Agents Configuration

By clicking on the "Agents" button in the top menu, you will have a new "Agents" window.

The agent configuration are stored in the console. When an agent starts, it connects to the console with an ID to get its configuration. It's what you define in the console.

You have to create the configuration for each agent.

In this agents list, you can:

• copy an agent configuration to create a new one using this information
• delete an agent
• test (ping) the status of the agent

  NB: when you modify an agent, don't forget to click on "Save" button to flush and store the configuration.

  To add a new agent, click on "Add Agent" button, or you can edit an existing agent by clicking on the agent ID.

  

  On the agent window, using the bottom icons, you can:

• reload the agent configuration from the store
• delete the agent configuration
• paste a configuration previously copied
• check the current status of the agent
• apply the configuration changes
• close the agent window

  The "General" tab allows you to define the general information about an agent:

• the ID is the agent ID that you will use at agent startup script. The agent will get the configuration corresponding to this ID.
• the hostname is the IP address or the hostname where the agent runs. It's used by the console to interact with the agent.
• the port is the network port number used by the agent on the machine where it runs. It's used by the console to interact with the agent.

  The "Scheduler" tab allows you to configure the scheduler embedded in the agent. The agent scheduler fires actions (like updates) on the agent. The scheduler configuration is compliant with the Unix cron syntax.

  For instance, you can use:

  0 0 12 * * ?    Fire at 12pm (noon) every day
  0 15 10 ? * *   Fire at 10:15am every day
  0 15 10 * * ?   Fire at 10:15am every day
  0 15 10 * * ? *         Fire at 10:15am every day
  0 15 10 * * ? 2005      Fire at 10:15am every day during the year 2005
  0 * 14 * * ?    Fire every minute starting at 2pm and ending at 2:59pm, every day
  0 0/5 14 * * ?  Fire every 5 minutes starting at 2pm and ending at 2:55pm, every day
  0 0/5 14,18 * * ?       Fire every 5 minutes starting at 2pm and ending at 2:55pm, AND fire every 5 minutes starting at 6pm and ending at 6:55pm, every day
  0 0-5 14 * * ?  Fire every minute starting at 2pm and ending at 2:05pm, every day
  0 10,44 14 ? 3 WED      Fire at 2:10pm and at 2:44pm every Wednesday in the month of March
  0 15 10 ? * MON-FRI     Fire at 10:15am every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
  0 15 10 15 * ?  Fire at 10:15am on the 15th day of every month
  0 15 10 L * ?   Fire at 10:15am on the last day of every month
  0 15 10 ? * 6L  Fire at 10:15am on the last Friday of every month
  0 15 10 ? * 6L  Fire at 10:15am on the last Friday of every month
  0 15 10 ? * 6L 2002-2005        Fire at 10:15am on every last friday of every month during the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
  0 15 10 ? * 6#3         Fire at 10:15am on the third Friday of every month
  0 0 12 1/5 * ?  Fire at 12pm (noon) every 5 days every month, starting on the first day of the month.
  0 11 11 11 11 ?         Fire every November 11th at 11:11am.

  

  The "Capacity" tab configure the maximum numbers of environments and JEE application servers that the agent is able to manage. It allows you to manage the server machine resources usage. For instance, you can setup 5 environments on a box, but "limit" the number of running environments running in the same time using the agent capacity.