How can I configure the SQL Server agent to collect the OS data using the VMwarePerformance agent? (4261268)

How can I configure the SQL Server agent to collect the OS data using the VMwarePerformance agent?

The SQL Server host is being monitored by the VMwarePerformance agent. How can I configure the SQL Server agent to collect the OS data using the VMwarePerformance agent instead of the Infrastructure Cartridge WindowsAgent?

Execute the following steps when creating a SQL Server agent to prevent an Infrastructure agent from being deployed and collect the OS data from the VMwarePerformance agent:

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1. When creating a SQL Server agent from the Wizard do not select to monitor the OS. Do not check the box next to "Enable OS monitoring". If you don't check the box then an Infrastructure agent will not be created by the Wizard.
2. After the SQL Server agent is created enable the OS collection from the agent's properties to allow the data from the VWwarePerformance agent to be used by the SQL Server agent.
   1. Navigate to the Agent Status page (Administration | Agents | Agent Status).
   2. Highlight the SQL Server agent, click the "Edit Properties" button, and then click the "Modify the private properties for this agent" link.
   3. Scroll down to the "OS-Monitored Connection Profile" section.
   4. Select the "True" radio button next to the "Enable OS Collection" property.
   5. Click the Save button, and then click the "Back to Agent Status" button.

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Only one agent, either the VMwarePerformance agent or the WindowsAgent, should be used to gather OS metrics from a host. Monitoring the same host with both the VMwarePerformance agent and the WindowsAgent won't necessarily cause topology churn but it does introduce double monitoring which should be avoided. The metrics gathered by the WindowsAgent from a VM host are not accurate because the WindowsAgent was not designed to gather data from a VM host.