Requirements and Installation Types

This topic offers system administrators information on the different requirements and prerequisites as well as instructions to carry out all preparatory task and the installation itself.

This page includes the following:

Overview

The Automic Automation modules listed below are installed by deploying the AE and AWI packages.

Automic Web Interface (AWI)

Automation Engine (AE)

Automic Automation HTML Documentation

Automic Automation Guides

Tools

Support the Automic system.

Automic Automation Requirements

The individual steps that are required for a new installation are numerous due to the many systems and platforms supported. All base components must be installed.

Base Components

Important! All AE base components are mandatory.

Agents

All agents are installed in a Host computer. The installation is optional.

Additional Components

The following additional components are mandatory and must be installed in the same computer as the AE and / or ServiceManager:

All CallAPIs are installed in a Host computer. The installation is optional.

The following additional components are optional:

Installation Types

Depending on the infrastructure you want to have, you can install your system completely manually or install parts of it with the ONE Installer to speed up the process. For example, you can install your main environment manually but use the installer to have a local instance for feature previews.

Manual Installation

This installation type is recommended for remote installations as well as for installing only certain components. Production environments are usually installed manually, the exception being single server installations.

ONE Installer

This installation type is used to install a fast single-box setup for demonstrations, testing, or feature previews on-site. In this case, the installation is carried out in the same machine in which the installer is executed. You can also use it to install AE on a single server. The components installed are the following:

The ONE Installer does not allow for component selection.

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