Adding Resources

Prerequisites

You have installed the MgC Agent. For details, see Installing the MgC Agent.

Adding a Server

1. Sign in to the MgC Agent console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Resources.
3. Click Add Resource above the list.
4. Configure the parameters listed in Table 1.

   Table 1 Parameters for adding a resource

   Parameter	Description
   Resource Name	User-defined
   Resource Type	Select Server from the drop-down list.
   OS	Windows
   	Linux
   Access Mode	Access IP Address: Enter the access IP address, which can be a public or private IP address of the resource. The MgC Agent will use this IP address to remotely access the resource and collect its details. NOTE: To collect the process details and network associations from a Windows server, you must provide its private IP address. To collect the process details and network associations from a Linux server, you can provide either its public or private IP address. However, you are advised to provide the private IP address.
   	Access Address: Enter the connection address of the resource. For example, if the resource you add is a cloud database server, you can enter database access address. The MgC Agent will use this address remotely connect to the resource.
   Access Port	Enter the accessible port of the server. The port defaults to 5985 on Windows and can be modified. The port defaults to 22 on Linux and can be modified.
   Host (Optional)	Select the corresponding host from the drop-down list.
   Credential (Optional)	Select the corresponding credential from the drop-down list.

5. Click OK. You can view the resource in the list.

Adding a Database

The supported types of database resources include PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, and Oracle.

Adding database resources follows the same steps. The following uses PostgreSQL as an example.

1. Sign in to the MgC Agent console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Resources.
3. Click Add Resource above the list.
4. Configure the parameters listed in Table 2.

   Table 2 Parameters for adding a resource

   Parameter	Description
   Resource Name	User-defined
   Resource Type	Select PostgreSQL from the drop-down list box.
   Access Mode	Access IP Address: Enter the access IP address, which can be a public or private IP address of the resource. The MgC Agent will use this IP address to remotely access the resource and collect its details. NOTE: To collect the process details and network associations from a Windows server, you must provide its private IP address. To collect the process details and network associations from a Linux server, you can provide either its public or private IP address. However, you are advised to provide the private IP address.
   	Access Address: Enter the connection address of the resource. For example, if the resource you add is a cloud database server, you can enter database access address. The MgC Agent will use this address remotely connect to the resource.
   Access Port	Enter the accessible port of the server. The port defaults to 5985 and can be modified.
   Host (Optional)	Select the corresponding host from the drop-down list.
   Credential (Optional)	Select the corresponding credential from the drop-down list.

5. Click OK. You can view the resource in the list.

Adding a Middleware Resource

The supported types of middleware resources include Redis and Kafka.

Adding middleware resources follows the same steps. The following uses Redis as an example.

1. Sign in to the MgC Agent console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Resources.
3. Click Add Resource above the list.
4. Configure the parameters listed in Table 3.

   Table 3 Parameters for adding a resource

   Parameter	Description
   Resource Name	User-defined
   Resource Type	Select Redis from the drop-down list box.
   Access Mode	Access IP Address: Enter the access IP address, which can be a public or private IP address of the resource. The MgC Agent will use this IP address to remotely access the resource and collect its details. NOTE: To collect the process details and network associations from a Windows server, you must provide its private IP address. To collect the process details and network associations from a Linux server, you can provide either its public or private IP address. However, you are advised to provide the private IP address.
   	Access Address: Enter the connection address of the resource. For example, if the resource you add is a cloud database server, you can enter database access address. The MgC Agent will use this address remotely connect to the resource.
   Access Port	Enter the accessible port of the server. The port defaults to 5985 and can be modified.
   Host (Optional)	Select the corresponding host from the drop-down list.
   Credential (Optional)	Select the corresponding credential from the drop-down list.

5. Click OK. You can view the resource in the list.