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Failed to get machine type.

Post by CPalacios » 24 Mar 2011 7:11

Hi,
I'm trying to install Agent 6.04 on Linux version 2.6.18-8.el5 (Red Hat 4.1.1-52) but it fails showing me this:

Activate CONTROL-M/Agent.
Failed to Activate CONTROL-M/Agent.

Installation of the CONTROL-M/Agent failed.
Please examine the log [/home/controlm/BMCINSTALL/log/DRKAI.6.4.01_trace.log] for more information.

The log says the following:

24.03.2011-11.59.45 activating agent service.
24.03.2011-11.59.45 calling [/home/controlm/ctm/scripts/start-ag].
*** Failed to get machine type. ***

24.03.2011-11.59.45 start-ag return with [1]. agent service startup failed.

24.03.2011-11.59.45
24.03.2011-11.59.45 ## installation of CONTROL-M/Agent ended with return code [1].
24.03.2011-11.59.45 ##

Can anybody help me???
Thanks in advance

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Post by rchkevin » 30 Mar 2011 8:17

This happens when the installation is done in a subdirectory of the agent account and not in the home directory.

This has been identified as CAR ID: CAR00040424.


This happens when the installation is done in a subdirectory of the agent account and not in the home directory.

There are 2 "workarounds" to this CAR:

1). re-install the CONTROL-M/Agent in the $HOME directory of the UNIX User account, or

2). edit the start-ag script - replace "./$agent_dir/ctm/exe/<process>" with "./$agent_dir/<sub_dir>/ctm/exe/<process>", where <process> is p_ctmag, p_ctmat or p_ctmar and <sub_dir> is the sub directory where the Agent is installed.

Please note that this CAR has also been addressed with the release of Fix Pack 2 (and higher) for the Version 6.4.01

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