How to Remove Specific Agent When Multiple Agent are Configured on On Host?

Products

• CA Workload Automation AE - Business Agents (AutoSys)
• CA Workload Automation AE - Scheduler (AutoSys)
• Workload Automation Agent

Issue/Introduction

System Agent is capable of connecting to multiple WAAE Scheduler, this KB lets you know how to remove the connectivity to one particular WAAE instance.

How to Remove Specific Agent When Multiple Agent are Configured on On Host?

Environment

All Supported System Agent 11.3+, 11.4 and 11.5 versions.

Resolution

Initially you may have to delete the agent from the Scheduler by running "delete_machine" attribute.

[[email protected] ~]$ jil
jil>>1> delete_machine:test_agent
jil>>2> exit
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CAUAJM_I_50227 Deleting machine: test_agent
CAUAJM_I_50202 Delete was successful!
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CAUAJM_I_52301 Exit Code = 0
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Then logon to the "System Agent" under Agent install location by default it would be in "/opt/CA/WorkloadAutomationAE/SystemAgent/WA_AGENT". Remove below parameters in "agentparm.txt" file.

communication.manageraddress_N
communication.managerid_N
communication.managerport_N
oscomponent.environment.variable_manager_<Instance name>_SCH

Note # Where "N" represents the number of "Scheduler Manager" connected.

Environment variables txt file, which would be under below location.

/opt/CA/WorkloadAutomationAE/SystemAgent/WA_AGENT/profiles/<instancename>.txt
 

Additional Information

Please raise a case to Support in case of any issues.