Updating k8s references and adding section on writer
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ source code along with more extensive documentation.
The SignalFx SmartAgent is a metric agent written in Go for monitoring
-nodes and application services in a variety of different environments.
+infrastructure and application services in a variety of different environments.
The Smart Agent has three main components:
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ machine that the Smart Agent is running on. This allows everything to have a
consistent `host` dimension so that metrics can be matched to a specific
machine during metric analysis.
+#### Writer
+The writer collects metrics emitted by the configured monitors and sends them
+to SignalFx on a regular basis. By default it batches metrics for 1 second
+before sending. There are a few things that can be
+[configured](https://github.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/tree/master/docs/config-schema.md#writer) in the writer, but this is generally
+unnecessary.
+
### INSTALLATION
The Smart Agent is available for Linux in both a containerized and standalone form.
@@ -90,7 +97,8 @@ manifest source](https://github.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/tree/master/deployme
Forge](https://forge.puppet.com/signalfx/signalfx_agent/readme).
##### Kubernetes
-See our [Kubernetes Quickstart
+See our [Kubernetes setup instructions](https://github.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/tree/master/docs/kubernetes-setup.md) and the
+[Kubernetes Quickstart
Guide](https://docs.signalfx.com/en/latest/integrations/kubernetes-quickstart.html)
for more information.
