# PMM2: is there still a need for node\_exporter when vmagent is active?

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/pmm2-is-there-still-a-need-for-node-exporter-when-vmagent-is-active/9289>\
**Category:** PMM 2.x\
**Created:** [February 16, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/pmm2-is-there-still-a-need-for-node-exporter-when-vmagent-is-active/9289 "2021-02-16T11:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![stefan-nl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@stefan-nl](https://forums.percona.com/u/stefan-nl)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/pmm2-is-there-still-a-need-for-node-exporter-when-vmagent-is-active/9289/1 "2021-02-16T11:03:00Z")

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After upgrading the pmm client to 2.14 the vmagent is started automatically in push mode. I have changed the services to “push” mode as well. I wonder if there is still a need for “node\_exporter” when vmagent is running. If not, how would I remove “node\_exporter”?

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**Author:** ![Vadim\_Yalovets](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/vadim_yalovets/32/43_2.png) [@Vadim\_Yalovets](https://forums.percona.com/u/Vadim_Yalovets)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/pmm2-is-there-still-a-need-for-node-exporter-when-vmagent-is-active/9289/2 "2021-02-16T11:22:17Z")

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Hi Stefan,

Node exporter is still required. Vmagent doesn’t collect node metrics.