Sysdig Agent

Sysdig agents are simple to deploy and upgrade, and out of the box, they will gather and report on a wide variety of pre-defined metrics. Agent installation can be as simple as copying and pasting a few lines of code from a Wizard prompt, or you can follow step-by-step instructions to check supported environments and distributions, review installation options, and customize the agent configuration file post-install.

About Sysdig Agent

Sysdig agent is a lightweight host component that processes syscall, creates capture files, and performs auditing and compliance. It is a platform that supports monitoring, securing, and troubleshooting cloud-native environments

In addition, the agent performs the following:

• Metrics processing, analysis, aggregation, and transmission

• Policy monitoring and alert notification through bidirectional communication with the Sysdig collector

• Integration with third-party software for consolidating customer ecosystem data

• Full assimilation into containerized and orchestrated environment

Data Processing

A top-level flow for monitoring is illustrated in the following diagram.

1. The following agent components gather relevant data:

   • Syscall

   • StatsD

   • JMX

   • Promscrape

2. Store the metrics for analysis.

3. Sends the metrics in every second for analysis and aggregation.

4. Build the 10-second roll-up data.

5. Send the data every tenth second for serialization

6. Send the serialized metrics to the Sysdig collector

Learn More

• Host Requirements: Determine supported platforms and system requirements for installing Sysdig Agent.

• Agent Licensing: Retrieve the agent access key and understand the subscription model.

• Installing Agent: Install Sysdig agents on supported platforms.

• Configuring Agent: Edit the agent configuration file to filter incoming metrics, change log levels, and more.

• Using Agent Modes: Edit the agent configuration file to configure agent modes.

• Upgrading Sysdig Agent: Upgrade Sysdig agent installed as a service or as a container.

• Troubleshooting Sysdig Agent: Troubleshoot common Sysdig agent issues.