With embedded agents, we lost few main features:

    - Ability to discover servers that are off or not (yet) instrumented

    - Ability to start servers remotely

    - Ability to report DOWN availability (other than by lack of UP)

Should we reintroduce a small (optional ?) host agent ?

The agent would only fulfill those tasks (+ embedded agent installer) and redirect all other tasks to the embedded agents.

We can address a limited set of platforms (Linux only) to start with, and maybe use environment specific features if those exists (Like RHEV-M host agent if appropriate)

WDYT ?

Thomas