Install and configure the Smart Agent 🔗
You have several different options for installing the SignalFx Smart Agent. Select the topic that matches your situation or preference. Each topic includes these sections:
- Prerequisites
- Configuration instructions
- Installation instructions
- Instructions for verifying your installation
Evaluate monitoring for a single host
Evaluate monitoring using a quick installation to a single host
SignalFx Smart Agent quick installation
Evaluate monitoring for a specific OS
| Goal | Procedure |
|---|---|
| Evaluate monitoring on *nix hosts that support Debian or RPM packages | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using *nix packages |
| Evaluate monitoring on Linux hosts that are behind a firewall | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent to Linux using a GZIP file |
| Evaluate monitoring on Windows hosts that are behind a firewall | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent to Windows using a ZIP file |
Evaluate Kubernetes monitoring
| Goal | Procedure |
|---|---|
| Evaluate Kubernetes monitoring using Helm | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using Helm |
| Evaluate Kubernetes monitoring using kubectl | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using kubectl |
Evaluate SignalFx Microservices APM monitoring
| Goal | Procedure |
|---|---|
| Evaluate SignalFx Microservices APM monitoring for hosts that use Docker outside of Kubernetes | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using the SignalFx Agent Docker image |
| Evaluate SignalFx Microservices APM monitoring for hosts that use Kubernetes | If you use Helm, see Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using Helm. If you use kubectl, see Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using kubectl. |
Monitor production hosts for a specific OS
| Goal | Procedure |
|---|---|
| Monitor AWS ECS production hosts | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent to AWS ECS |
| Monitor production hosts that use configuration management tools | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using configuration management |
| Monitor *nix production hosts that support Debian or RPM | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using *nix packages |
| Monitor Linux production hosts that are behind a firewall | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent to Linux using a GZIP file |
| Monitor Windows production hosts that are behind a firewall | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent to Windows using a ZIP file |
Monitor Kubernetes production hosts
| Goal | Procedure |
|---|---|
| Monitor Kubernetes production hosts using Helm | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using Helm |
| Monitor Kubernetes production hosts using kubectl | Install the SignalFx Smart Agent using kubectl |
Monitor SignalFx Microservices APM hosts