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Install Nodinite RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent

This guide teaches how to install the Nodinite RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent.

Before you begin

Make sure you comply with the prerequisites.

Note

You must be a local administrator to have the right to install Windows Services

Step 1: Start the installer

Double-click on the MSI file to start the installation of the Nodinite RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent.
msi

Step 2: Welcome Screen

On successful execution of the MSI file, a Welcome screen is presented:
Welcome

Click the 'Next' button to continue the installation process or click the 'Cancel' button to quit the installer.

Custom Setup

Select Components and Location of installation. Default settings are recommended.
Custom Setup

Click the 'Next' button to continue the installation process or click on the 'Cancel' button to quit the installer.

Step 3: Accept End User License Agreement

The Licensee is ultimately responsible for making sure Nodinite products are used according to the End User License Agreement. Make sure you have the assigned formal rights to install and perform modifications to the target environment before you continue installing any Nodinite products.
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You must accept the terms in the License Agreement to continue

Step 4: Custom setup

Select the components to install and select the destination path for the installation.
Custom Setup

Note

Default settings are recommended

Click the 'Next' button to continue the installation process or click the 'Cancel' button to quit the installer.

Step 5: Service Account Information

Enter the credentials for the Account to run Nodinite RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent.

Domain: The name of the Domain the Server belongs to. If a local account is being used, use the name of the server or a . (dot) as Domain
User: The name of the account
Password: The password for the account.

Note

The account must have 'Log on as Service Right'

Domain service account

Click the 'Install' button to continue the installation process or the 'Cancel' button to quit the installer.

Insufficient privileges Error message when provided account information does not meet the prerequisites.
Insufficient Privileges

If you get this message, the most common reason is that the account is not allowed to run as a service or is not a local Administrator on the server. Follow the guide How to set Logon as a Service right and click retry. If the problem remains, click cancel and restart. Make sure to enter valid credentials!

Tip

Check the local event log if there are errors (both System and Application)

Step 6: Ready to install

Now all preparations are performed, click on the 'Next' button to continue the installation process or click the 'Cancel' button to quit the installer.
Install Here's an example of the Ready to install dialogue

Step 7: Completed setup

The last step of the installation gives either a success or a premature exit.

Successful installation example
Completed

Failed installation example
Premature exit
A failed installation will render a premature exit

Click the Finish button to Exit and quit the installer.

Step 8: Add Agent as a new Monitoring Agent Configuration

When the setup has been completed with success, your default text editor will open a text file named 'README.txt'. The README.txt file holds additional information that you need to add the agent as a Monitoring Agents. This file is [re]generated on each successful start.
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Instructions on how to add the RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent as a Monitoring Agents is detailed in a shared article, click on the link below to learn more:

Support

Contact our Support for additional guidance if you fail to resolve the installation problem.

Note

Additional information to aid the troubleshooting may exist in the Windows Event Logs..


Next Step

Add or manage a Monitoring Agent Configuration
Configuration of the agent
Prerequisites for RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent
Uninstall
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