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Newrelic Install Instructions
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newrelic_install_instructions.txt
1) Add the New Relic yum repository
Install the newrelic-repo package, which configures a new package repository for yum:
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rpm -Uvh http://download.newrelic.com/pub/newrelic/el5/i386/newrelic-repo-5-3.noarch.rpm
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2) Install the Server Monitor package
Run the install command:
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yum install newrelic-sysmond
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3) Configure & start the Server Monitor daemon
Add license key to config file: (See /etc/newrelic/nrsysmond.cfg for other config options)
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nrsysmond-config --set license_key=b4d28dd87e2cdb31dbb66344c1e48bbc5abad05a
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Start the daemon:
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/etc/init.d/newrelic-sysmond start
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Note: The configuration file is located at /etc/newrelic/nrsysmond.cfg and contains the license key and location for the log file: /var/log/newrelic/nrsysmond.log
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