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Version: 3.2

Quick Start Installation

Windows Installation

Prerequisites

  1. Windows
    • Windows 10 Enterprise or later, Windows Server 2016 or later
    • Windows user account with "Run as Administrator" privileges
  2. 64-bit processor, 2.90GHz
  3. 8 GB Installed memory (RAM)
  4. DataConnect Cloud or Avalanche Subscription

What Will be Installed

  1. Actian Integration Agent (Windows Service)
  2. DataConnect v12 Embedded Engine
  3. AdoptJDK 11 Embedded JRE

Download

You can download the Actian Integration Agent installer from either the Agents and Devices page in Integration Manager or Actian ESD:

From Integration Manager:

  1. Open Integration Manager at https://console.im.actiandatacloud.com/ui/agents.

  2. Select the Agents tab.

  3. Click the Download Agent dropdown and select your platform:

From Actian ESD:

  1. Go to https://esd.actian.com/, select Actian DataCloud Agent.

  2. Click DataCloud Agent for your platform and click Download.

Installation

  1. Right-click the downloaded installer file (integration-agent-xxx-win.exe) and select "Run as administrator".
  2. If you have a previous 3.x.x version installed, you will be prompted to uninstall first. Uninstall will shutdown running services and prepare for library updates, it will NOT remove or alter ProgramData (conf files, logs, etc.).
  3. Accept the License Agreement.
  4. Select the installation path (default: C:\Program Files\Actian\IntegrationAgent).
  5. Select the shared data path (default: C:\ProgramData\Actian\IntegrationAgent).
  6. Installation should take less than a minute.

Registration

  1. If installed locally, open http://localhost:6001/home. If installed on a network server, open http://[agent hostname]:6001/home.

  2. Register the Agent using your DataConnect Cloud or Avalanche credentials. Registration progress will be shown to confirm that your Agent is operational.

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    You can open http://localhost:6001/home at any time to confirm the status of the Agent on the installed machine. Clicking the Check-in button updates the Last Check-In time on the Agents tab in Integration Manager.

  3. You should now be able to view and manage your Agent from the cloud on the Agents tab in Integration Manager:

If you encounter issues, try the following:

Run Your First DJAR

You are now ready to run your first remote job. Refer to Run Your First Remote Job.

Service Logs & Monitoring

  1. You can monitor Agent health, location, and job history from the cloud:

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    For more information on managing agents and devices from the Integration Manager, see Managing Agents and Devices.

  2. You can monitor service activity and get important additional information from the log file on the Agent machine (default: C:\ProgramData\Actian\IntegrationAgent\logs\Agent.log)

Uninstalling

To uninstall Actian Integration Agent from your Windows machine, simply run the installer .exe file and click Yes:

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Log file data will survive uninstallation/reinstallation.