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Batch installing Cloud Monitor plugin

This topic describes how to use the cloud assistant feature to batch install the Cloud Monitor plugin on Linux ECS instances.

tip

You can also manually install the Cloud Monitor plugin on the target instance. For more details, see Installing plugins.

Prerequisites

Cloud assistant Agent is installed on the instance. For operation details, refer to Installing cloud assistant Agent.

Scenarios

You can install the Cloud Monitor plugin on your instance to monitor metrics for the instance in dimensions such as operating system, TCP connection, and process.

Procedure

In the left-side navigation pane, select "Maintenance & Monitoring > Cloud Assistant", and then select the "Job management" tab.

In the top menu bar, select the region where your business is located.

Click the "Create a job" button to enter the Create a job page.

Enter the following job information as instructed.

Parameter	Description	Sample value
Job name	Set the job name.	Install Cloud Monitor plugin
Command source	Select Public commands.	-
Command	Select "Install Cloud Monitor Agent on Linux instance".	-
Execution path	Enter the command execution path. For Linux instances, the default path is /home.	/home
Execute user	You can specify an existing user in the target instance to execute commands. We recommend that you avoid using the root user to reduce security risks. tip Specify a user with the permission to execute commands.	user1
Timeout	Set the timeout period for command execution on each instance. If the command execution times out, the O&M assistant marks the job as failed on the corresponding instance. tip For the job type in this topic, the default timeout period is 120s. You can manually adjust the period from 30s to 1800s.	100
Execution mode	Select "Execute immediately". This indicates that after the task is created, it is executed immediately.	-
Object	Select instances with the Cloud Monitor plugin to be installed. You can select multiple instances at one time.	-

Click the "Confirm" button to complete the job creation.

After the job is created, the system automatically redirects you to the Job management page. The new job is then executed immediately.

View installation result

In the left-side navigation pane, select "Maintenance & Monitoring > Cloud Assistant", and then select the "Job management" tab.

In the top menu bar, select the region where your business is located.

Find the target job in the job list or search by "Job name".

Click the target job name or the number in the "Execution result" column to open the job details page.

Select the "Execution result" tab to view the command execution results of each instance.

To view the command output during execution on an instance, click the "+" button on the left side of the target instance name.

If the task status is Execution successful, the Cloud Monitor plugin has been successfully installed on all instances.

Last updated: 2026.06.29 14:20:35