Downloading Platform9 Hostagent Installer

Problem

The Platform9 Hostagent installer needs to be downloaded in order to add and authorize a host.

Environment

• Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions

Procedure

Platform9 UI

1. Follow the instructions for adding a host via the UI.

Command Line (CLI)

1. Install OpenStack CLI client.
2. Source OpenRC file.
3. Generate a Keystone token and export it as a variable.

TOKEN=$(openstack token issue -f value -c id)

4. Initiate a GET request to download the installer file, including the X-Auth-Token parameter with the value of the TOKEN variable set previously, and ensuring you specify the appropriate package name – dependent on the OS.

CentOS/RHEL

curl -sH "X-Auth-Token: $TOKEN" https://<CUSTOMER>.platform9.net/private/platform9-install-redhat.sh -O

Ubuntu/Debian

curl -sH "X-Auth-Token: $TOKEN" https://<CUSTOMER>.platform9.net/private/platform9-install-debian.sh -O