1. Introduction¶

This manual describes the installation procedures for SmartSense Agent.

2. Install Preparations¶

This section covers the essential steps required for the installation.

Attention

All steps must be performed with root privileges unless stated otherwise.

To install SmartSense Agent you will need:

Root permission on the server
SmartSense Agent .rpm file

Note

If you do not have the file, contact Griaule Support Team at support@griaule.com.

Warning

Make sure that the version of the SmartSense Agent you are installing matches the version of the GBDS that is installed.

Then, follow the steps presented below.

Login to the server as root.
Install SmartSense Agent.

3. Installing SmartSense Agent¶

Transfer or download the .rpm file on the server.

Change to the directory where the .rpm file is located and run the command:

Note

Make sure to replace <version> with the version of the SmartSense Agent you are installing.

rpm -ivh gbs-smartsense-agent-<version>.rpm
                              ^^^^^^^^^

Then, edit the SmartSense Agent configuration file:

vim /etc/griaule/conf/gbs-smartsense-agent/application.properties

Pay special attention to the following properties, making sure to set the correct hostname, database username, and password where indicated:

gbds.rdb.url=jdbc:mysql://<HOSTNAME>:3306/gbds?useSSL=false
                          ^^^^^^^^^^

gbds.rdb.username=<DB-Username>
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

gbds.rdb.password=<DB-Password>
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Finally, start the SmartSense Agent:

/var/lib/griaule/gbs-smartsense-agent/scripts/start-smartsense.sh

And follow the startup log:

/var/lib/griaule/gbs-smartsense-agent/scripts/tail-smartsense.sh