Configuring the agent by responding to prompts

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After installation of the Amazon EC2 agent, you must configure it before you start the agent. If the Amazon EC2 agent is installed on a local Linux® computer, you can follow these instructions to configure it interactively through command line prompts.

About this task

Remember: If you are reconfiguring a configured agent instance, the value that is set in the last configuration is displayed for each setting. If you want to clear an existing value, press the space key when the setting is displayed.

Procedure

Follow these steps to configure the Amazon EC2 agent by running a script and responding to prompts.

Run the following command:
```
install_dir/bin/amazonec2-agent.sh config instance_name
```
where install_dir is the path where the agent is installed and instance_name is the name that you want to give to the agent instance.
Example
```
/opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin/amazonec2-agent.sh config ec2-inst3
```
Respond to the prompts to set configuration values for the agent.

See Configuration parameters for the Amazon EC2 agent for an explanation of each of the configuration parameters.
Run the following command to start the agent:
```
install_dir/bin/amazonec2-agent.sh start instance_name
```
where install_dir is the path where the agent is installed and instance_name is the name of the agent instance.
Example
```
/opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin/amazonec2-agent.sh start ec2-inst3
```