You can use IBM UrbanCode™ Deploy to
discover potential agent locations on UNIX and Windows.
Before you begin
Ensure that the Nmap utility
is installed on the system where IBM UrbanCode Deploy server
is installed, and that the Nmap utility is on the path environment
variable.
About this task
This feature uses
Nmap utility to search
for locations where agents might be installed. The
Nmap utility
searches ports
22 and
135. A location
with port
22 that is open is assumed to be computer
that is running UNIX. A location
with port
135 that is open is assumed to be a computer
that is running Windows.
Note: Agent
discovery does not work on IBM® z/OS®.
Procedure
- Click .
- Click Discover Available Network Hosts.
- Using the Discover Available Network Hosts window,
enter the subnets to search in the Subnet field. The format is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/nn where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is
the IP address and nn is the network prefix. To
search more than one subnet, enter each one on a separate line.
- Click Save to start the search. Search times depend on the size and number of subnets that are
searched. If you search a large subnet, or many subnets simultaneously,
the search time might be lengthy. Discovered locations
are listed on the Agents tab with the status
of Installable.
A discovered agent is automatically given the same name
as the discovered host. If the host name is unavailable, the discovered
IP address is used instead.
What to do next
You can install a discovered agent by using the
Install
Agent action that is associated with the agent on the
Agents pane.
For information about installing discovered agents, see
Installing agents remotely.