Execution Agent

The Execution Agent is a Microsoft Windows service that automatically executes scheduled actions such as packages, transformations, imports and SQL scripts.

Execution Agent is only available with Enterprise Version.

The Execution Agent can be installed using the command line or via the user interface.

To install the Execution Agent as a service run the following command:

aetlagent.exe /INSTALL (for Advanced ETL Processor)
vimpagent.exe /INSTALL (for Visual Importer ETL)

If the agent is already installed it must be uninstalled first

To uninstall the Execution Agent as a Windows service you must run the Agent with the /UNINSTALL switch as follows

aetlagent.exe /UNINSTALL (for Advanced ETL Processor)
vimpagent.exe /UNINSTALL (for Visual Importer ETL)

The commands above must be executed as administrator (elevated).
The agent works once the license key is installed.
The agent is automatically installed during setup but not configured.
64-bit execution can execute both 64-bit and 32-bit actions
It is recommended to run Execution Agent using the same user you use to design actions.
Do not use mapped drives, use the UNC path instead

Another way to control Agent status is through email notifications