Getting Started with vFabric Hyperic v.5.7 - VMware

About Password EncryptionThe first time you start the vFabric Hyperic Agent, ifagent.setup.camPword is uncommented, and has a plain text value, theagent will encrypt the value. Note that you can encrypt this and other agentproperty values yourself, as described in Encrypt an Agent Property Value.You may specify the address or hostname and the listen port the vFabric Hyperic Servershould use to contact the vFabric Hyperic Agent with the following properties. Notehowever, that if you are creating a standard agent.properties file that can be usedfor all agents (as described in Install vFabric Hyperic Agents in Volume), uncommentthese properties, but do not change the value of either:o agent.setup.agentIP — If you leave the default setting — "*default*" — thevFabric Hyperic Agent will detect an IP address on the platform and choose it asits listen address.o agent.setup.agentPort — If you leave the default setting — "*default*" —the vFabric Hyperic Agent will use the default listen port (2144 for plaintext or2443 for SSL) as its listen address. If that port is unavailable, the agent willdetect a free port and choose it as its listen port.These are the minimum properties required for agent-server communication.4. Configure Unidirectional Communications (Optional)By default, agent-server communication is bidirectional. If your policies dictate that allcommunication between agent and server are agent-initiated, you can uncomment theagent.setup.unidirectional property and set it to "yes". For more information,see Unidirectional Agent-Server Communication.If you configure unidirectional communication, and the agent will contact the vFabricHyperic Server via a proxy server, define the proxy server host in the followingproperties, which you must add to the properties file:o agent.proxyHosto agent.proxyPortSee agent.setup.unidirectional, agent.proxyHost and agent.proxyPort below for propertydefinitions.5. Configure Agent Keystore (Optional)Perform this step if you want the agent to use a keystore you configure, rather than haveit generate and use a self-signed certificate for SSL communication with the vFabricHyperic Server.vFabric Hyperic and SSL CommunicationRead About SSL in vFabric Hyperic for information about SSL certificates andcertificate verification in vFabric Hyperic 4.6 and later.68