VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual page 88

vCenter Configuration Manager Installation and Getting Started Guide
N If you are using the custom configuration file, csi.config, proceed with the installation in Silent
OTE
Mode.
Silent Mode:
If you execute InstallCMAgent in silent mode, the installation proceeds silently. It uses the
values specified in csi.config without prompting for input. To run the installation in silent
mode, enter:
You might use this method if you have manually edited the csi.config file, if you have
modified the csi.config file using the interactive method, or if you are using a custom
configuration file that you saved from a previous agent installation.
When the silent installation completes, a summary of the installation process and status is
displayed. Make sure the installation completed without errors.
You can check the installation status at anytime by viewing the installation log file at <CSI_
PARENT_DIRECTORY>/log/install.log.
Interactive Mode:
If you execute the installation with no options, it runs in an interactive mode, prompting you
to accept or change each parameter in the csi.config file.
N
OTE
To run the installation in interactive mode, enter:
During the pre-installation stage of interactive mode, the check for a valid user (CSI_USER) is
performed. If the user already exists (either the Administrator has manually added the
account or is selecting an existing one), the following configuration values will not be
requested (the questions will be skipped) by the installer:
CSI_USER_NO_LOGIN_SHELL
n
CSI_USER_PRIMARY_GROUP
n
CSI_USER_PRIMARY_GID
n
CSI_USER_USE_NEXT_AVAILABLE_LOCAL_GID
n
These prompts will be requested only when the CSI_USER user account is not found.
When the silent installation completes, a summary of the installation process and status is
displayed. Make sure the installation completed without errors.
You can check the installation status at anytime by viewing the installation log file at <CSI_
PARENT_DIRECTORY>/log/install.log.
N If you selected inetd for CSI_AGENT_RUN_OPTION and xinetd (Linux only) is not running,
OTE
the following error message will be displayed: SYSTEM_WARNING: xinetd is not running - the
agent will be disabled until it is started. If this message appears, you must either start xinetd, or
install the Agent as a daemon.
88
# ./CSIInstall/InstallCMAgent -s
When you use interactive mode, the csi.config file is modified.
# ./CSIInstall/InstallCMAgent
VMware, Inc.