Installing the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac with a Manual Pull
If SSH is not available, or if you want to install the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac on remote the computers that have limited network access, or the target computers are behind a firewall, you can pull the Symantec Management Agent to each computer. You, or anybody else with administrator rights, can log on to each computer, access Symantec Management Platform through a URL, and download the install bootstrap program that performs the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac installation.
The URL of the
Download Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac
page is shown on the Symantec Management Agent Install
page, under Download Page URL for UNIX, Linux and Mac
. You can view the page, but you cannot change this setting. This task is a step in the process for installing the Symantec Management Agent manually.
To preview the Download Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac page
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theActionsmenu, clickAgents/Plug-ins > Push Symantec Management Agent.
- On theSymantec Management Agent Installpage, on theInstall Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mactab, underDownload Page URL for UNIX, Linux and Mac users, in theSelect platformdrop-down list, click the appropriate platform, and then clickView page.
- To pull the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac to a remote computer
- Log on to the remote computer as an administrator.
- On the remote computer, open a Web browser , and then go to the following URL:http://SMPName/Altiris/UnixAgent/AltirisUnixAgentDownload.aspx?ID=PlatformwhereSMPNameis the name of your Symantec Management Platform computer andPlatformis the appropriate platform.
- Follow the instructions that are displayed on theDownload Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Macpage for downloading and running the install bootstrap program on the remote computer.