Opsview - Install support scripts

The process for installing our support scripts is different depending on whether your orchestrator or collector has an internet connection or not.

• Online install
• Offline install

Online install

Prerequisites

• Your orchestrator/collector has an internet connection

Process

1. Log in to your orchestrator or collector as root.

2. Create the /opt/opsview/supportscripts directory with the necessary permissions:

mkdir /opt/opsview/supportscripts
chown opsview:opsview /opt/opsview/supportscripts
chmod 0750 /opt/opsview/supportscripts

3. Switch to the opsview user

su - opsview

4. Download and install the support scripts using this command:

curl -sLo- https://downloads.opsview.com/opsview-support/opsview_support_scripts | bash -s --

Offline install

Prerequisites

• None

Process

1. Download this file to your desktop: https://downloads.opsview.com/opsview-support/opsview_support_scripts.

2. Transfer the file to your orchestrator or collector using a tool like scp.

3. Log in to your orchestrator or collector as root.

4. Create the /opt/opsview/supportscripts directory with the necessary permissions:

mkdir /opt/opsview/supportscripts
chown opsview:opsview /opt/opsview/supportscripts
chmod 0750 /opt/opsview/supportscripts

5. Switch to the opsview user using su:

su - opsview

6. Install the support scripts using this bash command:

cat ./opsview_support_scripts | bash -s --