Deploy server agent

Owned by Toru Murasawa
Last updated: Oct 11, 2021
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By installing an agent (Servwatch agent) on the monitored server, Servwatch enables process and resource monitoring.

This section describes how to install the agent.

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Installing node.js

The Servwatch agent requires node.js 10.15 ~.

Also install the pm2 process manager to make the agent resident.

Follow the installation procedure for each OS distribution to install.

yum remove git yum install -y https://repo.ius.io/ius-release-el6.rpm yum install perl-TermReadKey yum install pcre2 yum install perl-Digest-SHA yum install git --enablerepo=ius --disablerepo=base,epel,extras,updates curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.36.0/install.sh | bash source ~/.bashrc nvm install v10.15.2 nvm alias default v10.15.2 npm install -g pm2

 

yum install git curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.36.0/install.sh | bash source ~/.bashrc nvm install v10.15.2 nvm alias default v10.15.2 npm install -g pm2
apt update apt-get install git curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.36.0/install.sh | bash source ~/.bashrc nvm install v10.15.2 nvm alias default v10.15.2 npm install -g pm2

Deploy an agent

To deploy the Servwatch agent, execute the following script directly on the monitored server.

  1. Go to the console, move to "Server->" New Server Registration "and deploy the agent to the monitored server by following the steps from Step 2 of" Automatic Registration (usually select this) ".

  2. Execute the script with root privileges on the terminal of the monitored server. The host name is set automatically, but if you want to set it manually, change the red part and execute.

    1. To setting the host name automatically (normally select this)

    2. To setting the host name manually

       

  3. If you return to the “Manage servers” page and the agent status is "N/A" and the metrics is "NO_MAP", it is registered normally.

Deploy an agent to docker container

To deploying the agent to the docker container, set the container start option as follows.

（example:Launch centos7 image with privileged mode）


Uninstalling an agent





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