# Installing and Configuring Agent

#### Scenarios

This section describes how to install and configure Agent on a BMS.

#### Prerequisites

The BMS is running properly.

#### Constraints

Private images do not support this function.

Table 1 lists the Linux images that support server monitoring.

Table 1 Linux images that support server monitoring
OS Type | Version
--- | ---
Red Hat | 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4
SUSE | 11.4 and 12.1
Oracle Linux | 6.5, 7.3, and 7.4
CentOS | 6.9, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4
EulerOS | 2.2

#### Procedure

1. Perform the following steps to create an agency for server monitoring of the BMS:
   1. On the management console homepage, choose Service List > Management & Deployment > Identity and Access Management.
   2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Agency and then click Create Agency in the upper right corner.
      - Agency Name: Enter bms_monitor_agency.
      - Agency Type: Select Cloud service.
      - Cloud Service: This parameter is available if you select Cloud service for Agency Type. Click Select, select ECS BMS in the displayed Select Cloud Service dialog box, and click OK.
      - Validity Period: Select Permanent.
      - Description: This parameter is optional. You can enter Support BMS server monitoring.
      - Permissions: Locate the region where the BMS resides and click Modify in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, enter CES in the Available Policies search box. Then select CES (CES Administrator) and click OK.

        If the BMS belongs to a sub-project, ensure that the sub-project has the CES Administrator permission.

   3. Click OK.

      The operations to create an agency for server monitoring of the BMS are complete.

2. Inject the agency.
   - To inject an agency into a new BMS, select the agency created in 1 when you create the BMS.
   - To inject an agency into an existing BMS, click the BMS name to enter its details page, click Monitoring, and select the agency created in 1.
3. Install and configure Agent on the BMS. For details, see "Installing and Configuring the Agent on a Linux ECS or BMS" in Cloud Eye User Guide.
4. Log in to the management console and choose Management & Deployment > Cloud Eye. On the Server Monitoring page, you can view the monitoring data of the BMS.

Parent topic: Server Monitoring