Bulk installation of the Linux server monitoring agent using ManageEngine Endpoint Central

This help document provides the instructions to install the Linux server monitoring agent on multiple servers at once using ManageEngine Endpoint Central.

Instructions

Follow the instructions provided in this section to download and install the Site24x7 Linux server monitoring agent on multiple devices at once.

1. Sign in to Endpoint Central.
2. Navigate to Configurations > Add Configurations > Configuration.
3. Click Linux > Custom Script.
4. Provide an appropriate name for the deployment.
5. There are two methods through which you can deploy the agent:
   1. If you would like to add the installation script to the repository so that it is easier to deploy in the future, select Repository in the Execute Script from / Run field.
      1. Open the terminal on your Linux device and run the command below to download the Linux server monitoring agent script:
         

         wget https://staticdownloads.site24x7.com/server/Site24x7InstallScript.sh

      2. In Endpoint Central, click Create/Modify Script beside the Script Name field.
      3. In the pop-up window, upload the script you downloaded earlier.
      4. Click Add.
   2. If you would like to install the server monitoring agent via the command line, select Command Line in the Execute Script from / Run field.
      1. Open the terminal on your Linux device and run the command below to download the Linux server monitoring agent script:
         

         wget https://staticdownloads.site24x7.com/server/Site24x7InstallScript.sh

      2. In Endpoint Central, click Browse beside the Dependency File(s) field.
      3. In the pop-up window, upload the script you downloaded earlier.
      4. In the Command Line field, enter the command below (your device key will be displayed in Site24x7 under Admin > Developer > Device Key):
         

         bash Site24x7InstallScript.sh -i -f -installer=LinEC -key=<Device_Key> -automation=true

         
         
         Note

         The command above will force install the agent by uninstalling the previously installed agent, if present, on the target servers.

6. In the Frequency field, select Once.
7. Enter the remote office domain according to your infrastructure configuration in Endpoint Central.
8. Click Deploy Immediately.

Endpoint Central will now show the deployment status.

What's next?

• Install the server monitoring agent: Windows | Linux | FreeBSD | OSX
• Other bulk installation methods
• The list of performance metrics you can monitor with Site24x7: Windows | Linux
• Troubleshooting tips