Pattern name [short name]: Cloud Manager Monitoring Agent [zw_mon_agent]
Description: The Cloud Manager Monitoring Agent can be installed on a server where any other Orchestration pattern is installed, or independently on a SLES or Windows server. The agent installation lays down the Ganglia Agent on each monitored node to collect performance metrics and send the data to the Cloud Manager Monitoring Server.
The agent requires configuration after installation. To perform the initial configuration, you can use a text interface at the Linux console (./config) or a GUI configuration wizard (./guiconfig).
Packages in the pattern: For information about packages that are part of this pattern, mount the product ISO, select the pattern in YaST, and then view its details.
NOTE:Monitoring Agent patterns are all version 3.5 in the Cloud Manager 2.5 release.
Installation recommendations: If you select the Orchestration Agent pattern, the Monitoring Agent pattern is selected by default. This is only a recommended dependence (most users install both components together) and is not binding. The autoselection is made for your convenience.
Although this agent can be installed using YaST, you can also install it from pattern files located on the ISO image. For more information about these patterns, see Table 5-2, Monitoring Agent Installation Pattern Files for Linux.
You can also install the agent from a Windows installation program or use the Linux pattern files to install to Red Hat Enterprise Linux machines. For more information, see Section 5.4, Alternative Installation Methods for the Cloud Manager Monitoring Agent.