To install the NaviAgents on an ESX host:

1. Log in to the ESX host as root (Use Putty to SSH using a secondary account that has SSH permissions, then "su" to switch user to root)
2. Run the following command to determine if there is any existing Host Agent software installed

    rpm -qa | grep navi

3. If there is an older version of the software installed, you must remove it. Run the following command to remove the older version

    rpm -e naviagent -version

   Where version is the version of the older software.
4. Mount the CD-ROM and cd to the installation directory. (or upload the "naviagentcli-6.26.2.0.2-1.noarch.rpm" file using the VMware Datastore Browser)
5. Run the following command to install the Host Agent and CLI packages:

   # rpm -ivh naviagentcli.rpm or 

   # rpm -ivh naviagentcli-6.26.2.0.2-1.noarch.rpm

6. Run the following commands to start and stop the service:

   # /etc/init.d/naviagent start 

   # /etc/init.d/naviagent stop