Azure Monitor Dependency Agent

If you landed here from an Azure Monitor Agent download search, do not treat the older Dependency Agent package as the current Azure Monitor Agent installer. Microsoft documents the Dependency Agent as a VM Insights dependency-mapping component that requires Azure Monitor Agent on the same machine, while Azure Monitor Agent itself is installed and managed through Azure Monitor/Arc/Policy workflows or the Windows client MSI path described in Microsoft Learn.

For managed deployments, validate whether you need the legacy Dependency Agent for VM Insights Map/dependency data, or the Azure Monitor Agent for data collection rules. Use Microsoft Learn as the source for both: Dependency Agent requirements and Install and manage Azure Monitor Agent.