The OMS Agent for Linux is now generally available. The OMS Agent for Linux enables rich and real-time analytics for operational data (Syslog, Performance, Alerts, Inventory) from Linux servers, Docker Containers and monitoring tools like Nagios, Zabbix and System Center. This latest agent release is v1.2.0-25. This update introduces a couple of bug fixes and new features as detailed in Github. Read the announcement and other details from the official OMS blog here.

Bug Fix

• If metric value is null then value is not sent up to the OMS Service
• Additional logic to ensure that correct OMS Workspace ID is presented during on-boarding
• OMS Heartbeat now shows Computer Name

Whats New

• Public Preview of OMS Container Solution
• sudo in_tail plugin to allow privileged tail of files
• AuditD filter plugin
• StatsD aggregator filter plugin
• MongoDB performance plugin [Preview]
• MySQL performance plugin [Preview]

Install OMS Agent for Linux – v1.2.0-25
For x86 Architecture (32-bit) system:

For x64 Architecture (64-bit) System

Where WORKSPACE_ID Is the ID for your OMS workspace, and the SECRET_KEY is the relevant key for your OMS workspace.

To determine your OMS workspace ID and primary key:

1. Sign into the OMS workspace
2. From the Overview page, click on Settings.
3. In the Settings page, click on the Connected Sources tab

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