You can use IBM® UrbanCode Deploy to
discover potential agent locations on UNIX and Windows systems.
Before you begin
Ensure that the open source utility Nmap
is installed on the system where IBM UrbanCode Deploy server is
installed, and that Nmap is on the path
environment variable.
About this task
This feature uses Nmap to search for locations where
agents might be installed. Nmap searches ports
22 and
135. A
location with port
22 open is assumed to be a UNIX system. A location with port
135 open is assumed to be a Windows system.
Note: Agent discovery does not work on
z/OS® systems.
Procedure
- Click .
- Click Discover Available Network Hosts.
- Using the Discover Available Network Hosts window, enter the subnets that
you want to search in the Subnet field. The format is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/nn where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is
the IP address and /nn is the network prefix. If you want to search more than one
subnet, enter each one on a separate line.
- Click Save to start the search. Search times depend on the size and number of subnets searched. If you search a large subnet,
or many subnets simultaneously, the search time might be lengthy. If successful, discovered locations are listed on the Agents tab
with the status of Installable.
A discovered agent is automatically given the same name as the discovered host. If the
host name is unavailable, the discovered IP address is used instead.
What to do next
You can install a discovered agent by using the
Install Agent action
that is associated with the agent on the
Agents pane. For information about
installing discovered agents, see
Installing agents remotely.