Configure the Installation Properties for a File System Agent

This example shows how to configure the installation properties for an aP Connect File System Agent installation.

For more information, see Installation Configuration Properties.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, complete all the preceding prerequisites for installing a File System Agent that are listed in File System Agent Installation Prerequisites.

Configure Installation Properties

1. Navigate to and open the installer folder that you created on the machine or server that you are going to install the Agent to.
2. Open the options.ini file.

3. In the [General] section specify values for these properties:

   Property	Description	Required (R) or Optional (O)	Preset / Default
   installDirectory	Appended full path to the Agent installation folder	R	–
   port	Agent communication port	O	8820
   auth-token-header-name	Authentication token header name	O	Authorization
   auth-token	Authentication API key	R	–

4. For the [CostInsightConnectProperties] section, specify these values.

   Tip:

   You can copy and paste the values for some propertiesfrom, the Connection information for the Connector that you created in aP Connect. For more information, see Create a File System Connector.

   Property	Description	Required (R) or Optional (O)	Preset / Default
   url	aP Connect web address (URL)	R	–
   appKey	Application Key to connect to aP Connect	R	–
   scanRate	Connectivity scan rate	R	–
   reconnectionInterval	Reconnection interval, in seconds, if a disconnection occurs	O	3
   invokeServiceTimeout	Timeout value, in milliseconds for aP Connect services invocation.	O	5000
   agentId	ID of the associated Connector in aP Connect	R	–
   plmType	Type of agent (file_system)	R	–

5. For the [PLMProperties] section, specify this property:

   Property	Description	Required (R) or Optional (O)	Preset / Default
   rootFolderPath	Appended full path to the aP Connect Root Folder	R	–

6. Save and close the options.ini file.