The management agent must be configured and started on all hosts where HADB is deployed. The management agent can be started as :
Use the following procedure to start the management agent on each machine that hosts the HADB:
A sample management agent configuration file, called mgt.cfg, is installed in HADB_install_dir/lib/ directory. If you have not installed HADB in the default location, edit the mgt.cfg file to enter appropriate values that match your environment.
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The configuration file, mgt.cfg, is useful for custom deployments, and can be re-used on all hosts within the same domain. The following table provides the entries available in the management agent configuration file.
ma [-i|-r|-s] [-n name] [COMMON-OPTIONS] [AGENT-CONFIG]
 
ma.exe [-i|-r|-s] [-n name] [COMMON-OPTIONS] [AGENT-CONFIG]
The ma command takes the options described in the following table.
ma-initd script. ma-initd script located in the HADB_install_dir/bin directory to /etc/init.d. This allows the management agent to be started or stopped manually.
ln ma-initd/etc/init.d/ma-initd 
/etc/init.d/ma-initd {start/stop}
ma.exe executable with the -i option. The following table identifies the options available with the management agent.
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--version | Prints the version details of the management agent and exit | boolean | FALSE | 
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--javahome | Path to Java Runtime Environment to use for the agent (Version 1.4 or later). | Pathname | None | 
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--define | Property value assignment for an agent property defined in "". Can be repeated. | String | None | 
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--systemroot | Path to the operating system root as normally set in %SystemRoot%. | 
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--service | Runs the agent in Windows service manger compliant mode. | boolean | FALSE | 
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--name | Use this name for the service (when running multiple agents on a host). | String | HADBMgmtAgent | 
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--install | Installs the agent as a Windows service and starts the service. | boolean | FALSE | 
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--remove | Stops the service and deletes the agent from the Windows service manger. | boolean | FALSE | 
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--help | Prints brief description about the management agent. | boolean | FALSE |