The following steps use Group Policy to install the agent on selected servers after a reboot.
Download the Windows Agent MSI installer to deploy the agent using Active Directory Group Policy.
- From All Clients, select a client.
- Navigate to Setup > Downloads > Agent.
- In the Windows Agent MSI tile, click Download. Follow the download instructions.
- Log into the server domain controller and copy the downloaded MSI file to the NETLOGON folder.
- Click the Start button
- Click Run, and enter the active directory domain name:
\\{yourdomain.com}\NETLOGON
. - Open the Group Policy Management console.
- Click the Start button.
- Click Run, and enter gpmc.msc.
- To create a new Group Policy object, right-click Group policy object.
- Select New, and enter a group name.
- Right-click Group Policy Object OpsRamp Installation and click Edit.
- Expand Policies and click Software Setting.
- Right-click Software Installation > New > Package and enter the location the downloaded .msi file. File Name:
\yourdomain.com\NETLOGON
. - Select OpsRamp Agent File and click Open.
- Select Assigned and click OK. On Active Directory Users and Computers, create a Security Group.
- Click the Start button.
- Xlick Run, and enter dsa.msc.
- Right-click Users > New > Group1.
- Enter a group name.
- Right-click the Group > Properties > Members Tab, and click Add.
- Click Object Types > Select Computers.
- Add all of the servers on which you want to install the agent.
- Click Apply, followed by OK.
- In the Open Group Policy Management console, click the Start button
- Click Run and enter
gpmc.msc
. - Select the Group Policy object created initially: OpsRamp Agent Installation.
- Select and remove the default Authentication Users.
- Click Add and Search for the previously created OpsRampAgentDeploy security group and click OK.
- Right-click Domain and select Link an Existing Group Policy Object.
- Select OpsRamp Agent Installation and click OK.