Install PulseNode Agent on Standalone VM

Install the PulseNode agent on a standalone VM using the hystaller binary.

Prerequisites

• You have access to the License Portal.

• You have SSH access to the target VM with privileges to:

  • write to /opt
  • run systemctl

• systemd is available on the VM.

Procedure

Step 1: Download the hystaller binary

1. Navigate to: License Portal → Download Links
2. Select the correct Pulse version from the dropdown.
3. Click "Generate Links" and download the Hystaller binary.
4. Copy the binary to the VM where you want to install the standalone PulseNode agent.

scp hystaller <user>@<vm-host>:/tmp/

Step 2: Create pulsenode_env.sh

On the VM, place pulsenode_env.sh in the same directory as the hystaller binary.

cd /tmp

vi pulsenode_env.sh

Add the following content:

#!/bin/sh

export PULSENODE_HOME_DIR="/opt/pulse"

export PULSENODE_SHELL="/bin/bash"

export PULSENODE_UID=""      # Enter any available UID

export PULSENODE_GID=""      # Enter any available GID

export PULSENODE_USERNAME="adpulse"  # Change as required

Step 3: Apply environment variables

chmod +x pulsenode_env.sh

source pulsenode_env.sh

Step 4: Install PulseNode agent (standalone)

Run the install command from the directory containing hystaller:

./hystaller install -i pulsenode

Step 5: Update node configuration and restart service

1. Create or edit:

$PULSENODE_HOME_DIR/config/node.conf

2. Restart the PulseNode systemd service:

systemctl restart pulsenode

Step 6: Validation

Run the following to confirm the service is active:

systemctl status pulsenode

Known Limitation (Pulseaxn)

Standalone pulseaxn and pulseaxn installed via standard Hydra agent installation cannot be installed together.

• In the standalone pulseaxn setup, the hydra_host.yml file is overridden.
• This results in actions running only on the standalone nodes.