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2.5.7. Install and configure the Agent

To manage KVM instances on the host CloudStack uses a Agent. This Agent communicates with the Management server and controls all the instances on the host.
First we start by installing the agent:
In RHEL or CentOS:
yum install cloud-agent
In Ubuntu:
apt-get install cloud-agent
The host is now ready to be added to a cluster. This is covered in a later section, see Section 4.2.6, “Adding a Host”. It is recommended that you continue to read the documentation before adding the host!