
         Note: The Platform Agent will be similar to the following:

         For a new or update install of the agent on a remote system:

         Flex1_3_1_Platform_Agent_Linux_Power

         For updating the Platform Agent that is already installed on a remote system:

         Flex1_3_1_PA_Linux_Power

   2. To unzip and extract the contents of the installation package to a local directory, type one of the following commands:

      gzip -cd SysDir6_3_x_Platform_Agent_Linux_Power.tar.gz | tar -xvf -

      or

      jar -xvf agents/SysDir6_3_x_Platform_Agent_Linux_Power.jar

   3. Change to the directory in which the installation script is located. Type the following command and press Enter:

      cd /install_files/repository

      where install_files is the path to the extracted installation files.
   4. If you used the jar command, change the permission setting of the installation script to make it accessible. Type the following command and press Enter:

      chmod u+x dir6.3.x_platform_agent_linux_power

2. Optional: To customize the installation, copy the response file to a local directory and modify the installation settings in your local copy.
   1. Type the following command and press Enter:

      cp platform.rsp /directory/

      where directory is a local directory.
   2. Open an ASCII text editor and modify the installation settings in the copy of the response file. This file is fully commented.
   3. Save the modified response file.
   Tip: After installation, keep the response file for future use and reference.
3. To install Platform Agent, from within the directory in which the installation script is located, type one of the following commands, and press Enter:
   • To accept the default settings:

     ./dir6.3.x_platform_agent_linux_power.sh

   • To use the response file:

     ./dir6.3.x_platform_agent_linux_power.sh -r /directory/response.rsp

   where directory is the local directory to which you copied the response file and response.rsp is the name of the response file.
   Note: To extract the file sets but not install Platform Agent, enter the following command:

   ./script.sh -x distro [-p extract_directory]

   where script.sh is the file name of the script depending on how you obtained it, distro is one of rhel4_rhel5, sles10_sles11, or all, and extract_directory is the local directory into which you want to extract the installation files.
   Note: Platform Agent version 6.3.5 and earlier does not support SLES 10 for Power Systems. You can install Platform Agent up to version 6.3.4 on SLES 10 for Power Systems.
   Platform Agent is started automatically when installation completes.