SecureBridge Agent can be installed on both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systemsystems. This page discusses all the prerequisites and system requirements in detail and help you setup the required environment and seamlessly install SecureBridge Agent within your production and the non-production environment.
This page helps The details herein help you learn how to install the install SecureBridge Agent. You may want to verify if you meet the system requirements before you begin to install the product using this installation guide.
This section contains the following information:
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- Ensure that you must the have administrator rights for the system where SecureBridge on which the SecureBridge Agent will be installed.
- Ensure that the following default ports are available for communication.
- Kernel Port: 21000
- HTTP Port: 8080
- HTTPS Port: 8443
- RMI Port: 1098
Tip In case you want to change the default ports, you can change them in pre-configruration.properties file available in the zip file. Click here for more details. - Ensure that the Installation directory is C:\Program Files\SecureBridge.
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You need to fulfill prerequisites, including supported operating system and hardware requirements, to install and use SecureBridge Agent effectively.
Operating system
Secure Bridge SecureBridge can be installed on the following operating systems:
Operating System | Version |
Windows | 2008 or later* |
| Linux | Red Hat 6.0 or later |
CentOS 6 or later |
* Windows Server 2019 is not supported.
Hardware requirements
Hardware | Minimum Requirementrequirement | Recommended Configurationconfiguration* |
Processor | 2.4 GHz 2 Core Processor | 2.4 GHz 4 Core Processor |
RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard Disk | 150 GB | 500 GB |
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The expected data flow and system performance also determine the RAM and hard disk requirement. Therefore, these requirements may vary for the production environment and the user is advised to refer to the recommended configuration.
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The following image describes depicts the high-level architecture of SecureBridge and its communication with the Agent.
Installation process
The SecureBridge Agent can be installed on both Windows and Linux. You can also install the Agent on Windows using the Command Line Interface (CLI). This section contains the following information:
- Copy of Installing SecureBridge Agenton Windows
- Copy of Installing SecureBridge Agent
- Copy of Installing SecureBridge AgentInstalling from Windows CLI
- Installing on Linux
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This section assists you on how to install SecureBridge Agent on a Windows operating system. Before you start installing, refer to the Copy of Installing SecureBridge Agentdeployment architecture and system requirements.
- Unzip the zip file. The format of the zip file is: SecureBridge_Agent_<version>_<Date>_<OS>_<Architecture>.zip.
For example, SecureBridge_Agent_6_9_9_24Sep2020_Win_x64.zip.
Double-click install.exe. The InstallAnywhere pop-up appears preparing to install.
On the Agent Details screen, enter the Agent details as explained below.
Note This screen appears only when the value for the agent properties are not defined in pre-configruration.properties file available in the installer zip file.
- When you are defining the agent properties in pre-configruration.properties file, ensure that you have defined either all or none of them.
Enter the details in the fields as per the description given in the table below:Fields Description Agent Id Unique Id of the agent. Agent Location The location where the agent is installed. Hub URL URL of the Hub. User Name Hub user name. Password Hub password. - Click Next.
- On the Pre-Installation Summary screen, click Install.
On the Installation Complete screen, click Done to exit from the installation wizard.
The installation of SecureBridge Agent is now complete.Info The default credentials to log in to SecureBridge Agent are:
User Id: admin
Password: indigo1
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Installing on Windows using Command Line Interface (CLI)
This section guides you on how to install the SecureBridge Agent from the Windows CLI.
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- Ensure that you have disabled the User Account Control in Windows.
- Ensure that you meet the Copy of Installing SecureBridge Agentare aware of the deployment architecture and system requirements details.
Follow the steps below to complete the installation:
- Unzip the zip file. The format of the zip file is: SecureBridge_Agent_<version>_<Date>_<OS>_<Architecture>.zip.
For example, SecureBridge_Agent_6_9_9_24Sep2020_Win_x64.zip. - Open command prompt and then go to the directory where you have extracted the zip file.
- Type the command install.exe -i console.
Pass the following arguments to the install.exe command
-DAgentID
-DAgentLocation
-DHubURL
-DAgentManagerUser
-DAgentManagerPassword
Where,Anchor Argument table Argument table Arguments Description -DAgentID Unique Id of the agent. -DAgentLocation The location where the agent is installed. -DHubURL URL of the Hub. -DAgentManagerUser Hub user name. -DAgentManagerPassword Hub password. For example, install.exe -i console -DAgentID=<Unique Id of the agent> -DAgentLocation=<agent location> -DHubURL=<Hub URL> -DAgentManagerUser=<Hub user name> -DAgentManagerPassword=<Hub Password>
Note - If you have already defined any of the agent properties in pre-configuration.properties file, you do not need to provide that argument again in the installation command.
- The value for the agent properties defined in the pre-configuration.properties file are overridden by the value given for those properties as a command line argument.
- Press Enter.
This starts the installation process to install SecureBridge Agent on your system.
- Once the installation is complete, the Installation wizard will close closes automatically.
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This section guides you on how to install the SecureBridge Agent in Linux environment. Before you start installing, refer to Copy of Installing SecureBridge Agentdeployment architecture and system requirements.
Follow the steps below to complete the installation:
- Unzip the zip file. The format of the zip file is: SecureBridge_Agent_<version>_<Date>_<OS>_<Architecture>.zip.
For example, SecureBridge_Agent_6_9_9_24Sep2020_Win_x64.zip. - Open the Terminal Go and then go to the directory where you have extracted the zip file.
- Type the command chmod +x install.bin to get the execution permission on installer file.
- Type the command ./install.bin.
Pass the following arguments to the ./install.bin command:
-DAgentID
-DAgentLocation
-DHubURL
-DAgentManagerUser
-DAgentManagerPassword
For example, ./install.bin -DAgentID=<Unique Id of the agent> -DAgentLocation=<agent location> -DHubURL=<Hub URL> -DAgentManagerUser=<Hub user name> -DAgentManagerPassword=<Hub Password>.Note Click here to know more about the arguments' possible values. Note - If you have already defined any of the agent properties in pre-configuration.properties file, you do not need to provide that argument again in the installation command.
- The value for the agent properties defined in the pre-configuration.properties file are overridden by the value given for those properties as a command line argument.
- Press Enter.
This starts the installation process to install SecureBridge Agent on your system. - Once the installation is complete, the Installation wizard will close closes automatically.
After the installation is complete, you need to perform the following steps to start the SecureBridge Agent.
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Before you begin to install the SecureBridge Agent, you can configure the following properties in pre-configuration.properties file. This file lies in the installer zip folder.
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