Install SAPHOSTAGENT manually
The following document describes the procedure of installing SAPHOSTAGENT on an AIX platform.
Log in as root.
sudo su –
Check Space in /tmp
df –g /tmp
Create a directory called hostagent in /tmp
cd /tmp
mkdir hostagent
Copy the hostagent SAR file to the created location
cd /tmp/hostagent
cp /<hostagent sar file location>/SAPHOSTAGENT118_118-20005725.SAR .
Extract the hostagent
/sapmnt/<SID>/exe/SAPCAR -xvf SAPHOSTAGENT118_118-20005725.SAR
Install the hostagent
cd /tmp/hostagent
./saphostexec -install
Check the directory
Check the file permissions in /usr/sap/hostctrl as per the screenshot above.
Version:
cd /tmp/hostagent
./saphostexec -version
Status:
cd /tmp/hostagent
./saphostexec -status
To stop run:
cd /tmp/hostagent
./saphostexec –stop
To uninstall:
cd /tmp/hostagent
./saphostexec -uninstall