From 2ef2fb65159aca55c786e7bfd86648dc6ab63033 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leandro Dorileo Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 15:23:04 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] readme: add notes about plugin manager (#476) The note provides a brief explanation to the existence of plugin manager and link to its source. --- README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b0c13245..af3159d5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ The repository contains these components: * **google-metadata-script-runner** binary to run user-provided scripts at VM startup and shutdown. +Note: Starting in December 2024 guest agent installs a secondary systemd unit +named google-guest-agent-manager, this unit manages on demand plugins lifecycle, +such plugin architecture will support expansion of the guest agent in the future. +In the upcoming releases both google-guest-agent and google-guest-agent-manager +will be consolidated in a single unit. The source code for plugin manager can +be found [here](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-guest-agent). + ## Features The guest agent functionality can be separated into various areas of @@ -373,4 +380,4 @@ google-guest-agent - contains the guest agent, google-guest-agent-manager and me executables, as well as service files for all. Refer [this](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-guest-agent) repo for further details on -Google Guest Agent Manager. \ No newline at end of file +Google Guest Agent Manager.