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15.3.4.1. Command-Line Options

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15.3.4.1.1. MySQL Enterprise Service Manager Options
15.3.4.1.2. MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent Options

To view the available options for the monitor installer or for the agent installer, at the command line type the executable file name along with the --help option.

On each platform, for each installer, the installer supports a number of different installation modes. Some of these are unique to an individual platform, others are available on all platforms. The table below summarizes the different options available for each platform.

Platform Default Mode win32 gtk xwindow osx text unattended
Windows win32 Y N N N N Y
Unix gtk N Y Y N Y Y
Linux gtk N Y Y N Y Y
Mac OS X win32 N N N Y Y Y
15.3.4.1.1. MySQL Enterprise Service Manager Options

The following listing shows the command line options for the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager. 

--help                         Display the list of valid options

--version                      Display product information

--optionfile <optionfile>      Installation option file

                               Default:

--mode <mode>                  Installation mode
                               Default: win32
                               Allowed: win32 unattended

--debugtrace <debugtrace>      Debug filename
                               Default:

--installer-language <installer-language> Language selection
                               Default:
                               Allowed: en  jp

--installdir <installdir>      Installation directory
                               Default:/opt/mysql/enterprise/monitor/

--tomcatport <tomcatport>      Tomcat Server Port
                               Default: 18080

--tomcatshutdownport <tomcatshutdownport> Tomcat Shutdown Port
                               Default: 18005

--tomcatsslport <tomcatsslport>Tomcat SSL Port
                               Default: 18443

--usessl <usessl>              Should communication between the Dashboard »
                                      and Service Manager be encrypted?
                               Default: 0


--adminuser <adminuser>        Repository Username
                               Default: service_manager


--adminpassword <adminpassword>Password
                               Default:

--dbport <dbport>              Bundled MySQL Database Port
                               Default: 13306

The options and their effect on installation are detailed below:

  • --help

    Display the list of valid options.

  • --version

    Display product and version information.

  • --optionfile

    The path to the option file containing the information for the installation.

  • --mode

    The installation mode to be used for this installation.

  • --debugtrace

    The filename to be used for a debug trace of the installation.

  • --installer-language

    The installer language; supported options are en for English and jp Japanese.

  • --installdir

    The installation directory for MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

    The default on Windows is C:\Program Files\MySQL\Enterprise\Monitor

    The default on Unix is /opt/mysql/enterprise/monitor/

    The default on Mac OS X is /Applications/mysql/enterprise/monitor/

  • --tomcatport

    The MySQL Enterprise Service Manager port;

    The default is 18080.

  • --tomcatshutdownport

    The MySQL Enterprise Service Manager Tomcat shutdown port.

    The default is 18005.

  • --tomcatsslport

    The MySQL Enterprise Service Manager SSL port.

    The default is 18443.

  • --usessl

    Enable support for SSL communication between the MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent and MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

    The default is 0.

  • --adminuser

    The MySQL Enterprise Service Manager user name.

    The default is service_manager.

    Warning

    The repository user name and password are stored in unencrypted form in the config.properties file. To locate this file on your operating system see The config.properties File.

  • --adminpassword

    The MySQL Enterprise Service Manager password.

  • --dbport

    The TCP/IP port for the Bundled MySQL database.

    The default is 13306.

15.3.4.1.2. MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent Options

To view all the options available for an unattended agent installation, invoke the agent installer file passing in the help option. (Under Windows you must redirect the output to a file. You should see a listing similar to the following:

Note

The exact options may vary depending on the operating system on which you are executing the installer. 

