Installing Discovery Agent
The README file in the Discovery Agent download package contains installation and configuration information. The Discovery Agent supports the follows Linux servers:
• RedHat Linux (RHEL) 7
• CentOS 5.0, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.3, 7.3, and 7.5—32 bit and 64 bit
• Linux Ubuntu 8.04, 10.04, and 14.04—32 bit and 64 bit
• Linux Fedora (Fedora core 8)—32 bit and 64 bit
In a client-side Discovery Agent deployment, the Discovery Agent drops packets if the network interface has an MTU value set above 1500. By default, an AWS deployment sets the MTU of network interfaces in the Cloud Accelerator and the Discovery Agent to 9001. Using these default values can result in packet loss and unaccelerated traffic. For details and steps to change the MTU value, go to Knowledge Base article
S33702.
1. Copy the downloaded tar file to the Linux server and log in to the server as the root user.
2. Uncompress the tar file and extract its contents.
3. Follow the steps in the README file to install and configure the Discovery Agent on the Linux server. You configure the Discovery Agent using the Cloud Portal.
4. Obtain the client ID and client key from the Cloud Portal. To associate a virtual server running the Discovery Agent with the Cloud Accelerator in the same optimization group, enter the client ID and client key manually using the Discovery Agent Windows user interface or the Linux configuration script.
5. Ensure that you use the client ID and the client key that you copied from the Optimization Group Member Details page in the Cloud Portal. The Cloud Accelerator and the virtual server use the client ID and client key to identify themselves when communicating with the Cloud Portal. By default, the Discovery Agent establishes communication with the Cloud Portal.
If you are using a different portal than the Cloud Portal, you must configure the Discovery Agent to communicate with your portal.
If you are not using a portal at all, configure the client ID and client key in the Discovery Agent. For details, see the online help in the Discovery Agent Windows interface or the README file on the Linux server.