There are multiple methods to get the aex-bootstrap-linux onto a linux endpoint and install it
8.7.x
From linux machine run: wget http(s)://<SMP SERVER NAME or IP ADDRESS>/Altiris/NS/NSCap/Bin/Unix/AgentInstall/Linux/x64/aex-bootstrap-linux
run: chmod u+x aex-bootstrap-linux && ./aex-bootstrap-linux
NOTE: the aex-boot-strap contains the communication profile to connect to the server
wget man page: https://linux.die.net/man/1/wget
wget examples: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/wget-command-in-linux-unix/
1. From WINDOWS SMP Server: after downloading and installing putty on the SMP server ( https://putty.org )
run the following commands:
cd \Program Files\Putty
pscp <altiris install drive>:\Program Files\Altiris\NSCap\Bin\Unix\AgentInstall|Linux\x64\aex-bootstrap-linux <user>@<LINUX IP ADDRESS>:<Path>
ex: pscp c::\Program Files\Altiris\NSCap\Bin\Unix\AgentInstall|Linux\x64\aex-bootstrap-linux [email protected]:/tmp
( a password will be ask for )
once file is copied to endpoint
use Putty to log on to endpoint and enter: cd /tmp
enter: chmod u+x aex-bootstrap-linux && ./aex-bootstrap-linux
NOTE: This document is not a reference on how to use Putty. Here is a resource link on Puttys usage: https://www.ssh.com/academy/ssh/putty/windows
2. From a Linux desktop system obtain a copy of the aex-bootstrap-linux file and run scp to copy file to the remote linux system
scp aex-bootstrap-linux remoteuser@remotehost:/tmp
ssh remoteuser@remotehost
(It will ask for password)
cd /tmp
chmod u+x aex-bootstrap-linux && ./aex-bootstrap-linux
scp man page: https://linux.die.net/man/1/scp
scp examples: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/scp-command-in-linux-with-examples/
The push installation of the Symantec Management Agent for Linux is performed by the Symantec Management Platform computer. The Symantec Management Platform computer establishes a connection to the target UNIX, Linux, or Mac computer, uploads the required files, and then executes them on the target computer.
The installation process is as follows:
NOTE: Third-party firewalls must be configured to allow an SSH connection from Symantec Management Platform to the ULM client for a manual push to work. The firewalls configuration should use the same credentials that you provide in the Installation Settings
This task is a step in the process for installing the Symantec Management Agent manually
To install the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac with a manual push
3. Click Installation Settings, and then in the Installation Settings dialog box, specify the appropriate installation settings.
If you added computers manually, you need to specify the appropriate installation settings for each target computer before you install the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac. If you imported computers from a CSV file, you may have specified the installation settings for each computer in the CSV file. You can change these settings for individual computers or groups of computers.
Specifying the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac installation settings
4. (Optional) In the Simultaneous Tasks box, specify the number of installations to run simultaneously.
This value defines the number of threads running in parallel and serving Symantec Management Agent pushing. All of the threads share a common queue from which they take the next computer to install to. The default value is 5, but you may want to use a different value to suit the performance of the Symantec Management Platform, the client computers, and the network capacity. Increasing the number of simultaneous tasks may reduce the total installation time.
5. Click Install
6. In the Push install dialog box, click OK.
The Status column in the computer list shows the success or failure of the installation on each computer. Note that the newly installed Symantec Management Agent reports its status back to the originating Notification Server, even if another Notification Server manages it.
7. If the computer list does not refresh automatically, in the toolbar, click Refresh to view the current push installation status for each computer.