Install Remote Management Agents Using the Command Prompt

Before you begin

Ensure that all the collectors that you want to manage remotely are in the running state.

About this task

You must install Remote Management Agents on each machine on which the collectors that you want to manage are installed.

This topic describes how to install Remote Management Agents using the command prompt. You can also install Remote Management Agents using the installer.

Procedure

  1. Access the command prompt, and navigate to the RMA folder in the install media.
  2. Run the following command, replacing the values in angular brackets with the appropriate values: 
    HistorianRMA_Install.exe -s RootDrive=<installation drive> DestinationServerName=<Destination Historian server name> UserName=<Windows username> Password=<Windows password> DataPath="C:\Proficy Historian Data\LogFiles"
    HistorianRMA_Install.exe -s RootDrive=C:\ UserName=Administrator Password=AdminPassword DestinationServerName=VMHISTWEBAUTO DataPath="C:\Proficy Historian Data\LogFiles"

Results

Remote Collector Management is installed on your machine. A folder named Historian Remote Management Agents is created in the GE Digital folder in the installation location that you specified.