Define an agent site to the Data Warehouse Center

When you install the Data Warehouse Center, the default agent site is also installed. The default agent site runs on Windows NT.

You can install agent sites on any of the following operating systems:

After you install an agent site, you must define the agent site to the Data Warehouse Center before you can use it.

You do not have to define the default agent site to the Data Warehouse Center. This is done automatically when you install the Data Warehouse Center.

To define an agent site to the Data Warehouse Center:

  1. Open the Agent Sites notebook.

  2. In the Name field, type a name for the agent site that you are defining to the Data Warehouse Center. This name can be up to 80 characters in length.

  3. Optional: In the Administrator field, type the name of the warehouse administrator who is responsible for this agent site definition.

  4. Optional: In the Description field, type a business description for your agent definition. This description can be a maximum of 255 characters.

  5. Optional: In the Notes field, type detailed information that might be helpful to users who can access the Agents notebook.

  6. In the Hostname field, type the IP address for the system or workstation where the agent is installed or type the machine hostname. Type the IP address in the form of nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn.

  7. In the Operating System field, select the operating system on which your agent runs.

  8. In the User ID field, type a valid user ID for the agent site, if one is required. If you don't specify a user ID, the agent assumes the characteristics of the Server (for default agent only) or the Agent daemon. For example, if the Agent daemon runs as a system process, the agent does too. If you specify a user ID, the agent inherits the characteristics of the user specified by the user ID.

  9. If you supplied a user ID, type the password that is associated with the user ID in the Password field. Type the password again in the Verify Password field.

  10. Click the Warehouse Sources and Targets tab. In the Available warehouse sources and targets list, select a warehouse source that you want your agent to access and click >. To select multiple warehouse sources, press CTRL and click the sources that you want to add. Then, click >. If you want to add all of the items in the list, click >>.

  11. Optional: If your agent will run Data Warehouse Center-supplied programs, transformers, or user-defined programs, click the Programs tab. In the Available Programs list, click on a program or transformer that your agent will run, then click >. To select multiple programs, press CTRL and click the programs that you want to add. Then, click >. If you want to add all of the items in the Available Programs list, click >>.

  12. Click OK to define your agent to the Data Warehouse Center.