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9.1.3 MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent Options

To view all the options available for an unattended agent installation, invoke the agent installer file passing in the help option. The available options are detailed in the following table.

Table 9.2 MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent Installer Options

Option Name Description
--agent_installtype Installation type for the agent, which can be database or standalone.
--agent_autocreate Create an account on the monitored MySQL server to be used by the agent
--agentpassword Password of the agent user for connecting to the monitored MySQL server
--agentservicename Service name for the Agent
--agentuser Username of the agent for connecting to the monitored MySQL server
--checkmysqlhost Validate the supplied MySQL hostname
--createBackup (Upgrade only) Create backup.
--debuglevel Set the debug information level
--debugtrace File for a debug trace of the installation
--generalpassword General user password for the --generaluser
--generaluser General user username for the monitored MySQL server
--help Display the list of valid options
--installdir Installation directory
--installer-language Language selection
--limitedpassword Limited user password for the --limiteduser
--limiteduser Limited user username for the monitored MySQL server
--managerhost Hostname of IP address of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor server
--managerport TCP/IP port of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor server
--mode Installation mode
--mysql-identity-source MySQL instance identify definition
--mysqlconnectiongroup Sets the group for the provided MySQL connection
--mysqlconnmethod Connection method to the monitored MySQL server
--mysqlhost MySQL hostname/IP address
--mysqlpassword MySQL password for the monitored --mysqluser.
--mysqlport TCP/IP port for the monitored MySQL server
--mysqlsocket Unix socket/Named pipe for the monitored MySQL server
--mysqluser MySQL Administrative username for the monitored MySQL server
--optionfile Installation option file
--restartImmediately (Upgrade only) Restart Agent immediately after updating all files.
--unattendedmodeui Unattended mode user interface
--version Display the product information

  • --agentpassword

    Command-Line Format --agentpassword
    Type String

    Specify the agent password to use to communicate with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --createBackup

    Command-Line Format --createBackup
    Type Boolean
    Default Value 1

    Whether to backup the data.

    Note

    This option is only available when upgrading the Agent, and not when performing a new Agent installation.

  • --restartImmediately

    Command-Line Format --restartImmediately
    Type Boolean
    Default Value 1

    Restart Agent immediately after updating all files.

    Note

    This option is only available when upgrading the Agent, and not when performing a new Agent installation.

  • --agentuser

    Command-Line Format --agentuser
    Type String
    Default Value agent

    Specify the agent username to use to communicate with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --checkmysqlhost

    Command-Line Format --checkmysqlhost
    Type String
    Default Value yes
    Valid Values

    yes (Check host)

    no (Do not check host)

    Validate the MySQL hostname or IP address

  • --debuglevel

    Command-Line Format --debuglevel
    Type Numeric
    Default Value 2
    Minimum Value 0
    Maximum Value 4

    Set the debug information level for log data written to the file specified by debugtrace.

  • --debugtrace

    Command-Line Format --debugtrace
    Type String

    Set the filename to use when recording debug information during the installation.

  • --installdir

    Command-Line Format --installdir
    Type String
    Default Value (OS X) /Applications/mysql/enterprise/agent/
    Default Value (Unix) /opt/mysql/enterprise/agent/
    Default Value (Windows) C:\Program Files\MySQL\Enterprise\Agent

    Specify the directory into which to install the software.

  • --installer-language

    Command-Line Format --installer-language
    Type String
    Default Value en
    Valid Values

    en (English)

    ja (Japanese)

    Set the language to use for the installation process.

  • --managerhost

    Command-Line Format --managerhost
    Type String

    The hostname or IP address of MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --managerport

    Command-Line Format --managerport
    Type Numeric
    Default Value 18443

    Tomcat SSL Port

  • --mode

    Command-Line Format --mode
    Type String
    Default Value (Linux) gtk
    Default Value (OS X) osx
    Default Value (Unix) xwindow
    Default Value (Windows) win32
    Valid Values (Linux)

    gtk (GTK (X Windows))

    xwindow (X Windows (native))

    text (Text (command-line))

    unattended (Unattended (no dialogs/prompts))

    Valid Values (OS X)

    osx (Mac OS X (native))

    text (Text (command-line))

    unattended (Unattended (no dialogs/prompts))

    Valid Values (Unix)

    xwindow (X Windows (native))

    text (Text (command-line))

    unattended (Unattended (no dialogs/prompts))

    Valid Values (Windows)

    win32 (Windows (native))

    unattended (Unattended (no dialogs/prompts))

    Specify the installation mode to use for this installation. The GUI is executed by default, with the possible values including text and unattended. On Linux, the GUI options are gtk (default) and xwindow.

