Deploy Arc automatically from Guardian on Linux

You can use Secure Shell (SSH) services to deploy Arc Embedded at scale for target machines that are reachable from Guardian.

Before you begin

  • Credentials of the target machines are stored into the Credentials Manager
  • secure shell (SSH) is enabled locally and accepting incoming connections from the Guardian machine(s) used for deployment
  • Connectivity is granted for the service above, namely transmission control protocol (TCP)/22
  • If necessary, configure the deployment settings

Procedure

  1. In the Web UI, go to Arc > Deployment.
    A list of machines that are suitable for Arc deployment shows.
  2. Select Advanced.
  3. From the Strategy dropdown, select SSH (Linux).
    SSH Linux Strategy
  4. Select Deploy Service.
  5. In the Query field, define the machine range that you want to install to.
    For example: nodes | where ip == 10.0.0.1 OR ip == 10.0.0.2
  6. Select Execute.