Manage Telegraf agents

{{% product-name %}} tracks agents that send heartbeats through the Telegraf heartbeat output plugin. Each heartbeat includes a unique instance_id (also called "agent ID") so Controller can distinguish one agent from another.

• {{% product-name %}} automatically creates agents the first time a heartbeat arrives from a unique agent.
• Click the More button ({{% icon "tc-more" %}}) in the agent list and select View Details to see information and reporting history for an agent.
• Reporting rules define how long an agent can go without sending a heartbeat before {{% product-name "short" %}} marks it as Not Reporting. They can also automatically delete agents that haven't reported in a specified amount of time.
• You can assign a reporting rule from the agent list or an agent details page.

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