Veritas CloudPoint Administrator's Guide

To configure the Linux-based on-host agent

1. On the CloudPoint dashboard, return to the Connect dialog box, or if you closed the dialog box, do the following:

   • On the dashboard, under the Environment section, locate the Hosts area, and then click Manage.

   • On the Asset Management page, select the host and from the Details panel on the right, click Connect.

2. On the Connect dialog box, click Create Token.

   CloudPoint generates a unique sequence of alpha-numeric characters that are used as an authentication token to authorize the host connection with CloudPoint.

3. Click Copy Token.
   

   Note:

   The token is valid for 60 seconds only. If you do not copy the token within that time frame, generate a new token again.

4. On the Linux host, register the on-host agent using the following command:

   # sudo flexsnap-agent --ip <cloudpoint_host_FQDN_or_IP> --token <authtoken>

   Here, <cloudpoint_host_FQDN_or_IP> is the CloudPoint host's Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or IP address that was used during the CloudPoint initial configuration.

   <authtoken> is the authentication token that you copied in the earlier step.

   Note:

   You can use flexsnap-agent --help to see the command help.

   CloudPoint performs the following actions when you run this command:

   • registers the Linux-based on-host agent

   • creates a /etc/flexsnap.conf configuration file on the Linux instance and updates the file with CloudPoint host information

   • enables and then starts the on-host agent service on the Linux host

   Note:

   If you encounter an error, check the flexsnap-agent logs to troubleshoot the issue.

5. Proceed to configure the on-host plug-in.

   See Configuring the on-host plug-in.