Pandora server: Rocky Linux 9, hostname: nmon01-daniel, IP 10.0.11./24, gateway 10.0.5.2, DNS 10.0.5.5.

Linux client: Rocky Linux 9, hostname web01-daniel, IP 10.0.5.200/24

Windows client: Windows Server (AD DS or management), hostname mgmt01-daniel, IP 10.0.5.10/24

1. sudo dnf update -y
2. Install basic tools:

• sudo dnf install -y curl

3. Run Pandora FMS Open online installer (EL9):

• curl -SsL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pandorafms/pandorafms/develop/extras/deploy-scripts/pandora_deploy_community_el9_gh.sh | sudo bash
• These Pandora’s official docs for Rocky/RHEL 9 show this one‑liner

4. After step 3 and when the installations are complete I should see:

5. Run these on nmon01-daniel:

• sudo /etc/init.d/pandora_server start
• sudo systemctl status pandora_server
• sudo /etc/init.d/pandora_server restart

6. Go to mgmt01-daniel --> Microsoft Edge browser:

• http://10.0.5.11/pandora_console/

7. Should display:

9. After successfully logging into http://10.0.5.11/pandora_console/ from my mgmt01-daniel VM, I navigate to my web01-daniel VM.
10. On web01-daniel-

• sudo dnf install -y curl
• sudo dnf update -y

11. Change to the tmp directory then Download and install the Pandora Linux agent for Rocky 9

• cd /tmp curl -O https://packages.pandorafms.com/RHEL/9/x86_64/pandorafms_agent_linux-7.0NG.784611.x86_64.rpm
• Should look like:

12. This was the next command but i ran into an issue

• sudo dnf localinstall -y pandorafms_agent_linux-7.0NG.784611.x86_64.rpm

13. For Rocky 9, use the command shown in the current Pandora agent docs for RHEL/Rocky 9

make sure with this command i use 'el9' not e'1'9

• sudo dnf install -y https://packages.pandorafms.com/pandorafms/latest/pandorafms_one_agent_linux_bin-latest.el9.x86_64.rpm
• Should look like:

14. After it installs, continue with making a backup of the .conf file:

• sudo cp /etc/pandora/pandora_agent.conf /etc/pandora/pandora_agent.conf.bak
• sudo nano /etc/pandora/pandora_agent.conf

15. Set the following information:

• server_ip 10.0.5.11
• agent_name web01-daniel
• Should look like:

16. Now:

• sudo systemctl enable --now pandora_agent_daemon
• sudo systemctl status pandora_agent_daemon

17. The enable command didn't work: Workaround time-

18. Check what Pandora packages are installed

• rpm -qa | grep pandora
• Displays:

19. Check for any Pandora services

• sudo systemctl list-unit-files | grep pandora
• Displays:

20. Start the service using the correct name: pandora_agent_daemon.service

• sudo systemctl start pandora_agent_daemon.service
• sudo systemctl status pandora_agent_daemon.service

21. Make sure the process is running:

• ps aux | grep pandora_agent
• Displays:

22. Restart the service then start it again in case:

• sudo systemctl restart pandora_agent_daemon.service
• sudo systemctl start pandora_agent_daemon.service

23. Wait 5-10 minutes navigate to http://10.0.5.11/pandora_console/

• Reload (F5) until I see web01-daniel
• Looks like:

23. web01-daniel has been successfully added to the Pandora service
24. Now it's time to add mgmt01-daniel
25. Navigate to:

• https://sourceforge.net/projects/pandora/files/Pandora%20FMS%207.0NG/Windows/
• Looks like:

27. Before saving to Desktop:

• Navigate to downloads, press the 3 dots next to it
• Select Keep

28. Save to Desktop

29. Run the Agent as Administrator

30. Before Install Choose Desktop as Location

31. Pandora FMS Agent for Windows Configuration:

• Leave the Group Password blank
• Pop-up received:

32. Do not enable hardening monitoring or basic security monitoring:

33. Do NOT change the default Temporal min: 2
34. Click Finish and run when complete
35. Make sure Service is running:

• In Windows Search type: services.msc
• Looks like:

36. Navigate to http://10.0.5.11/pandora_console/

• Wait a bit and reload until you see mgmt01-daniel

37. The last step didn't work, workaround time-

38. Navigate to File Explorer --> Desktop --> Locate pandora_agent.conf --> Open with Notepad
39. Add mgmt01-daniel next to agent_name:

• Looks like:

40. Find out how to add the server IP (10.0.5.11)

• Looks like:

41. Save the file and restart the service:

• Windows Search → services.msc → Pandora FMS Agent → Restart:

• Looks like:

• Wait 2-5 min → check http://10.0.5.11/pandora_console/ → Agents

42. 2 VMs successfully shown on Pandora FMS:

• Looks like:

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