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[[elastic-agent-cmd-options]] | ||
= Command line options | ||
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experimental[] | ||
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The `elastic-agent run` command provides flags that alter the behavior of an | ||
agent: | ||
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`-path.home`:: | ||
The home directory of the {agent}. `path.home` determines the location of the | ||
configuration files and data directory. | ||
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`-c`:: | ||
The configuration file to load. If not specified, {agent} uses | ||
`{path.home}/elastic-agent.yml`. | ||
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`-path.data`:: | ||
The data directory used by {agent} to store downloaded artifacts. Also stores | ||
logs for any {beats} started and managed by {agent}. | ||
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If not specified, {agent} uses `{path.home}/data`. |
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[[elastic-agent-configuration-example]] | ||
= Configuration example | ||
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experimental[] | ||
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The following example shows a full list of configuration options: | ||
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[source,yaml] | ||
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include::elastic-agent_configuration_example.yml[] | ||
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[[elastic-agent-configuration]] | ||
= Configuration settings | ||
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experimental[] | ||
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By default {agent} runs in standalone mode to ingest system data and send it to | ||
a local {es} instance running on port 9200. It uses the demo credentials of the | ||
`elastic` user. It's also configured to monitor all {beats} managed by the agent | ||
and send the {beats} logs and metrics to the same {es) instance. | ||
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To alter this behavior, configure the output and other configuration settings: | ||
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* <<elastic-agent-output-configuration>> | ||
* <<elastic-agent-monitoring-configuration>> | ||
* <<elastic-agent-datasource-configuration>> | ||
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[[elastic-agent-output-configuration]] | ||
== Output settings | ||
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Specify one or more outputs. Specifying multiple outputs allows you to pair | ||
each data source with a different output. | ||
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IMPORTANT: {agent} currently works with the {es} output only. | ||
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Example output configuration: | ||
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[source,yaml] | ||
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outputs: | ||
default: | ||
type: elasticsearch | ||
hosts: [127.0.0.1:9200] | ||
username: elastic | ||
password: changeme | ||
monitoring: | ||
type: elasticsearch | ||
api_key: VuaCfGcBCdbkQm-e5aOx:ui2lp2axTNmsyakw9tvNnw | ||
hosts: ["localhost:9200"] | ||
ca_sha256: "7lHLiyp4J8m9kw38SJ7SURJP4bXRZv/BNxyyXkCcE/M=" | ||
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This example configures two outputs: `default` and `monitoring`. | ||
Notice that they use different authentication methods. The first one uses a | ||
username and password pair, and the second one contains an API key. | ||
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[NOTE] | ||
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A default output configuration is required. | ||
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[[elastic-agent-monitoring-configuration]] | ||
== {beats} monitoring settings | ||
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{agent} monitors {beats} by default. To disable or change monitoring | ||
settings, set options under `settings.monitoring`: | ||
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[source,yaml] | ||
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settings.monitoring: | ||
# enabled turns on monitoring of running processes | ||
enabled: true | ||
# enables log monitoring | ||
logs: true | ||
# enables metrics monitoring | ||
metrics: true | ||
# specifies output to be used | ||
use_output: monitoring | ||
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To disable monitoring, set `settings.monitoring.enabled` to `false`. When set to | ||
`false`, {beats} monitoring is turned off, and all other options in this section | ||
are ignored. | ||
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To enable monitoring, set `settings.monitoring.enabled` to `true`. Also set the | ||
`logs` and `metrics` settings to control whether logs, metrics, or both are | ||
collected. If neither setting is specified, monitoring is disabled. Set | ||
`use_output` to specify the output to which monitoring events are sent. | ||
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[[elastic-agent-datasource-configuration]] | ||
== Datasource settings | ||
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By default {agent} collects system metrics, such as cpu, memory, network, and | ||
filesystem metrics, and sends them to the default output. For example: | ||
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[source,yaml] | ||
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datasources: | ||
- namespace: default | ||
use_output: default | ||
inputs: | ||
- type: system/metrics | ||
streams: | ||
- metricset: cpu | ||
dataset: system.cpu | ||
- metricset: memory | ||
dataset: system.memory | ||
- metricset: network | ||
dataset: system.network | ||
- metricset: filesystem | ||
dataset: system.filesystem | ||
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If `use_output` is not specified, the `default` output is used. | ||
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//For more examples, see | ||
//<<elastic-agent-configuration-example,`elastic-agent_configuration_example.yml`>>. |
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