What is the purpose of the Process Agent in Dynatrace when installing OneAgent?

The Process Agent plays a vital role in the functioning of Dynatrace's OneAgent by specifically focusing on identifying and monitoring running processes on the host system. Its primary purpose is to ensure that only the processes that Dynatrace supports are recognized and tracked. This helps in accurately collecting performance metrics and providing valuable insights into the operational performance of applications. The Process Agent works behind the scenes to facilitate the overall monitoring capabilities of Dynatrace, ensuring seamless visibility into application performance, resource utilization, and system health.

The other possible functions described in the options do not align with the core responsibilities of the Process Agent. For instance, analytics on container performance is handled through different components designed specifically for container environments, while network traffic management typically falls under the purview of network monitoring tools. Automatic software updates are also managed separately and are not the task of the Process Agent. Thus, the correct answer reflects the specific and critical job of the Process Agent in the context of monitoring supported processes.