General procedure for configuring data collectors

To use a data collector to view monitoring data in the Cloud APM console for your applications, you must complete several configuration tasks.

About this task

This procedure is a roadmap for configuring the monitoring for your applications, which includes both required, conditional, and optional steps. Complete the necessary steps according to your needs.

1. Download and extract the data collector package. For instructions, see Downloading your agents and data collectors.
2. Configure the data collector to collect monitoring data about IBM Cloud and on-premises applications and send it to the Cloud APM server. Complete one or more of the following tasks according to the type of your application:

   Liberty applications

   • Configuring the Liberty data collector in on-premises environments (Liberty V18.* and older versions)
   • Configuring the Liberty data collector in IBM Cloud environment (Liberty V18.* and older versions)

   Node.js applications

   • Configuring the stand-alone Node.js data collector for IBM Cloud(formerly Bluemix) applications
   • Configuring the stand-alone Node.js data collector for on-premises applications

   Python applications

   • Configuring the Python data collector for IBM Cloud applications
   • Configuring the Python data collector for on-premises applications

   Ruby applications

   • Configuring the Ruby data collector for IBM Cloud applications

   Java applications

   • Configuring J2SE monitoring

3. If the key file or the Cloud APM server changes, reconnect the data collector to the Cloud APM server. For instructions, see Reconnecting the data collector to the Cloud APM server.

What to do next

After you complete all necessary configuration tasks, you can verify that the monitoring data for your IBM Cloud application is displayed in the Cloud APM console.