Driven Administrator Guide

version 2.0.5

Introduction

This guide documents how to install and configure Driven. The documentation also explains operational strategies based on Driven deployments and time-tested best practices. Driven has utility tools for administration and configuration. To understand the administration of Driven, read the following topics:

Plugin deployment:

Installing and Configuring the Driven Plugin

Server deployment:

Planning a Driven Deployment
- Version Requirements
- Selecting a Deployment Topology
  - Deploying a Single-Node Environment
  - Deploying a Clustered Production Environment
Installing the Driven Server
Configuring the Driven Server
Starting the Driven Server
Installing and Configuring the Driven Plugin
Installing the Driven CLI Client
Stopping and Uninstalling the Driven Server

Driven Agent administration:

Driven Agent Installation and Configuration

Driven Plugin administration:

Driven Plugin Configuration Parameters

Driven Admin Console abilities:

Using the Driven Admin Console

Driven CLI Client administration tasks:

Backing Up and Restoring Driven Repositories
Extracting Data with the scope Command
Integrating with Third-Party Monitoring Applications
- Using Java Management Extensions (JMX) with Driven
- Using Nagios Plugins with Driven

Driven upgrade and migration:

Upgrading to Driven Server 2.0

Common sticking points:

Troubleshooting Driven