1. RHEL/CentOS v. 5.x and 6.x

  1. Install the EPEL repo.

    yum install epel-release
  2. Install the Ambari Agent

    yum install ambari-agent
  3. Configure the Ambari Agent by editing the ambari-agent.ini file.

    vi  /etc/ambari-agent/conf/ambari-agent.ini 
                                        
    [server]
    hostname={your.ambari.server.hostname}
    url_port=8440
    secured_url_port=8441
  4. Start the agent. The agent registers with the Server on start.

    ambari-agent start

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