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2.6.3.2. Changing the Server That an Agent Monitors

You need not reinstall the MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent in order to change the MySQL server that it monitors. It is possible to adapt an existing agent so that it monitors a different server.

To do this you must stop the monitor agent and then remove the server that it is monitoring. To stop the agent see:

For instructions on removing a server see, Section 5.3.3, “Removing a Server From the Dashboard”.

Once the agent is stopped and the server is removed from the Dashboard, changes may be made to the mysql-monitor-agent.ini, or the agent-instance.ini file within the agent instances instances directory. You can find the location of the directory by examining the content of the mysql-monitor-agent.ini and checking the value of the mysqld-instance-dir parameter.

If you want to make changes to the monitored MySQL server, edit the agent-instance.ini file. Change the user, password, hostname, and port values if required. For more information, see Section 2.3.6.2, “MySQL Server (agent-instance.ini) Configuration”.

To change other settings, such as enabling proxy support (required for Query Analyzer), the management host, or the port number used by the agent, modify the mysql-monitor-agent.ini file. For more information, see Section 2.3.6.1, “MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent (mysql-monitor-agent.ini) Configuration”.

To restart the agent see:

Note

If you are adapting an existing agent to monitor a remote server make sure that the agent has the credentials for remote access and that the port on the remote MySQL server instance is open. For more information, see Section 2.3.6.4, “Configuring an Agent to Monitor a Remote MySQL Server”.

If you experience difficulties starting the agent, check Section 2.3.7, “Troubleshooting the Agent”.

Log in to the Dashboard and you should find your new server in the All Servers group.