VM Agent Overview

To deploy a component to a VM, you need to install the VM agent. After the host node is managed, the backend can communicate with the host node.

VM Agent Status Description

For details about the VM agent status and description, see Table 1.

**Table 1** VM agent status description
Agent Status	Description
Agent uninstalled	The VM agent is not installed on the ECS node. You need to install the VM agent.
Online	The VM agent has been installed on the ECS node and is running properly.
Agent offline	The VM agent has been installed on the ECS node, but is offline and cannot work properly. For details about how to handle agent offline, see What Should I Do If the VM Agent Is Offline?
Upgrading	The VM agent has been installed on the ECS node and is being upgraded.
Upgrade failed	The VM agent has been installed on the ECS node and fails to be upgraded.
Agent restarting	The VM agent has been installed on the ECS node and is restarting.

Supported OSs and Versions

The VM agent supports multiple OSs. You need to create an image by referring to Table 2, use the created image to create an ECS, and install the VM agent.

**Table 2** OSs and versions supported by the VM agent
OS	Version	Description
EulerOS	2.2 64bit 2.3 64bit 2.5 64bit 2.8 64bit	For Linux x86_64 servers, all the listed OSs and versions are supported. For Linux Arm servers, all the listed OSs and versions except CentOS 7.3 and earlier are supported.
CentOS	6.5 64bit 6.8 64bit 6.9 64bit 6.10 64bit 7.2 64bit 7.3 64bit 7.4 64bit 7.5 64bit 7.6 64bit 7.7 64bit 7.8 64bit 7.9 64bit
Fedora	29 64bit 30 64bit
openEuler	20.03 64bit