Morpheus Agent Key Features

Key Enhanced Statistics and Benefits

Category	Statistic	With Agent	Without Agent
Memory	Max Memory	Yes	Yes
Memory	Used Memory	Yes	No
Memory	Cache Memory	Yes	No
Storage	Max Storage	Yes	Yes
Storage	Used Memory	Yes	No
Processing	System CPU %	Yes	Yes
Processing	User CPU %	Yes	No
IOPS	Total IOPS	Yes	No
IOPS	IOPS Read	Yes	No
IOPS	IOPS Write	Yes	No
Networking	Net TX Rate	Yes	No
Networking	Net RX Rate	Yes	No
Other	Agent Command Bus	Yes	No
Other	Log Aggregation	Yes	No
Other	Health & Monitoring	Yes	No

Additional benefits:

• Installation is optional for provisioned and managed VMs

• The Linux agent can be shrunk and should be less then 0.2% peak

• Provides a command bus such that Morpheus doesn’t need credentials to access a box

• Can still manage workflows if credentials are changed

• SSH agent can be disabled and still get access to the box

• Agent can be installed over Cloud-init, Windows unattend.xml, VMware Tools, SSH, WinRM, Cloudbase-Init, or manually

• Makes a single, persistent connection over HTTPS websocket and runs as a service

• Buffers and compresses logs, then sends them in chunks to minimize packets

• Supports syslog forwarding

• Accepts commands, executes commands, writes files, and manipulates firewalls

• Significantly enhances Guidance recommendations through enhanced statistics

Note

The Morpheus Agent is required for managed Docker, Kubernetes, SCVMM, Hyper-V, KVM, and ESXi Hosts (for ESXi-only Cloud, not vCenter Clouds).