The syntax of the management agent ma command is:
ma [common-options] [ service-options] config-file
Where:
common-options is one or more of the common options described in Management Agent Command Syntax.
service-options is one of the Windows service options described in Management Agent Command Syntax.
config-file is the full path to the management agent configuration file. For more information, see Customizing Management Agent Configuration.
| 
 Option  | 
 Description  | 
 Default  | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 --define name=value-D  | 
 Assign value to property name, where property is one of the properties defined in Configuration File. This option can be repeated multiple times.  | 
 None  | 
| 
 --help-?  | 
 Display help information.  | 
 False  | 
| 
 --javahome path-j  | 
 Use Java Runtime Environment (1.4 or later) located at path.  | 
 None  | 
| 
 --systemroot path-y  | 
 Path to the operating system root as normally set in %SystemRoot%.  | 
 None  | 
| 
 --version-V  | 
 Display version information.  | 
 False  | 
Table 3–2 describes options for starting the management agent as a Windows service. The -i, -r, and -s options are mutually exclusive; that is, use only one of them at a time.
On Windows, when specifying paths for property values in the configuration file or on the command line, escape file paths containing spaces with double quotes ("). Escape drive and directory separators, : and \, with double quotes and a backslash: "\: and \".
Table 3–2 Management Agent Service Options (Windows Only)| 
 Option  | 
 Description  | 
 Default  | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 --install-i  | 
 Install the agent as a Windows service and start the service. Use only one of -i, -r, and -s options.  | 
 False  | 
| 
 --name servicename-n  | 
 Use specified name for the service when running multiple agents on a host.  | 
 HADBMgmtAgent  | 
| 
 --remove-r  | 
 Stop the service and delete the agent from the Windows service manger. Use only one of -i, -r, and -s options.  | 
 False  | 
| 
 --service-s  | 
 Run the agent as a Windows service. Use only one of -i, -r, and -s options.  | 
 False  |