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Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX Quick Start Guide

Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX Quick Start Guide

Feb 20, 2023

Objective

This Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX Quick Start Guide provides a short summary on how to install Universal Agent on a UNIX system and execute Universal Command and Universal Data Mover jobs. For a complete description of the installation process, see Universal Agent 7.2.x Installation, Upgrade, and Applying Maintenance.

The following information is provided:

  • System requirements

  • Downloading the Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX distribution file.

  • Extracting and installing the Universal Agent 7.2.x on UNIX.

  • Licensing Universal Agent components.

  • Encrypting passwords.

  • Executing a Universal Command job.

  • Executing a Universal Data Mover job.

  • Running a system query.

System Requirements

UNIX Versions

One of the following UNIX operating systems that are supported by Universal Agent 7.2.x:

  • AIX 7.1 TL5 / AIX 7.2 TL2 and above

  • HP-UX 11.23 and above (HP-UX IA64 package)

  • Solaris 10 and above (SPARC-based)

Note

Universal Agent for Solaris 10 systems require libxnet.so version SUNW_1.3.1 or higher.

Note

The Python 3.7 Distribution for Universal Agent requires libintl.so version 0.18.1.1, REV=2011.03.15 or higher. The install will proceed if the required dependency does not exist, but the UA-specific python instance will not run until libintl is available.

  • Solaris 10 and above (Intel-based)

Note

The Python 3.7 Distribution for Universal Agent requires libintl.so version 0.18.1.1, REV=2011.03.15 or higher. The install will proceed if the required dependency does not exist, but the UA-specific python instance will not run until libintl is available.

  • Linux Environments with the following qualifications:

    • Intel x86_64-based system

      • Linux Kernel 3.10 or greater

      • glibc 2.17-78 or higher

    • IBM PowerPC-based system

      • Linux Kernel 3.10 or greater

      • glibc 2.17-157 or higher

      • Configured for little endian (LE)

    • zSeries 64-bit (S/390) system

      • Linux Kernel 2.6 or greater

      • glibc 2.4-31 or greater

    • RedHat Package Manager (RPM) distributions

    • Debian distributions

      • Linux Kernel 3.0 or greater

      • glibc 2.15 or higher

The list of supported systems grows rapidly. Contact Stonebranch, Inc. for a current list of supported UNIX operating systems if you require support for a system that is not listed.

Additional Requirements

  • Superuser (root) access.

  • TCP/IP Socket implementation.

  • Approximately 400 megabytes of disk space for the installation. More disk space is required for variable files, such as log files, spool files, and trace files.

  • Bourne shell or compatible.

Platform Requirements

Since platform requirements may change with new releases of a product, see Platform Support for Universal Controller 7.2.x and Universal Agent 7.2.x to make sure that your platform is supported before performing an installation.

Downloading the Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX Distribution File

Stonebranch Inc. provides separate Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX product distribution files for different UNIX operating systems:

  • AIX

  • HP-UX

  • Solaris: Intel-Based and SPARC-Based

  • Linux: x86_64-Based, IBM S/390, and zSeries

These product distribution files are available for download from the Stonebranch Customer Portal.

A customer user name and password - provided by Stonebranch, Inc. - are required to access the Customer Portal.

Installing Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX

Step 1

Download the Universal Agent 7.2.x for UNIX product distribution file to your work station.

Step 2

Issue a zcat command to uncompress and extract the installation files from the distribution file.

Step 3

To start the installation, issue the following command: sh ./unvinst

Step 4

The output from unvinst is written to file install.log in the current directory.