Sensu Client
Having successfully installed and configured a Sensu server and API (Sensu Core
or Sensu Enterprise), let’s now install and/or configure a Sensu client. The
Sensu client is run on every system you need to monitor, including those running
the Sensu server and API, and Sensu’s dependencies (i.e. RabbitMQ and/or
Redis). Both Sensu Core and Sensu Enterprise use the same Sensu client
process (i.e. sensu-client), so upgrading from Sensu Core to Sensu
Enterprise does not require you to install a difference Sensu client.
Included in Sensu Core
The Sensu client process (sensu-client) is part of the open source Sensu
project (i.e. Sensu Core) and it is included in the Sensu Core installer
packages along with the Sensu Core server and API processes (i.e. sensu-server
and sensu-api). This means that if you are following the instructions in this
guide for a standalone installation, your Sensu client is already
installed!
Disabled by default
The Sensu client process (sensu-client) is disabled by default on all
platforms. Please refer to the corresponding configuration and operation
documentation corresponding to the platform where you have installed your Sensu
client(s) for instructions on starting & stopping the Sensu client process,
and/or enabling the Sensu client process to start automatically on system boot.
Platforms
To continue with this guide, please refer to the Install Sensu Core, Configure Sensu, and Operating Sensu instructions corresponding to the platform(s) where you will run your Sensu client(s).
