Abstract

The Datadog Agent runs directly on your EC2 instances and collects logs, metrics, traces, and process-level data from each host.

There are multiple methods of installing the Agent. The best method depends on your team's tooling and fleet size. In this course, you'll compare Agent installation methods and install the Agent on EC2 instances using two different methods. You'll also use Fleet Automation to manage, configure, and upgrade the Agent across your fleet.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you'll be able to do the following:

  • Explain what the Datadog Agent adds beyond the AWS integration
  • Compare the tradeoffs between installing the Datadog Agent via SSH, AWS Systems Manager (SSM), infrastructure as code, EC2 Image Builder, and the Datadog AWS integration
  • Install the Datadog Agent on an EC2 instance using the install script over SSH
  • Install the Datadog Agent on an EC2 instance using an AWS Systems Manager (SSM) document
  • Use Fleet Automation to configure the Agent
  • Identify the metrics, logs, traces, and processes the Agent sends to Datadog
  • Use Fleet Automation to view Agent status across a fleet and upgrade the Agent remotely

Primary Audience

This course is designed for cloud engineers, site reliability engineers (SREs), and DevOps engineers who run workloads on Amazon EC2 and are responsible for installing and maintaining the Datadog Agent across those hosts.

Prerequisites

Required:

  • Basic familiarity with the AWS Management Console and Amazon EC2
  • Basic familiarity with the command line, such as connecting to a host over SSH and running shell commands

Recommended:

Technical Requirements

In order to complete the course, you will need:

  • Google Chrome or Firefox
  • Third-party cookies must be enabled to access labs

Course Navigation

At the bottom of each lesson, click MARK LESSON COMPLETE AND CONTINUE button so that you are marked complete for each lesson and can receive the certificate at the end of the course.

Course Enrollment Period

Please note that your enrollment in this course ends after 30 days. You can re-enroll at any time and pick up where you left off.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    1. Comparing Datadog Agent Installation Methods on EC2

    2. Configuring and Upgrading the Datadog Agent

    3. Viewing Agent Data in Datadog

    4. Upgrading the Agent in Datadog

    5. Lab: Install the Datadog Agent on Amazon EC2

    1. Summary

    2. Feedback Survey

Install the Datadog Agent on Amazon EC2

  • 1 hours to complete
  • Beginner
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