Install Software Agents

Cisco Secure Workload supports various types of software agents for different environments, including virtual machines, bare metal servers, containers, Windows servers, Windows desktops, Linux servers, Kubernetes, AIX, and Solaris systems. These agents provide deep visibility and enforcement capabilities. The agent installer can be downloaded directly from Secure Workload, and it supports installation, upgrade, and monitoring functionalities. For more information see the Cisco Secure Workload Guide .

You can install software agents on your application workloads. The software agents collect information about the network interfaces and the active processes running on the host system.

There are two ways how you can install the software agents:

Agent Script installer: Use this method for installing, tracking, and troubleshooting of issues while installing the software agents. Supported platforms are Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, AIX, and Solaris.
Agent Image installer: Download the software agent image to install a specific version and software agent type for your platform. Supported platforms are Linux and Windows.

The onboarding wizard walks you through the process of installing the agents based on the selected installer method. For information on software agent installation, see the instructions on the Secure Workload UI and the Secure Workload User Guide.