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Installation

When installing on Linux without Docker you can choose the install and data folder. They can be the same. You can choose the directory from service-install options. The agent must run as the nexalis user. Create or configure this user beforehand. Unpack & prerequisites 
unzip nexalis_agent_build.zip
tar -xvf nexalis_agent_build.tar
Directory layout of Nexalis Agent 
nexalis_agent_build/
├─ CHANGELOG.md
├─ LICENSE.txt
├─ VERSION
├─ config.json                  # Nexalis Agent config template
├─ logs/
├─ NexalisAgent                 # CLI (service-install / status / reload / start / stop / restart)
├─ gRPC_kafka/
│  ├─ gRPC_kafka                # executable
│  ├─ config_gRPC_kafka.json    # gRPC_kafka config template
│  └─ certs/                    # required by mTLS
├─ connectors/
│  ├─ opcua_connector/
│  │  ├─ opcua_connector        # executable
│  │  ├─ device_models/
│  │  │  ├─ model_server1.json
│  │  │  ├─ model_server2.json
│  │  │  └─ model_server3.json
│  │  └─ certs/                 # if protocol/security requires
│  │  └─ licenses/
│  └─ other_connector/
└─ nexalis_agent_service/
   └─ NexalisAgentService       # systemd service executable (launched by systemd)
   └─ licenses/
Populate device_models, certs, and edit config.json (Nexalis Agent) and config_gRPC_kafka.json (cloud uplink). See the other sections for detailed explanations. After extracting the archive, run commands as the nexalis user. You can install service with: 
./NexalisAgent service-install
by default it will use same directory for data and executable.
A JSON status is printed. The status field indicates whether the operation was successful.
If you want to change those directories or reinstall from a different location, you can uninstall the service with 
./NexalisAgent service-reset
A JSON status is printed. The status field indicates whether the operation was successful.

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sending status command

./NexalisAgent status
A JSON status is printed. The status field indicates whether the operation was successful.
Sending status command to the socket, status get current status from all connectors and gRPC_kafka. Status works the same as in Windows. See status

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sending reload command

./NexalisAgent reload
Reload works the same as in Windows. See reload A JSON status is printed. The status field indicates whether the operation was successful.

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start, stop, restart

With --socket-path, the command is sent to the service socket. Without --socket-path, start, stop, and restart control the systemd service. The Linux service runs the executable nexalis_agent_service\NexalisAgentService. A JSON status is printed. The status field indicates whether the operation was successful.