  • --mysqlconnmethod

    Command-Line Format --mysqlconnmethod
    Type String
    Default Value tcpip
    Valid Values

    tcpip (Use TCP/IP)

    socket (Use Unix Socket/Named Pipe)

    Specify the connection method to use to connect to MySQL. If you specify tcpip, the value of the mysqlport option is used. If you specify socket, the value of the mysqlsocket option is used to connect to the MySQL server to be monitored.

    Note

    This option is only available when installing the Agent, and not when performing an Agent upgrade.

  • --mysqlhost

    Command-Line Format --mysqlhost
    Type String
    Default Value 127.0.0.1

    Hostname or IP address of the MySQL server to be monitored.

  • --mysqlpassword

    Command-Line Format --mysqlpassword
    Type String

    Specify the password to use when connecting the Admin user to the monitored MySQL instance.

  • --mysqlport

    Command-Line Format --mysqlport
    Type Numeric
    Default Value 3306

    The TCP/IP port to use when connecting to the monitored MySQL server.

  • --mysqlsocket

    Command-Line Format --mysqlsocket
    Type String

    Specify the filename of the MySQL socket to use when communicating with the monitored MySQL instance.

  • --mysqluser

    Command-Line Format --mysqluser
    Type String

    An MySQL Server administrative user for the MySQL instance to monitor. This user must already exist.

  • --agent_autocreate

    Command-Line Format --agent_autocreate
    Type Boolean

    Auto-create the less privileged users (--generaluser and -limiteduser) using the --mysqluser user. Use this option if the limited and general users do not already exist on your system.

    The default value depends on the context. For new installations, it is "1", and for upgrades it is "0".

  • --generaluser

    Command-Line Format --generaluser
    Type String

    The username for the general user.

  • --generalpassword

    Command-Line Format --generalpassword
    Type String

    Password for the --generaluser.

  • --limiteduser

    Command-Line Format --limiteduser
    Type String

    The username for the limited user.

  • --limitedpassword

    Command-Line Format --limitedpassword
    Type String

    Password for the --limitedpassword.

  • --optionfile <optionfile>

    Command-Line Format --optionfile

    Specify the location of an option file containing the configuration options for this installation.

  • --unattendedmodeui

    Command-Line Format --unattendedmodeui
    Type String
    Default Value none
    Valid Values

    none (No dialogs)

    minimal (Critical dialogs)

    minimalWithDialogs (Minimal UI with dialogs)

    The UI elements to use when performing an unattended installation. The options are none, show no UI elements during the installation; minimal, show minimal elements during installation; minimalWithDialogs, show minimal UI elements, but include the filled-dialog boxes.

  • --version

    Command-Line Format --version

    Display product information, including the version number of the installer.

  • --agent_installtype

    Command-Line Format --agent_installtype
    Type String
    Default Value database

    Installation type for the Agent. Passing in standalone configures the Agent to only monitor the Host itself. Passing in database configures the Agent to monitor both the Host and a specific MySQL Instance.

    This option is typically used when setting --mode to unattended.

    Note

    Additional MySQL Instances can be added for monitoring in the future.

  • --mysqlconnectiongroup

    Command-Line Format --mysqlconnectiongroup
    Type String

    Optionally sets the MySQL instance group for the connection.

    As of 3.0.5, multiple groups can be assigned in a single installation by passing in a comma-separated list of group names.

  • --agentservicename

    Command-Line Format --agentservicename
    Type String
    Default Value (Linux) mysql-monitor-agent
    Default Value (OS X) mysql.monitor.agent
    Default Value (Unix) mysql-monitor-agent
    Default Value (Windows) MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent

    When MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent is installed, a new service is created (Windows), or on Unix or OS X a new startup script is created within the corresponding startup directory (for example /etc/init.d on Unix or /Library/LaunchDaemons on OS X). When installing multiple agents on the same host, you can use this option to create each agent installation with a unique identifier. During an upgrade installation, you then use this identifier to specify which installation of the agent to update.

    The default value is mysql-monitor-agent.

    Note

    This option is only available when installing the Agent, and not when performing an Agent upgrade.

  • --help

    Command-Line Format --help

    Display the list of valid options to the installer.