Discovering agents automatically

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

  1. Click Resources > Agents.
  2. Click Discover Available Network Hosts.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
    Agents 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.

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