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2.3.7. MySQL Network Service Agent

This section does not apply to MySQL Community Server users.

The MySQL Network Service Agent provides information to a MySQL Network Monitoring and Advisory Service Network Monitor about the health and statistics of your MySQL server. In order to use the service agent, you must have an instance of the MySQL Network Monitor installed. You will need the URL, including login and password, of the MySQL Network Monitor to complete this installation.

If you have selected that the MySQL Network Service Agent be installed automatically, you should follow the instructions below to install and configure the agent for your machine.

Note

In the example screen shots below, the Linux version of the installer is shown. The basic process is identical for all platforms.

  1. The MySQL Network Service Agent should start automatically. Click Forward or Next to start the installation process.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: Initial

  2. Choose an installation path for the MySQL Network Service Agent. This directory will contain the agent application and required components for the operation of the agent. You will need to know the location of this directory so that you can start and stop the agent when required.

    The default location under Linux is within the /opt directory; under Windows the default location is within the main MySQL installation directory (for example, C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQLNetwork\Agent).

    MySQL Network Service Agent: Installation path

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  3. Enter the IP address or hostname of the MySQL server you want to monitor. By default, the localhost address (127.0.0.1) is used. This default value should be correct when MySQL Network Service Agent is installed as part of MySQL Enterprise, as you will be monitoring the local instance of the server. If you want validate the hostname or IP address, click the Yes radio button; otherwise, click the No button. If you have selected to validate the address then any problems be notified when you click Forward.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL hostname

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  4. Enter the port number of the MySQL server that you want to monitor. The default value, 3306, should be correct unless you have altered the default value when running the MySQL Configuration Wizard during the installation of MySQL Enterprise.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL port

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  5. Enter the user name the agent will use to connect to the server. You may use any user that has been configured on the MySQL server. You can even use the root password; however, the information will be stored within a standard text file in an unencrypted form. If you created an anonymous user during the Configuration Wizard process, you may use this user instead.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL user name

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  6. Enter the password for the user you selected in the previous step. You must enter the password twice to confirm the password.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL user password

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  7. Enter the host name of the machine that is running the MySQL Network Service Manager. You can locate this information in the configuration_report.txt file that was created when the MySQL Network Service Manager was installed. This file will be located in the directory where the MySQL Network Service Manager was installed, typically /opt/mysqlnetwork-VERSION (Linux) or C:\Program Files\MySQL\Network.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL Network Service Manager hostname

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  8. Enter the port number for the MySQL Network Service Manager.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL Network Service Manager port number

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  9. Enter the user name the agent will use to connect to the MySQL Network Service Manager.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL Network Service Manager

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  10. Enter the password required to connect to the MySQL Network Service Manager.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL Network Service Manager password

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  11. Enter the hostname that will be used to identify this MySQL server within the MySQL Network Service Manager.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: MySQL Service Agent hostname

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  12. Select the logging level to be used when reporting information to the MySQL Network Service Manager.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: Logging level

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  13. You are now ready to install the MySQL Service Agent. If you need to change any of the settings, use the Back button to go back to the configuration option you want to modify.

    Linux only: Before installation is started, you will be shown the process required to start the MySQL Agent. Make a note of this information, as you will need this to start the agent once it has been installed.

    MySQL Network Service Agent: Agent info

    Click Forward or Next to continue the installation process.

  14. The installation process will start. It may take a few minutes to complete the installation of the MySQL Network Service Agent and configure the agent for your system.

    Click Forward or Nextto continue the installation process.

  15. Once the process has been completed, click Finish to complete the installation and exit the installer.

For more information on the MySQL Network Monitoring and Advisory Service, see the corresponding documentation installed with MySQL Enterprise.