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Status Under review
Workspace Instana
Categories Agent
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 20, 2024

Custom Agent installation path

This request is related to a missing option that allows to define a custom path for agent installation on both Windows and Linux.

The need is to install the agent in a folder other than the default folder, for security compliance reasons.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Jun 25, 2024

    Hello, I know that the method with the .zip file allows to install the agent in another location but that methods is not efficient enough. 

    First we have to add by ourself the jdk. Unfortunately, if the host already have a JAVA_HOME configured, it create conflict.

    Second, when we need to update the agent, the cleaner way is to uninstall the .zip and install the new version. In this case, it create problems too because some files are used by another program.

    Third, we have to create the service by ourself. Regarding the security, we can't always start such manually created service.

    Thus best way would be to use the .exe installer quietly with ansible. It works but it doesn't allow the installation on another directory than the default one. For the same reason than state in the main post, for security compliance reasons, we have to install the agent on another drive (D:\) and not (C:\).