15.6.4.3. MySQL Enterprise Agent Options
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15.6.4.3. MySQL Enterprise 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 table below.

Table 15.2. MySQL Enterprise Agent Installer Options

FormatOption FileDescriptionIntroductionDeprecatedRemoved
--agentpassword Password of the agent user for connecting to the monitored MySQL server   
--agentuser Username of the agent for connecting to the monitored MySQL server   
--aggregatorport TCP/IP port for the Aggregator component   
--aggregatorsslcafile CA certificate file for SSL support in the Aggregator component   
--aggregatorsslcertfile PEM certificate file for SSL support in the Aggregator component   
--aggregatorsslport SSL port for the Aggregator component   
--checkmysqlhost Validate the supplied MySQL hostname   
--createaccount Create an account on the monitored MySQL server to be used by the agent   
--debuglevel Set the debug information level   
--debugtrace File for a debug trace of the installation   
--enableagent Enable the agent to monitor a MySQL server   
--enableaggregator Enable the Aggregator to aggregate Query Analyzer data from an external source   
--enableproxy Enable query analyzer data to be captured using the proxy service   
--installdir Installation directory   
--installer-language Language selection   
--managerhost Hostname of IP address of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor server   
--managerport TCP/IP port of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor server   
--managersslport TCP/IP port of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor server for SSL communication   
--mode Installation mode   
--mysqlconnmethod Connection method to the monitored MySQL server   
--mysqlhost MySQL hostname/IP address   
--mysqlpassword MySQL password for the monitored MySQL server   
--mysqlport TCP/IP port for the monitored MySQL server   
--mysqlsocket Unix socket/Named pipe for the monitored MySQL server   
--mysqluser MySQL username for the monitored MySQL server   
--optionfile Installation option file   
--proxyport TCP/IP port for the Proxy module   
--proxyuser User account for the proxy service   
--rootpassword Password for root user   
--rootuser User with root privileges on the monitored MySQL server   
--servicename Service name   
--unattendedmodeui Unattended mode user interface   
--usessl Enable use of SSL communication with MySQL Enterprise Monitor server   
--version Display the product information   

  • --agentpassword

    Command-Line Format--agentpassword
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

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

  • --agentuser

    Command-Line Format--agentuser
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaultagent

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

  • --aggregatorport

    Command-Line Format--aggregatorport
     Permitted Values
    Typenumeric
    Default14000

    Specify the TCP/IP port to use to communicate with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager. Enter the same TCP/IP port number as in the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager installation.

  • --aggregatorsslcafile

    Command-Line Format--aggregatorsslcafile
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

    Specify the path to the CA certificate file for SSL support in the Aggregator component. Only needed when using SSL.

  • --aggregatorsslcertfile

    Command-Line Format--aggregatorsslcertfile
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

    Specify the path to the PEM certificate file for SSL support in the Aggregator component. Only needed when using SSL.

  • --aggregatorsslport

    Command-Line Format--aggregatorsslport
     Permitted Values
    Typenumeric
    Default14443

    Specify the SSL port for the Aggregator component to use to communicate with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager. Enter the same SSL port number as in the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager installation.

  • --checkmysqlhost

    Command-Line Format--checkmysqlhost
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaultyes
    Valid ValuesyesCheck host
     noDo not check host

    Validate the MySQL hostname or IP address

  • --createaccount

    Command-Line Format--createaccount
     Permitted Values
    Typeboolean
    Default1

    Create the user account specified by the agentuser and agentpassword options to use when the agent connects to the monitored MySQL server. To use this option, you must also specify a suitable root account with privileges to create the new user using the rootuser and rootpassword options.

    The user create will have the correct privileges for the agent to collect all the necessary information. For more information, see Section 15.6.3.1, “Creating a MySQL User Account for the Monitor Agent”.

  • --debuglevel

    Command-Line Format--debuglevel
     Permitted Values
    Typenumeric
    Default2
    Range0-4

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

  • > --debugtrace

    Command-Line Format--debugtrace
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

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

  • --enableagent

    Command-Line Format--enableagent
     Permitted Values
    Typeboolean
    Default1

    Enable the agent to monitor a MySQL server. If this option is set to false, the agent is installed without enabling the monitoring of MySQL server. You can use this to configure a proxy service using an agent for collecting Query Analyzer information.

  • --enableaggregator

    Command-Line Format--enableaggregator
     Permitted Values
    Typeboolean
    Default0

    Enable the optional Aggregator component that collects data from certain data sources, such as user-written scripts or instrumented application servers.

