Agent deployment

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The N-sight RMM Monitoring Agent (Agent) is installed on a device to enable monitoring and management using N-sight RMM. The Agent reports device status, runs checks and tasks, and manages features.

The Agent communicates:

  • Device details
  • Hardware and software assets
  • Check results
  • Scheduled Automated Tasks

Agents are available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. In this help, we refer to them as the Windows Agent, the Mac Agent, and the Linux Agent.

There are different methods of Agent deployment. Choose the deployment method that best fits your environment. You can also use Device Management for Apple to enroll and configure Apple devices.

To optimize installation time and ensure consistency across devices, use Monitoring templates.

To deploy the Agent, you install the operating system specific Agent and configure the settings:

Virtual Machine, Cloned, or Provisioned Devices

We assign each Agent a unique identifier to ensure data is registered for the correct device.

If a device is imaged or cloned after the Agent is installed, when the image or clone device starts, the installed Agent uploads data to N-sight RMM against the identifier for the original, donor, device.

We recommend imaging or cloning a device before you install the Agent. Then install the Agent on the image or clone after is has started.