Bindplane Agent States

When an agent is connected to Bindplane, it can be in several different states. This state is shown when the agent appears in a table or when directly viewing the agent.

*Note: For statuses other than "Disconnected" the agent is still connected to Bindplane even if it is errored or something is wrong.

Connected

Connected is the normal state of a healthy agent that is Connected to Bindplane.

Disconnected

Disconnected is the state of an agent that was formerly Connected to Bindplane but is no longer connected. This could mean that the agent has stopped running, the network connection has been interrupted, or that the server terminated the connection.

Error

Error occurs if there is an error running the agent, configuring the agent, or updating the agent.

Configuring

Configuring is set on an Agent when it is sent a new configuration that has not been applied. After successful Configuring, it will transition back to Connected. If there is an error Configuring, it will transition to Error.

Pending

Pending is set on an Agent when it has been queued for a new configuration in a rollout. Once Bindplane has sent the agent the new configuration, it will transition to Configuring. It's important to note that while in Pending, nothing has changed with the Agent and it is still running the same configuration as before the rollout was started.

Incompatible

Incompatible is set on an Agent when the configuration applied to it has components that the agent does not. The agent will continue operating normally, and the incompatible config will not be sent to the agent.

Upgrading

Upgrading is set on an Agent when it has been sent a new package that is being applied. After Upgrading, it will transition back to Connected or Error unless it already has the Configuring status.