You must configure the Synthetic Playback
agent so that the agent can collect
data on the availability and performance of internal web applications. This data is displayed in the
Application Performance Dashboard.
About this task
Configure the Synthetic Playback
agent by
running a script and by responding to prompts. Then, start the script and verify that the script is
running.
Procedure
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To configure the agent by running the script and responding to prompts, complete the following
steps:
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Enter install_dir/bin/synthetic_playback-agent.sh config where install_dir is the Synthetic Playback
agent installation directory.
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When prompted to Edit Monitoring Agent for Synthetic Playback
settings, enter 1 to continue.
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When prompted to enter a data center name for your playback point of presence, enter a name
that identifies the location of your agent.
Important: Choose a descriptive name for your playback point of presence. When you
complete the installation of your agent, you can then select that location by name as a playback
location for your synthetic transactions and view transaction data from that location in the
Application Performance Dashboard.
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When prompted for Java parameters, choose a Java trace level.
Press Enter to choose the default parameter, or enter a number from 1 -
8 to specify a trace level.
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When prompted for Class path for external jars, press Enter to leave blank, or
else specify the location of an external jar.
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To configure the agent by using the silent response file, complete the following steps:
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In a text editor, open the synthetic_playback_silent_config.txt file that
is available at the install_dir/samples path.
For example
/opt/ibm/apm/agent/samples
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In the synthetic_playback_silent_config.txt file, uncomment and assign
values to the following properties:
- For
LOCATION
, equate this parameter to the name of your data center or a name
describing where your agent is installed.
- For
JAVA_TRACE_LEVEL
, equate this parameter to one of the listed trace levels,
such as JAVA_TRACE_LEVEL=ERROR
.
Save the file.
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On the command line, change the path to install_dir/bin.
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Run the following command to configure the agent in silent mode:
synthetic_playback-agent.sh config install_dir/samples/synthetic_playback_silent_config.txt
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To start the Synthetic Playback
agent,
enter: install_dir/bin/synthetic_playback-agent.sh start.
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To verify that the Synthetic Playback
agent is running, enter: install_dir/bin/synthetic_playback-agent.sh
status. For more information, see Table 2.
What to do next
To view the performance of internal web applications, you must create synthetic
transactions in the Synthetic Script Manager. For more information, see Managing synthetic transactions and events.