Documentation forSolarWinds Observability SaaS

SolarWinds Observability Agent installation parameters

Review available parameters for stand-alone installation.

Installation parameters for Linux

Parameter Optional/
Required
Description
UAMS_ACCESS_TOKEN required An access token used to register the Agent.
SWO_URL optional

The correct endpoint for your organization.

The default value is na-01: North American AWS data center

UAMS_METADATA optional Custom metadata to be sent to the cluster on the first registration.
UAMS_OVERRIDE_HOSTNAME optional A name that will override the default hostname.
UAMS_HTTPS_PROXY optional

The proxy only for the Agent

Use a proxy IP address, hostname, or domain name in one of the following formats:

  • proxyAddress
  • proxyAddress:port,
  • http://user:password@proxyAddress:port
UAMS_DISABLE_AGENT_AUTO_UPDATE optional

Supported values: true or false

Set to true to disable the Agent during the installation. Use for example when you want to install an older Agent version and keep the Agent on this version.

By default, the Agent executes auto-update after the installation and then sets this option to false.

UAMS_MANAGED_LOCALLY optional

Supported value: true

Set to true to install the Agent as a locally-managed Agent.

By default, the configuration source for Agents is set to Remote.

UAMS_BIND_IDENTITY optional

Persist the given UUID identity as the Agent ID override.

UAMS_BIND_NEW_IDENTITY optional

Persist a new, randomly generated UUID as the Agent ID override.