  • --enableproxy <enableproxy>

    Command-Line Format--enableproxy
     Permitted Values
    Typeboolean
    Default1

    Enable the Proxy service. The proxy service can be used to collect query data to use through the Query Analyzer. For more information, see Using the Agent Proxy.

  • --installdir

    Command-Line Format--installdir
     Permitted Values
    Type (windows)string
    DefaultC:\Program Files\MySQL\Enterprise\Agent
     Permitted Values
    Type (macosx)string
    Default/Applications/mysql/enterprise/agent/
     Permitted Values
    Type (unix)string
    Default/opt/mysql/enterprise/agent/

    Specify the directory where the software will be installed.

  • --installer-language

    Command-Line Format--installer-language
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaulten
    Valid ValuesenEnglish
     jaJapanese

    Set the language to use for the installation process.

  • --managerhost

    Command-Line Format--managerhost
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

    The hostname or IP address of the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --managerport

    Command-Line Format--managerport
     Permitted Values
    Typenumeric
    Default18080

    The port number of the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --managersslport

    The port number of the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager to use for SSL-based communication

  • --mode

    Command-Line Format--mode
     Permitted Values
    Type (macosx)string
    Defaultosx
    Valid ValuesosxMac OS X (native)
     textText (command-line)
     unattendedUnattended (no dialogs/prompts)
     Permitted Values
    Type (linux)string
    Defaultgtk
    Valid ValuesgtkGTK (X Windows)
     xwindowX Windows (native)
     textText (command-line)
     unattendedUnattended (no dialogs/prompts)
     Permitted Values
    Type (unix)string
    Defaultxwindow
    Valid ValuesxwindowX Windows (native)
     textText (command-line)
     unattendedUnattended (no dialogs/prompts)
     Permitted Values
    Type (windows)string
    Defaultwin32
    Valid Valueswin32Windows (native)
     unattendedUnattended (no dialogs/prompts)

    Specify the installation mode to use for this installation.

  • --mysqlconnmethod

    Command-Line Format--mysqlconnmethod
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaulttcpip
    Valid ValuestcpipUse TCP/IP
     socketUse Unix Socket/Named Pipe

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

  • --mysqlhost

    Command-Line Format--mysqlhost
     Permitted Values
    Type
    Default127.0.0.1

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

  • --mysqlpassword

    Command-Line Format--mysqlpassword
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

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

  • --mysqlport

    Command-Line Format--mysqlport
     Permitted Values
    Typenumeric
    Default3306

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

  • --mysqlsocket

    Command-Line Format--mysqlsocket
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

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

  • --mysqluser

    Command-Line Format--mysqluser
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

    Specify the username to use when connecting to the monitored MySQL instance.

  • --optionfile <optionfile>

    Command-Line Format--optionfile

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

  • --proxyport

    Command-Line Format--proxyport
     Permitted Values
    Typenumeric
    Default6446

    Specify the TCP/IP port to use for the MySQL Enterprise Agent Proxy Service, if you also specified the --enableproxy option.

  • --proxyuser

    Command-Line Format--proxyuser
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaultroot

    The OS user that the MySQL Enterprise Agent Proxy Service runs as. For example, you can specify a special account such as daemon. Applies to Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X, but not to Windows where the proxy runs as a service. For this option to work, run the installer as root and also specify the --enableproxy option.

  • --unattendedmodeui

    Command-Line Format--unattendedmodeui
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaultnone
    Valid ValuesnoneNo dialogs
     minimalCritical dialogs
     minimalWithDialogsMinimal 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.

  • --usessl

    Command-Line Format--usessl
     Permitted Values
    Typeboolean
    Default0

    Specifies whether SSL should be used to communicate with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --version

    Command-Line Format--version

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

  • --rootpassword

    Command-Line Format--rootpassword
     Permitted Values
    Typestring

    The password of a root account for the installer to use to create the agent user.

  • --rootuser

    Command-Line Format--rootuser
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaultroot

    The root account for the installer to use to create the agent user.

  • --servicename

    Command-Line Format--servicename
     Permitted Values
    Typestring
    Defaultmysql.monitor.agent

    When the MySQL Enterprise Agent is installed, a new service is created (Windows), or on Unix a new startup script is created within the corresponding startup directory (for example /etc/init.d). If you want to install 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 should be updated.

  • --help

    Command-Line Format--help

    Display the list of valid options to the installer.

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