Manage Server Monitoring Agents

The Applications Manager server agent is a lightweight application designed to monitor the performance and health of your servers. It collects performance metrics such as CPU usage, memory utilization, disk I/O, and network traffic. This ensures real-time monitoring, alerting, and proactive issue resolution.

How to Deploy Monitoring Agents

To deploy a new monitoring agent, follow the steps given below:

• Go to Settings → Discovery & Data Collection → FSO Agent.
• Under the Deploy Agent section, choose the desired server type (Windows/Linux) and click on Deploy.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to download, extract, and run the installation script.

  

• The agent will automatically start communicating with Applications Manager, and the server monitoring will be added.

View Agent Details

The View Agents tab displays and manages agent-related information and actions. Once the installation is complete, navigate to Settings → Discovery & Data Collection → FSO Agent → View Agents.

The page lists the following details for each deployed agent:

• Display Name: The name assigned to the deployed agent.
• Host Name: The name of the host machine where the agent is running.
• IP Address: The IP address of the host machine where the agent is running.
• Version: The version of the deployed agent.
• OS: The operating system of the host machine where the agent is deployed.
• Status: The current status of the agent (e.g., Agent Communicating).
• Last Communicated Time: The most recent time the agent communicated with the server.
• Time Since Last Communication: The amount of time since the agent last communicated with the server, in seconds.
• Installation Path: The directory path where the agent is installed on the host machine.

Supported Actions

The View Agents tab supports the following actions to help manage Agents efficiently:

• Upgrade Agents: Trigger an upgrade to the latest agent version.
• Manage/Unmanage Monitoring: Enable or disable monitoring for specific agents.
• Delete: Allows users to delete individual or multiple agents, while also removing the associated agent monitor(s).
• Export: Export agent details in PDF or Excel formats for reporting or documentation purposes.
• Agent Logs: This option opens a Log Report page that lists the following agent communication log data in a table format for troubleshooting purposes:
  • Data Received at: The timestamp indicating when the data was received from the agent.
  • Data Collection at: The timestamp indicating when the data was collected on the agent's side.
  • Status: The status of data processing, such as "SUCCESS" or an error state.
  • Request Processing Time: The time taken by the server to process the request (in ms).
  • Data Processing Time: The time taken by the agent to process the data before sending it to the server (in ms).
  • Data Transfer Size: The size of the data transferred from the agent to the server (in KB).
  • Process Type: The type of processing performed by the agent, such as "Live Data Processing".
  • Raw Data JSON: A downloadable representation of the raw data in JSON format for further analysis.

  

  Note:

  • The Log Report retains 2 days of log data and 6 hours of raw JSON data to facilitate effective troubleshooting.
  • The Data Received Time is highlighted if there is a delay of more than 5 minutes.