Usage:

 --help                         Display the list of valid options

 --version                      Display product information

 --optionfile <optionfile>      Installation option file
                                Default: 

 --unattendedmodeui <unattendedmodeui> Unattended Mode UI
                                Default: none
                                Allowed: none minimal minimalWithDialogs

 --mode <mode>                  Installation mode
                                Default: osx
                                Allowed: osx text unattended

 --debugtrace <debugtrace>      Debug filename
                                Default: 

 --installer-language <installer-language> Language selection
                                Default: 
                                Allowed: en ja

 --installdir <installdir>      Installation directory
                                Default: 

 --mysqlconnmethod <mysqlconnmethod> 
                                Default: tcpip
                                Allowed: tcpip socket

 --mysqlhost <mysqlhost>        MySQL hostname or IP address
                                Default: 127.0.0.1

 --checkmysqlhost <checkmysqlhost> Validate MySQL hostname or IP address
                                Default: yes

 --mysqlport <mysqlport>        MySQL Port
                                Default: 3306

 --mysqlsocket <mysqlsocket>    MySQL Socket
                                Default: 

 --mysqluser <mysqluser>        MySQL Username
                                Default: 

 --mysqlpassword <mysqlpassword> Password for mysql user
                                Default: 

 --enableproxy <enableproxy>    Enable Proxy (recommended)
                                Default: 1

 --proxyport <proxyport>        Proxy Port
                                Default: 6446

 --managerhost <managerhost>    Hostname or IP address
                                Default: 

 --managerport <managerport>    Tomcat Server Port
                                Default: 18080

 --managersslport <managersslport> Tomcat SSL Port
                                Default: 18443

 --usessl <usessl>              Use SSL?
                                Default: 0

 --agentuser <agentuser>        Agent Username
                                Default: agent

 --agentpassword <agentpassword> Agent Password
                                Default: 

 --proxyuser <proxyuser>        User Account
                                Default: root

The options and their effect on installation are detailed below:

  • --help

    Display the list of valid options

  • --version

    Display product information, including the version number of the installer.

  • --optionfile <optionfile>

    Specify the location of an option file containing the configuration options for this installation.

  • --unattendedmodeui <unattendedmodeui>

    The UI elements to use when performing an unattended installation. The options are none, show now UI elements during the installation; minimal, show minimal elements during installation; minimalWithDialogs, show minimal UI elements, but include the filled-dialog boxes.

    The default is none.

  • --mode <mode>

    Specify the installation mode to use for this installation.

  • --debugtrace <debugtrace>

    Set the filename to use when recording debug information during the installation.

  • --installer-language <installer-language>

    Set the language to be used for the installer.

  • --installdir <installdir>

    Specify the directory where the software will be installed.

    The default on Windows is C:\Program Files\MySQL\Enterprise\Agent

    The default on Unix is /opt/mysql/enterprise/agent/

    The default on Mac OS X is /Applications/mysql/enterprise/agent/

  • --mysqlconnmethod <mysqlconnmethod>

    Specify the connection method to use to connect to MySQL.

    Options are tcpip and socket.

    The default is tcpip.

  • --mysqlhost <mysqlhost>

    MySQL hostname or IP address

    The default is 127.0.0.1.

  • --checkmysqlhost <checkmysqlhost>

    Validate the MySQL hostname or IP address

    The default is yes.

  • --mysqlport <mysqlport>

    Specify the TCP/IP port to use when connecting to MySQL.

    The default is 3306.

  • --mysqlsocket <mysqlsocket>

    Specify the filename of the MySQL socket to use when communicating with the monitored MySQL instance.

  • --mysqluser <mysqluser>

    Specify the username to use when connecting to the MySQL instance.

  • --mysqlpassword <mysqlpassword>

    Specify the password to use when connecting to the MySQL instance.

  • --enableproxy <enableproxy>

    Enable the Proxy. This is recommended and is required if you want to use Query Analyzer.

    The default is 1 (use the proxy).

  • --proxyport <proxyport>

    Specify the TCP/IP port to use for the proxy interface.

    The default is 6446.

  • --managerhost <managerhost>

    The hostname or IP address of the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --managerport <managerport>

    The port number of the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

    The default is 18080.

  • --managersslport <managersslport>

    The port number of the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager for SSL-based communication

    The default is 18443.

  • --usessl <usessl>

    Specifies whether SSL should be used to communicate with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --agentuser <agentuser>

    Specify the agent username to be used when communicating with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --agentpassword <agentpassword>

    Specify the agent password to be used when communicating with the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

  • --proxyuser <proxyuser>

    The user account for the proxy server.

    The default is root.