12 Downloading Oracle Management Agent Software

Agent Software Oracle Management Agent (Management Agent) is one of the core components of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control that enables you to convert an unmanaged host to a managed host in the Enterprise Manager system. The Management Agent works in conjunction with the plug-ins to monitor the targets running on that managed host. By default, the OMS contains the Management Agent software for the operating system on which the OMS is running. However, for all other operating systems, you must manually download the Management Agent software via the Self Update Console.

Step 1: Configure Self Update Step 2: Download Management Agent Software Step 3: Stage Management Agent to Software Library
See Configuring Self Update
  1. From the Setup menu, select Extensibility, then select Self Update.
  2. In the table, click the entity type Agent Software.

  3. On the Agent Software Updates page, select an update, and click Download.

    All entries other than the one which matches the platform of the OMS host should show their status as Available.

    The Download button is enabled only in the following cases:

    • You must have the privilege to download and apply in Self Update Console.

    • You must have selected at least one Management Agent software row in the table, and the Management Agent software must be in Available or Download Failed status.

    • You must have configured the Software Library.

    • You must have configured the Self Update staging area.

    • You must have enabled the online mode for Self Update and set the My Oracle Support credentials.

  4. In the Schedule Download dialog, schedule the download activity, and click Select.

  1. From the Setup menu, select Extensibility, then select Self Update.
  2. In the table, click the entity type Agent Software.

  3. On the Agent Software Updates page, select the downloaded Management Agent software, and click Apply.