Introduction to Agent Management Addon
Agent Management Addon is a solution for VVF & VCF Cloud Operations that enables monitoring of agents such as Telegraf and VCF Operations for Logs, along with key components Agent Control Center and Agent Node Manager responsible for agent installation, configuration, and lifecycle management.
Beyond simply collecting metrics, this addon provides unified visibility into both infrastructure and application states. It surfaces critical insights on CPU usage, memory, storage, instance counts, and system health, all tied back to application-level context.
Moreover, by ingesting real-time cluster events, like application starts, stops, crashes, or forced terminations, it transforms them into actionable alarms within VCF, enabling administrators to detect and respond to issues instantly. In essence, addon streamlines operational oversight, reduces downtime, and empowers operational teams with proactive monitoring capabilities and clearer resource visibility.
How does it Work?
The Agent Management Addon operates by integrating directly with Agent Control Center, enabling holistic monitoring of both key components and the applications deployed on them. It collects runtime data and metrics from Agent Control Center, Agent Node Manger, and all managed application instances. These metrics are modeled into a structured relationship hierarchy, reflecting how Agent Control Center governs Agent Node Manger and how both Agent Control Center and Agent Node Manger relate to applications. This unified topology enables administrators to visualize and navigate resource usage, system state, and application health in a coherent, interlinked asset view.
Features:
- Rapid detection of application failures
- Reduced downtime through event-based alerting
- Improved visibility into resource and application health
- Application performance monitoring
- Visibility into system-level usage across Agent Control Center/Agent Node Manger and Virtual Machines
Benefits
The Agent Management Addon connects seamlessly with the Agent Control Center to deliver integrated monitoring across both platform infrastructure and applications. It captures key runtime information, builds a relationship model, and converts critical events into actionable alerts within VVF & VCF Cloud Operations.
Integration and Discovery: The addon directly integrates with Agent Control Center, discovering and modeling essential components like Agent Control Center, Agent Node Manger, and deployed applications. It fetches inventory and runtime data to create a unified view inside VVF & VCF Cloud Operations.
Application status: Collected data includes resource utilization (CPU, memory, storage), application instance counts, application status, and system metadata. This ensures administrators receive the essential quantitative and descriptive insights necessary for monitoring.
Comprehensive Cluster Monitoring: By integrating with Agent Control Center, the addon enables full cluster-level monitoring of the entire platform. It collects and aggregates performance and health metrics such as CPU load, memory usage, and storage consumption across the cluster. This allows administrators to observe the operational state and resource utilization of the platform as a unified system, offering valuable context beyond individual application-level visibility.
Event-driven Alerts: Real-time cluster events, such as application start, stop, crash, or forced termination are ingested and mapped into Aria Operations alarms. This delivers immediate visibility into application lifecycle changes and error conditions, enabling fast response to emerging problems.