This article has been updated to support v12.1.1 and newer of Goliath Performance Monitor.

This article will guide you through the process of installing the Goliath Intelligent Agent onto a Windows 2012 R2 or newer machine using Command Prompt. 

In order install the agent manually via command prompt you will need 4 files in place on the server, please see the Appendix below for directions on how to obtain these files. 

1. Sign into the machine where you would like to install the agent.
2. Open Windows File Explorer and Navigate to C:\Program Files
3. Create a folder called MonitorIT
4. Gather the files specified in the Appendix below and add them to the MonitorIT folder 
5. Open command prompt (use RunAsAdmin), and perform the following command:

   1. cd "C:\Program Files\MonitorIT"

6. Then do

   1. AgentService.exe -i Arg1 Arg2 "C:\Program Files\MonitorIT\RPMAgent.exe"

   2. Where Arg1 is Goliath Server IP address/FQDN and Arg2 is the agent port which allows communication to Goliath. The default agent port is 443. For example: 

   3. AgentService.exe –i 192.168.1.100 443 "C:\Program Files\MonitorIT\RpmAgent.exe"

7. Start the Goliath Agent Service using the following command:

   1. AgentService.exe –s 

 There is no need to reboot the server.  The GPM Agent will automatically attempt connection to the GPM Server after about a 30 second delay.  

Appendix

Obtaining the Goliath Agent Installation Files

The Goliath Agent installation files can be obtained from 2 places (the goliath server and a download link). See the appropriate sections below for instructions.

The Goliath Server

1. Sign into the Goliath Server
2. Open Windows File Explorer and navigate to the Goliath install directory
   1. By Default this is either C:\Program Files (x86)\MonitorIT or C:\Program Files\MonitorIT
3. Select and copy the following files to the desired machine:
   1. AgentEvents.dll
   2. AgentService.exe
   3. RPMAgent.exe
   4. RestartService.exe
   5. PSInterface3564.dll
   6. PSInterface4064.dll
   7. PSInterfaceLink64.dll
   8. PSIzip64.exe

Download Link

1. A member of the Goliath team would have provided you with a download link, please download to the desired machine
2. The link will provide you a file named "GoliathAgent_v####.zip". Once downloaded, extract the files
3. Once the files are extracted you'll see a folder named "Additional Files for Scripted or CMD install", drill into the folder
4. The folder will include a number of files, select and copy the following:
   1. AgentEvents.dll
   2. AgentService.exe
   3. RPMAgent.exe
   4. RestartService.exe
   5. PSInterface3564.dll
   6. PSInterface4064.dll
   7. PSInterfaceLink64.dll
   8. PSIzip64.exe