Autostart Hyperic 2.7.0 with agent.rc file

[nbrown1]

Hi-

I noticed that the Hyperic Agent install includes an /rcfiles directory in which there is a agent.rc file. This appears to be the file that we would use to autostop/autostart the agent upon reboot (by putting a copy of the file into /etc/init.d and running chkconfig [for a linux server]). In reviewing the agent.rc file, it expects the user to set an AGENT_DIR parameter, which is used by the script to run hq-agent.sh. It also looks like the AGENT_DIR directory is checked for the existance of a tokendata file. In our installation, the tokendata file actually resides in the AGENT_DIR/data directory.

Is it ok to move the tokendata file to the directory that will be checked by agent.rc, or is it a better idea to leave tokendata where it is, and modify the agent.rc script to look for it in the /data directory?

Thanks...

Nathaniel

[admin]

Hi Nathaniel,

The agent.rc can be used on linux systems to start the agent upon system restart.

The location of the tokendata file is incorrect in the script. I have filed a bug for this at http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-114. It will be fixed in our upcoming 2.7.2 release due out in a few weeks.

In the meantime you can work around the issue by changing the script to check the correct location in $AGENT_DIR/data/tokendata. Also remember to set the AGENT_DIR variable as well. I would recommend creating a symlink in the directory where you install your agents, so that this variable does not need to be updated when you upgrade your agents.

[nbrown1]

Thanks Ryan. We'll make the change in the script as you suggested. As a follow-up question, is there a similar script for the server? I have poked around the directory structure where we have installed the server (we went with the default install option), and I haven't come across anything similar to the agent.rc. Just wondering if one exists. Thanks...

Nathaniel

[admin]

Currently there is not a script for the server component. It would look very similar to the agent script though. I have filed an enhancement: http://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-115

[Kro77]

Hi, I am trying to use this agent, and do a chkconfig agent.rc on, and get a agent.rc does not support chkconfig. I am missing something simple... any hint.

/etc/init.d/

[admin]

The rc script does not support chkconfig. It only supports start, stop, restart and ping.

What config are you looking to validate?

[Kro77]

I think I mis-spoke, since I was trying to validate the original post stating do a chkconfig on the agent.rc file. Basically i am still new to linux and have gotten the chkconfig stuff but am unsure as to what to do here. Could i do the @reboot in the cron file?