Deploying OpManager agents using Endpoint central

ManageEngine Endpoint Central is a unified endpoint management and security solution that helps network admins manage the devices in their network. By using Endpoint central, network admins can easily deploy OpManager agents in OpManager, that further helps them with monitoring their network.

OpManager agents can be deployed via custom script configuration via Endpoint Central on Windows servers and Linux servers.

OpManager Window Agents deployment via Custom Scripts

1. Navigate to "Configurations →; Windows → Custom script → computer".
2. Label the name as "OpManager Windows Agent Installation".
3. Download the script from this page Copy SHA256 and save it as "InstallOPMAgent.vbs".
4. If the InstallOPMAgent.vbs file has already been uploaded in the Endpoint Central Repository, then choose the "Repository" option or the "Command Line" option under "Execute Script from / Run" field.:
   • If the "Repository" option has been chosen:
     1. Under the Script name field, select the "InstallOPMAgent.vbs" file.
     2. Enter "OpManagerAgent.msi" in the "Script Arguments".
   
   • If the "Command line" option has been chosen:
     1. Enter "InstallOPMAgent.vbs" and "OpManagerAgent.msi" in the "Command Line" field.

5. Download the OpManager Agent zip file from the OpManager web console, under "Settings → Discovery → Deploy Agent → Windows", and extract the OpManagerAgent.msi and OPMAgentServerInfo.json files from the zip file. Now, place them in the local directory.
6. Upload the OpManagerAgent.msi and OPMAgentServerInfo.json files in the "Dependency file(s)" section. If the command line is chosen in step 4, upload the downloaded InstallOPMAgent.vbs file as well.
7. Set the "Specify the exit code(s)" as 0.
8. Set the Frequency as "Once".
9. In the "Run as" option, choose the user with the required permission(Admin / Application installation privilege user).
10. Choose the required machine(s) in the required target.
11. Under the "Retry this configuration on failed targets", set the value as 2 for the "out of which retry" option, 0 for the "time(s) during startup" and "time(s) during refresh" options.
12. Click "Deploy Immediately". It will be redirected to the View Configuration Page, where you can see the status of the installation in remote machines.

Linux Agent Installation via Custom Script

The following procedure describes how to install the Linux agent on target machines using a custom script through Endpoint Central.

1. Download the script from this page Copy SHA256 and save it as "InstallOPMLinuxAgent.sh".
2. From the OpManager web console, navigate to Settings → Deploy Agent → Linux and copy the two commands displayed for Linux agent deployment.
3. In the script file:
   • Replace <REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_COMMAND1> with the first command copied from the OpManager UI.
   • Replace <REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_COMMAND2> with the second command copied from the OpManager UI.
4. After replacing both commands, save the file.
5. In Endpoint Central, navigate to Configurations → Settings → Script Repository.
6. Select Add Script and import the saved .sh script file. Select "Linux" as the platform.



7. Navigate to Configurations → Add Configuration → Configuration and select "Linux" as the platform.
8. Select "Custom Script" as the configuration type, and provide a name for the configuration.



9. For Execute Script from / Run, select "Repository." Select the script uploaded earlier in the "Script Name" field.
10. Under Define Target, select the Linux devices on which the agent installation must be performed.
11. Under Execution Settings, enable the Retry this configuration on failed targets option to automatically retry deployment on failed devices.
12. Select Deploy Immediately. The Linux agent installation will begin on the selected devices.

If the agent has not been installed on any of the devices, or if you are facing issues with agent installation, kindly write to our support team.