The eG Installation Guide - eG Innovations

Installing and Configuring on Windows Environments
Note:
By default, the eG manager is configured for agent-based monitoring - i.e., when
a server is auto-discovered and then managed, it is monitored in an agent-based
manner. Administrators have an option to set agentless monitoring as the default
for the eG manager.
On Windows systems, the script \lib\set_manager_default
can be used to set agentless monitoring as the default option for the eG
manager. The output of this script is shown below:
Do you want to set the eG manager for agentless monitoring by default? y/n[n]: y
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Changes to the eG manager default setting have been successfully made!
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3.1.3 Installing and Configuring the eG Manager on Windows
2008/Windows 7 Servers
To install the eG manager on a Windows 2008/Windows 7 server, you can execute either of the
following self-extracting programs:
The eGManager_win2008.exe, if you are installing the eG manager on a 32-bit Windows
2008/Windows 7 server;
The eGManager_win2008_x64.exe, if you are installing the eG manager on a 64-bit Windows
2008/Windows 7 server;
To begin the installation, double-click on the corresponding executable. The installation wizard that
then appears guides you through the installation process.
1. The Welcome screen appears first. Click the Next button here to continue with the setup.
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