Older MMA/OMS monitoring agent, retired in August 2024. The Azure Monitor Agent, configured with data collection rules, replaces it.
Also called MMA, MMA, OMS.
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Terms in this definition
- Agent
A specialised form of Microsoft Copilot set up for one particular job, pairing instructions with knowledge and skills. You can create one in Copilot Studio, SharePoint or Agent Builder, and administrators control them from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Azure Monitor agent
Agent now used to collect logs from a machine's guest OS, driven by data collection rules; it took over from the Log Analytics agent (MMA).
Related terms
- CEF via AMA
Sentinel data connector in which a Linux forwarder runs the Azure Monitor Agent with a DCR to receive CEF messages; it supersedes the older CEF connector built on the Log Analytics agent.
- Network Performance Monitor
Former network monitoring solution that relied on the Log Analytics agent; it has been retired in favour of Connection Monitor.
- Security Events via Legacy Agent
An old Microsoft Sentinel connector, since retired, that relied on MMA (the Log Analytics agent) to bring in Windows security events. Its successor is Windows Security Events via AMA.