RE: alter the sas.server.mid and sas.server.mid.template script to point to the cloned_agent for stop/start/status
I'm glad that works for you! Personally, I don't recommend manually changing those files. The next time you install a hotfix or maintenance update, those files are fair game to be replaced. I'm sure the dev teams would enjoy hearing your request for that functionality. I'll share with them, but best would be if you made a feature request. SAS Technical Support should be able to help with that.
RE: 20% CPU utilization:
As I wrote above:
...whether you're running the standard EV Agent or the new EV Smart Agent, you're getting the exact same agent-5.8.0 process. It's just that the parameters fed to that agent which tell it how to run are different. The "smarts" are only in the scripting which invokes the agent - specifically to create that dedicated directory structure per host and direct the agent to use it. In terms of what the EV agent reports on and monitors, the standard and smart agents are exactly the same.
If you're experiencing unusual resource consumption, then I suggest opening a track with SAS Technical Support to run down the cause. I wouldn't want a simple monitoring agent to consume so much processing power.
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