You can view and manage ArcGIS Monitor Agent machines from the Agents tab on the Monitoring page and access a Monitor Agent machine's Overview, Catalog, and Settings pages by clicking the name of a Monitor Agent machine.
View Monitor Agent details and components
You can view details about a Monitor Agent machine from its Overview page and a list of its components from its Components page. You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to view Monitor Agent details and components.
To view a Monitor Agent machine's details and a list of its components, complete the following steps:
- Access ArcGIS Monitor if necessary.
The Home page appears.
- Click the Monitoring tab.
The Monitoring page appears. Registered components are listed alphabetically by name.
- Click the Agents tab.
The Agents page appears with one of the following status indicators displayed next to the name of each Monitor Agent machine:
Status Icon Description Connected
Monitor Agent is connected to Monitor Server.
Disconnected
Monitor Agent is not connected to Monitor Server.
- Optionally, do any or all of the following:
- Click Sort and change the sorting method.
- Click Filter and create a query to filter the list.
- Click Columns and specify the columns to hide or show.
- Position the pointer at the edge of a column's header and drag the column's edge to resize it.
- Type a keyword in the Search by agent name text box to search for specific Monitor Agent machines.
- Click the name of the Monitor Agent machine you want to view.
The Monitor Agent machine's Overview page appears with details and metrics.
- Click the Catalog tab.
The collection's Catalog page appears with a list of collection components sorted alphabetically by name.
- Optionally, do any or all of the following:
- Click a category on the side of the page to filter the list by that category.
- Click Sort and change the sorting method.
- Click Filter and create a query to filter the list.
- Click Columns and specify the columns to hide or show.
- Position the pointer at the edge of a column's header and drag the column's edge to resize it.
- Click Labels and filter the list by the specified labels.
- Type a keyword in the Search by component name or address text box to search for specific components.
Edit Monitor Agent settings
To edit Monitor Agent settings, such as its name and description, complete the following steps:
- Access Monitor if necessary.
The Home page appears.
- Click the Monitoring tab.
The Monitoring page appears. Registered components are listed alphabetically by name.
- Click the Agents tab.
The Agents page appears with a list of Monitor Agent machines.
- Optionally, do any or all of the following:
- Click Sort and change the sorting method.
- Click Filter and create a query to filter the list.
- Click Columns and specify the columns to hide or show.
- Position the pointer at the edge of a column's header and drag the column's edge to resize it.
- Type a keyword in the Search by agent name text box to search for specific Monitor Agent machines.
- Click More options
for the Monitor Agent machine for which you want to configure settings and click Edit in settings. The Settings page appears.
- In the Agent details section, click Edit.
The Agent details dialog box appears.
- Update the name and description of the Monitor Agent machine in the Name and Description text boxes as necessary.
- Click Save.
The name and description of the Monitor Agent machine are updated.
Disconnect a Monitor Agent connection
To reconnect a Monitor Agent connection or transfer its responsibilities to another machine, you must disconnect it from ArcGIS Monitor Server before registering it as an existing Monitor Agent machine.
To disconnect a Monitor Agent connection, complete the following steps:
- Start a terminal session on the Monitor Agent machine.
- Run the command below, editing the parameters where necessary, and note the agent ID.
./<Monitor Agent installation location>/bin/arcgis-monitor-agent admin:system:info
The following is an example:
./usr/lib/arcgis/monitor/agent/bin/arcgis-monitor-agent admin:system:info
Note:
The agent ID is required when registering a Monitor Agent installation as an existing agent.
- Run the command below, editing the parameters where necessary, to disconnect the Monitor Agent machine from Monitor Server.
./<Monitor Agent installation location>/bin/arcgis-monitor-agent admin:system:disconnect --confirm
The following is an example:
./usr/lib/arcgis/monitor/agent/bin/arcgis-monitor-agent admin:system:disconnect --confirm
A confirmation message appears.
You can reconnect Monitor Agent to Monitor Server or transfer its responsibilities to another machine by registering it as an existing Monitor Agent machine.
Unregister Monitor Agent
You can unregister Monitor Agent to completely remove it from your Monitor deployment. All registered components associated with Monitor Agent, including their subcomponents, attributes, metrics, observers, and alerts, are deleted.
Caution:
Unregistering Monitor Agent is permanent and cannot be undone.
To unregister Monitor Agent, complete the following steps:
- Access Monitor if necessary.
The Home page appears.
- Click the Monitoring tab.
The Monitoring page appears. Registered components are listed alphabetically by name.
- Click the Agents tab.
The Agents page appears with a list of Monitor Agent machines.
- Optionally, do any or all of the following:
- Click Sort and change the sorting method.
- Click Filter and create a query to filter the list.
- Click Columns and specify the columns to hide or show.
- Position the pointer at the edge of a column's header and drag the column's edge to resize it.
- Type a keyword in the Search by agent name text box to search for specific Monitor Agent machines.
- Click More options for the Monitor Agent machine that you want to unregister and click Unregister.
A confirmation message appears.
- Click Unregister to unregister the Monitor Agent machine.
The Monitor Agent machine is unregistered and all of its associated components, including their subcomponents, attributes, metrics, observers, and alerts, are deleted.