Install and run the Network Agent independently of the Machine Agent. 

Important

  • Network Agent on AIX does not support multi-tenant setup.
  • Do not install the Network Agent on AIX as an extension of the Machine Agent.
  • Ensure the administrator (appd-agent-administrator) has root privileges to install and run the agent.


  1. Check System Requirements. See Network Visibility Supported Environments.

  2. Download and unzip the Agent installer:

    Login User = Agent Administrator

    1. Log in to the Agent host as <appd-agent-administrator>.
    2. Access the AppDynamics Downloads Portal, download the Network Agent installer, and unzip it.
    3. In a terminal window, cd to the folder where you downloaded the Network Agent ZIP package.

    4. Enter the following command, where <network_agent_home> is the folder where you want to install the agent software:
      unzip <installer.zip> <network_agent_home>

      The parent path should not include any directory names with spaces:

      /opt/appdynamics/netviz (correct)

      /opt/appdynamics/net viz (incorrect)

  3. Run the following command to load the necessary libraries before starting the Network Agent.

    Command

    export LIBPATH=/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.2.0.0/10/pthread:<agent-install-path>/lib:$LIBPATH
    CODE

    The agent install path should not include any directory names with spaces.

    /opt/appdynamics/netviz (correct)

    /opt/appdynamics/net viz (incorrect)


  4. Run the following command to identify the interface name.

    Command

    ifconfig -a
    BASH

     
    The interface name must be en0 or lo0. You can change the interface name by editing the ifname value in the agent_config.lua file.

  5. Start and verify the Agent:

    Login User = Agent Administrator

    1. Log out, and then log in as appd-agent-administrator.
    2. Open a CLI window and enter these commands:
      1. <network-agent-home>/bin/start.sh (starts the Agent)
      2. <network-agent-home>/bin/appd-netviz.sh status (verifies that the Agent is running and shows PID of the Agent process)
  6. If you experience any problems or issues, see FAQs for Network Visibility.