Uncover the Smart Scaler Base Agent

This topic delves into the details of the Smart Scaler's base agent configuration.

The base agent file is the template for configuration, which includes a data source.

After downloading the ss-agent-values.yaml file from the Smart Scaler management console, you can view its contents, which are in a template format.

Use a Command Editor to View the Base Agent File

The ss-agent-values.yaml file contains the base agent configuration.

Use the following command to view the base agent configuration (you can use any command editor instead of vi):

vi ss-agent-values.yaml

Let us understand the individual configuration properties in the section below.

Interpret the Base Agent Configuration

Read the comments to interpret the base agent's configuration properties.

agentConfiguration:
  # DO NOT CHANGE THIS
  host: https://istio-ingress-gateway.saas-preprod.smart-scaler.io
  # DO NOT CHANGE THIS
  clusterDisplayName: ss-agent-values
  # DO NOT CHANGE THIS
  clientID: avesha-<id>
  # DO NOT CHANGE THIS
  clientSecret: <client secret>
  # IMPORTANT: Add the namespaces to monitor, separated by commas or .* to monitor all namespaces.
  smartScalerAgentMonitorNs: .*
  # IMPORTANT: Add the namespaces to exclude, separated by commas. Exclude namespace will take higher priority over monitor namespace.
  smartScalerAgentExcludeNs: istio-system,kube-node-lease,kube-public,kube-system
  # IMPORTANT: Number of deployments in each app
  deploymentChunk: '300'
  # IMPORTANT: Annotation key at namespace level to identify the application
  namespaceAnnotationKey: ''