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I'm trying to get a full list of functionality the OMS agent for Linux provides in Azure. I understand it provides host level and guest level monitoring, but what other benefits are there for it? Also would anyone know if it makes any changes to the OS, apart from configuring the agent to gather the data\metrics.
Also are there any known issues with RedHat VMs?
Thanks in Advance
From the document,
The agent for Linux and Windows isn't only for connecting to Azure Monitor, it also supports Azure Automation to host the Hybrid Runbook worker role and other services such as Change Tracking, Update Management, and Azure Security Center. For more information about the Hybrid Runbook Worker role, see Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker.
Also, you can see the supported scenarios for more details.
note that, refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/log-analytics-agent#agent-prerequisites
Either rsyslog or syslog-ng are required to collect syslog messages. The default syslog daemon on version 5 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and Oracle Linux version (sysklog) is not supported for syslog event collection. To collect syslog data from this version of these distributions, the rsyslog daemon should be installed and configured to replace sysklog.