How to download and install the Linux monitoring agent via Docker

The Linux monitoring agent can be installed via Docker using two methods:

  1. Docker Hub
  2. OpManager Nexus web client

Installation via web console

  1. Log in to your account.
  2. On the left nagivation pane, click the Server icon Server icon.
  3. Under the Server Monitor section, click the plus icon + beside Servers.
  4. Click the Linux icon linux icon.
  5. Under the Monitor Container Orchestration Tools section, click the Docker Agent.
  6. Under the One-step Installation section, click Copy and execute the command given in the web client in your terminal. 
Note

By default, the docker.sock file will be in the location /var/run/docker.sock. If it is present in a different location, change the location accordingly and execute the command given in the web client.

Once the agent is installed, you can view the monitor under Server > Server Monitor > Servers.

Bulk installation for Docker Agent in web console

To install the Docker agent on multiple machines:

  1. Follow steps 1 to 5 as given in the installation section above.
  2. The docker agent can also be installed in multiple machines in one go using one of our bulk deployment methods:
    1. AWS ECS
    2. Kubernetes

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