Installing Helper Agents

Install a Helper Agent on each machine whose cores you want to include in IncrediBuild Environment.

Note: Machines that are designated to act only as Helper Agents, do not require any other installation except for IncrediBuild Linux in order to be included in IncrediBuild Environment.

> To install a Helper Agent:

1. Copy IncrediBuild Installer file to the machine whose cores you want to use for accelerating tasks.
   
   

2. In the terminal, enter:

   sudo bash ./incredibuild_<version no.>.bin -i -H -O <Coordinator_Machine_IP_or_Hostname> -A <Path_to_IncrediBuild_Data_Files>

3. Where:
   -i - General installation command.
   -H - Helper Agent installation.
   -O - The IP address or hostname of the Coordinator that will communicate with the Agent. 
   -A - The storage directory, where IncrediBuild DBs and file cache will be stored.
   
   Output:

   Starting incredibuild_helper: OK
   
   Starting incredibuild_upgrade: OK
   
   Starting incredibuild_httpd: OK
   
   Starting incredibuild_watchdog: OK
   
   Starting incredibuild_babysit: OK

   A Helper Agent is installed on the machine.

For example: Installing a Helper Agent

The following command is entered in the terminal of the machine whose CPU resources will be included in IncrediBuild Environment:

sudo bash ./incredibuild_0.96.71.bin -i -H -O IncrediBuild1 -A /etc/IncrediBuild

In this example:

• The name of the Installer file is - 96.71.bin
• The Helper Agent will communicate with a Coordinator whose hostname is - IncrediBuild1
• The Installer file will install IncrediBuild DB files at - etc/incredibuild

Output: