This topic describes how to create a new agent by downloading
agent details from an update site using the WebSphere® Sensor Events Administrative Console.
Before you begin
Before downloading agent details from an update site, make
sure that
WebSphere Application Server is
running.
About this task
You can define an agent by downloading agent properties from
an update site. For information about update sites, refer to
Working with update sites.
Procedure
- Open the WebSphere Sensor Events Administrative Console.
The home page displays.
- In the left navigation panel, navigate to . The Agent
Configuration panel displays.
- Click Download Agent. The Download Agent Properties panel
displays.
- Select Create a new agent.
- In the Agent Type field, select
the type of agent from the list. An agent can be ControllerType, DeviceType,
or LocationType. Then click Next.
- Select the update site to use for the new agent. Click Next.
- Select a feature for the agent. The list of features is
retrieved from the update site. Click Next.
Note: The name and description of the new agent are taken from
the feature you select.
- Accept the license agreement and click Next.
- Confirm your selections and then click Finish to
begin the download process.
Results
During the download process, the status will be displayed
in the
Agent Configuration panel. If errors occur,
you can delete the agent and then recreate it.
Note: During the download
process, an XSL style sheet is used to transform the agent configuration
supplied by the agent's vendor to the format that is required by
WebSphere Sensor Events. The
default XSL file,
IBMRFIDPremisesDefaultMapping.xsl,
is stored in the
IHS_HOME\bundles\import_mappings directory.
You can override the default XSL transformation by creating a new
XSL file and storing it in the
IHS_HOME\bundles\import_mappings directory.
The XSL file must have the same name as the update site's feature
with an .xsl extension. The
XSL file is only applied to device agents.
The input to and output
from the XSL file follows the same schema used in the import XML file.
See Sample XML schema and configuration files.