Installation

    Install Wazuh Agent on Solaris, AIX and HP-UX

    Install the Wazuh agent on legacy Unix endpoints, Solaris (pkgadd), AIX (installp) and HP-UX (swinstall). Covers manager enrollment and service start.

    WazuGuardix Team June 16, 2026 7 min read

    Wazuh agents are available for legacy Unix systems. The packages are pre-built and rely on each platforms native installer. After install, enroll the agent against the manager with the standard `agent-auth` tool.

    Solaris

    # Download (example: Solaris 11 x86_64)
    curl -so wazuh-agent.p5p https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/solaris/wazuh-agent_v4.9.0-sol11-i386.p5p
    
    pkg install -g ./wazuh-agent.p5p wazuh-agent

    AIX

    curl -so wazuh-agent.rpm https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/aix/wazuh-agent-4.9.0-1.aix.ppc.rpm
    rpm -ivh wazuh-agent.rpm

    HP-UX

    curl -so wazuh-agent.tar https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/hp-ux/wazuh-agent-v4.9.0-hpux-11v3-ia64.tar
    tar -xvf wazuh-agent.tar
    ./install.sh

    Enroll against the manager

    /var/ossec/bin/agent-auth -m <MANAGER_IP>
    /var/ossec/bin/wazuh-control start
    /var/ossec/bin/wazuh-control status

    Confirm enrollment on the manager with `/var/ossec/bin/agent_control -l`. For exact version pins on legacy Unix, always check the official packages list before downloading.

    Official reference

    Commands and configuration in this guide are based on the official Wazuh documentation. For the canonical source, see:

    Wazuh AgentSolarisAIXHP-UXLegacy Unix

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