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    How to create a Linux Data Collector
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      How to create a Linux Data Collector

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        End of Support - Linux Data Collectors
        From release version 9.0.5, we will end support for Linux Data Collectors in the ControlUp Real-Time Console. While you won't be able to create new SSH connections to Linux from the Console, current connections will continue to work. Note that you won't be able to edit the current settings. To install the Edge DX Agent onto Linux devices, see here.
        1. Open the ControlUp Real-Time Console, Home ribbon bar > Linux Data Collector. LinuxDC
          Note
          Alternatively, you can open this window from the Organization Tree. To do so, from the context menu of the organization or, if other LDCs already exist in your organization, from the Linux Data Collectors container object, select Add > Linux Data Collector.

        1. Under Name, enter a name for the LDC.
          Note
          The name must be unique; multiple LDCs in a single organization can't have the same name.
        1. Under Site, select a site from the dropdown list.
        2. Under Credentials for Data Collector, open the dropdown and select the credentials that the LDC should use to connect to each of the Linux machines that will be assigned to it. All Linux machines you assign to this LDC must be accessible using the credentials you selected.
          Note
          These credentials will only be used for monitoring; privileged credentials are not required.
        1. If you want to assign machines to the LDC at this time, under Machines, click Add. The Add Machines window opens. For information about using this window to assign machines to the LDC, see here.
        Note
        It is not necessary to add machines to the LDC at this point. You can do so later, as necessary.
        1. Click OK. The LDC is created and appears in the Organization Tree under the Linux Data Collectors folder. If no other LDCs existed at the time this LDC was created, the Linux Data Collectors folder is created at the same time.

        Performance Considerations

        The cuAgent process of the data collector that is used to connect to Linux machines has shown the following performance:

        • Memory consumption: approx. 168 MB of used memory per monitored Linux device
        • Network consumption: approx. 0.075 Mbps per monitored Linux device
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