5.2 Installing Change Guardian Agent for Windows

To install Change Guardian Agent for Windows using Manage Agents dashboard:

1. In the web console, navigate to CONFIGURATIONS > Agents > Manage Agents.

2. Select the agent and click Manage Installation > Install Agents.

3. For newly added assets, specify the root credentials and click Next.

   NOTE:Log in to the newly added asset as an administrator to the deploy agent. The account must be a local administrator or a domain account in the Local Administrators group.

4. Under the Install Agents option, select the available version of the agent. You can choose to add a new agent configuration or retain the default configuration. You can also edit or delete the existing agent configuration.

5. Click Start Installation.

1. SSH into the Change Guardian server.

   • Navigate to the directory:

     /opt/netiq/ams/ams/repository/30d42d81-xxxx-xxxx-b1b7-ebc891600fa2/

     NOTE:Fetch the correct GUID corresponding to the release, and update the package guide in the WindowsAgentDeployment.ps1 script file at line 39.

2. Modify the package.json File.

   • Open the package.json file.

   • Add the MSI installer file name (NetIQChangeGuardianAgent.msi) to the files list.

     Update the JSON file as shown below.

     Before

     "manualDownload" : {
          "filename" : "ChangeGuardianAgentForWindows.zip",
          "files" : ["NetIQCGAgentSilentInstaller.exe",
                     "NetIQCGAgentSilentInstaller.config"]
         }

     After

                         "manualDownload" : {
          "filename" : "ChangeGuardianAgentForWindows.zip",
          "files" : ["NetIQCGAgentSilentInstaller.exe",
                     "NetIQCGAgentSilentInstaller.config",
                     "NetIQChangeGuardianAgent.msi"]
         }
                       

3. Download the Windows Agent on the Agent Machine.

   • Download the Windows agent from AMS.

   • Place the agent file in the same directory as the script on the agent machine.

4. Run the PowerShell Script.

   • Open PowerShell with administrator privileges.

   • Execute the following command to deploy the agent:

     .\WindowsAgentDeployment.ps1 <ip> <username> <pwd>

     Replace <ip>, <username>, and <pwd> with the appropriate values for your environment.