Nutanix, Inc.
System and method for managing telemetry data and agents in a telemetry system

Abstract:

A system and method include determining, by a telemetry control system of a telemetry system that an agent associated with the telemetry control system terminated during operation. The agent collects telemetry data from data sources associated with the telemetry system. The system and method also include determining that a number of times the agent has terminated is greater than a predetermined threshold, restarting the agent after a first predetermined delay in response to exceeding the predetermined threshold, and determining that the agent terminated again within a predetermined time period upon restarting. The system and method further include updating a configuration file of the agent in response to the termination within the predetermined time period and restarting the agent with the updated configuration file. The updating is based upon an agent termination record of the agent.