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Registering the migration agents

During migration, the migration agent leverages the resources of the machine where it is installed. For the system to recognize the migration agent you have to register it after the installation.

Likewise, if you don’t need the migration agent you have to unregister it to disable.

Registering the agent to DBMP

To register, the migration agent, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Add agent button
  2. Fill in the Host and Port fields:
  • Host: localhost
  • Port: 9000
  1. Click the Register button.
Figure 1. Add a new agent

Figure 1. Add a new agent

The form contains the following fields:

General information

  • Name — a unique name of the agent, non-empty (100 symbols)
  • Status — the agent status (Active, Failed)
  • Description — a short agent description (255 symbols)
  • Message — a technical log of the agent performance and its status

Agent information

  • Host — an agent host ( IP address), localhost, or a server name
  • Port — an agent port (0…65535)
  • Max Source database connections, Max Target database connections, Resource retrieve retry timeout, and Transaction restart on failure interval settings are transferred from Project Settings and can be changed for every agent separately
  • Agent ID — an agent unique identifier
  • Agent Version — an agent version
  • Registered at — the time of agent registration in the system in the local timezone
  • Started at — the time when the agent started off in the local timezone
  • Uptime — the total agent work time
  • Last update — the time of the agents’ last response

Subtask statistics

  • Not started — the number of subtasks which are not started
  • In progress — the number of subtasks that are processed in real-time
  • Enqueued — the number of subtasks waiting to be processed

Form buttons: 

  • Test connection — connects the test to the agent. Note: The button is disabled for the registered agents
  • Register — registers the agents in the system
  • Delete — removes the unregistered agents
  • Unregister — unregisters the agent
  • Refresh — refreshes the agent.
Figure 2. Registered agent

Figure 2. Registered agent

Note: If you cannot connect to an agent (the Agent is unavailable message shows up) check the connection parameters.

Figure 3. Error about unavailability for connection to the agent

Figure 3. Error about unavailability for connection to the agent

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