Monitor and manage Remote Agents

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This document provides a reference for the Remote Agents page, detailing the information displayed for agent monitoring and the actions available for agent lifecycle management.

  • Name: The configured name of the agent.
  • Agent Status: The current operational state of the agent.
    • Live: The agent is active and communicating.
    • Failed: The agent has experienced a connection or operational issue.
    • Pending: The agent has been provisioned but isn't yet connected.
    • Disabled: The agent has been manually disabled and can't perform tasks.
  • Environment: The specific environment associated with the agent.
  • Agent Version: The current version of the agent software.
  • Last Communication: The timestamp of the agent's last successful communication.
  • High Availability: Displays if the agent is configured as a primary or secondary high availability component. For more details about HA, see Deploy high availability for Remote Agents.
  • Available update: Notification if a new version of the agent software is available to install.

Available management actions

For more detailed information and actions, click more_vert More.

  • Send installer/docker command: Generates a unique download link for the agent installer or the Docker command string, necessary for deployment on a remote machine.
  • Edit: Modify the agent's name or its log level.
  • Download logs: Download agent's log for troubleshooting.
  • Disable agent: Temporarily prevent the agent from running actions or connectors and stop it from communicating with Google Security Operations.
  • Delete agent: Permanently remove the agent from the platform.

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