Install the BigPanda Agent for Debian or Ubuntu
Python compatibility
To use the Open Integration Manager for Agent-based integrations, Python version>= 3.8.0 and an Agent version >= 10.2 are required.
Prerequisites
python >= 3.8 and python-pip3 should be installed prior to installing the bigpanda-agent package.
Note: Access to JFrog, pypi, and yum repositories are required to install all dependencies.
Create an App Key
Create an app key in BigPanda.
Integration specific
You'll need a separate app key for each integrated system.

App Key Configuration in BigPanda
Install the BigPanda Agent on Debian or Ubuntu
Connect to the host where your server is installed, and install the BigPanda agent package.
Ensure packages are installed prior to downloading the BigPanda agent package:
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gnupg2 curl lsb-release
Add the BigPanda repository and download the OpenPGP key:
$ echo deb https://bigpandaio.jfrog.io/artifactory/int-deb `lsb_release -c -s` main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigpanda.list $ curl -sL https://bigpandaio.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/security/keypair/bigpanda/public | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/bigpanda.gpg > /dev/null
The
--dearmor
option is for unpacking input from an OpenPGP ASCII armored key.Since
apt-key
is marked to be deprecated on future releases of Debian or Ubuntu, it is preferred to manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead.Note:
apt-key
can still be used in place of OpenPGP, but it is less secure.$ curl -sL https://bigpandaio.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/security/keypair/bigpanda/public | sudo apt-key add -
Update the repo list and install the BigPanda agent package.
$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install -y bigpanda-agent
Note: For the OIM, bigpanda-agent v10.0.0+ is required.
Troubleshooting:
Error:
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found. N: Is the package apt-transport-https installed?
Solution:
$ sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/apt/methods/http /usr/lib/apt/methods/https $ sudo apt install -y apt-transport-https $ sudo apt update
Install the bp_listener package
The bp_listener package is hosted in JFrog and can be installed via pip. The listener uses a specific location to work correctly with the BigPanda agent:
Activate the virtual environment
$ source /opt/bigpanda/venv/bin/activate
The agent is installed in a virtual environment, so you must add the bp_listener module into the environment:
$ sudo /opt/bigpanda/venv/bin/pip3 install --extra-index-url https://bigpandaio.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/pypi/int-pypi/simple bp_listener
You can verify the bp_listener package has been installed into the virtual environment’s ``site-packages``:
$ sudo pip3 show bp_listener
Deactivate the virtual environment.
Configure the BigPanda Agent
Generate the agent's configuration file:
$ sudo bigpanda-config --init --token <Your Org Bearer Token> $ sudo bigpanda-config --add listener --app-key <Your App Key>
When prompted, specify the locations of <integration_name>.log
, status.dat
, and objects.cache
files.
The script output should look like this:
Log File Path: /var/log/icinga/icinga.log Status Dat Path: /var/cache/icinga/status.dat Objects Cache Path: /var/cache/icinga/objects.cache
Of course, the actual paths will depend on your installation.
Configure the bp_listener service
Update the configuration file as needed before starting the bigpanda-listener service:
$ sudo vim /etc/bigpanda/listener/bp_listener.json
You have the following configuration options:
bp.queue: The BigPanda queue the agent is configured to use.
bp.logfile: The log file path for bp_listener.
listener.port: The port the listener will listen on.
listener.host: The host ip the listener will bind to.
listener.timeout: The timeout in seconds for the socket to stay open.
listener.source_timezone: The IANA compliant timezone identifier.
listener.timestamp_key: The key in the payload that contains the timestamp.
listener.timestamp_format: The format of the timestamp in the payload.
listener.inbound_queue_size: The socket queue for inbound connections, uses up server resources.
listener.max_threads: The maximum number of threads to use for processing events.
log.level: The log level for bp_listener.
log.verbose: Boolean switch to log verbose output.
log.log_count: The number of log files to keep.
Start the BigPanda Listener service
Start the BigPanda Listener service by running the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start bigpanda-listener
Verify the service is running with the following command:
$ systemctl status bigpanda-listener
Testing the BigPanda Listener Service
The client.py script is used to test the functionality of the server, and is located within the bp_listener python package in the installed python3 site-packages/
directory.
The following command will list the location of the bp_listener package:
$ sudo pip3 show bp_listener
The client.py script contains a default payload that is sent to the bigpanda-listener service. A json file can be used to submit a custom payload in place of the default.
To run the client.py script, use the following command:
$ python3 /path/to/bp_listener/test_client/client.py
Example Use:
usage: client.py [-h] [-s SERVER] [-p PORT] [-f FILE] Client to send test payloads to BP Listener. options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -s SERVER, --server SERVER Server address the listener is configured to listen on (default: 127.0.0.1) -p PORT, --port PORT Port the listener is configured to listen on (default: 4011) -f FILE, --file FILE Optional JSON file to send as payload (default: None) -r RAW, --raw RAW Optional TXT file containing a raw EIF type message (default: None)
Update Permissions
Give the agent read permissions to the objects.cache
, status.dat
and log
files. A possible way to do it:
$ sudo usermod -a -G "<GROUP OF OBJECT CACHE FILE>,<GROUP OF LOG FILE>,<GROUP OF STATUS DAT FILE>" bigpanda
Start the BigPanda Agent
$ sudo service bigpanda start
Uninstall the BigPanda Agent from Debian and Ubuntu
Connect to the server where you want to uninstall the BigPanda Agent package. You must have root privileges.
Run the following commands:
sudo apt-get purge bigpanda-agent
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigpanda.list
sudo apt-get update
Uninstall the BigPanda Agent manually
Package will not be removed from package manager's database
This method does not remove the package from your package manager's database. Consider using this information to verify that the Agent files are completely removed.
Stop the BigPanda service by running the following command:
sudo service bigpanda stop
Remove the BigPanda python module from the Python3 library. This library is usually located in
/usr/lib/python<VERSION>/site-packages/bigpanda
or/usr/lib/python<VERSION>/dist-packages/bigpanda
.You can verify site package locations with the following commands:
$ python3 -m site $ pip3 list -v
Remove the following files:
/usr/bin/bigpanda-agent/
usr/bin/bigpanda-config
etc/init/bigpanda.conf
etc/init.d/bigpanda
/etc/bigpanda
var/log/bigpanda
var/lib/bigpanda
var/run/bigpanda
Using the find command can help locate files
Use the find command to help locate files:
$ sudo find / -name bigpanda*
Remove the BigPanda user and group by running the following commands:
sudo userdel -r bigpanda sudo groupdel bigpandav