Configuring the agent by responding to prompts

To configure the agent on Linux operating systems, you must run the script and respond to prompts.

Procedure

To configure the agent by running the script and responding to prompts, complete the following steps:
  1. On the command line, run the following command:

    install_dir/bin/vmware_vi-agent.sh config instance_name

    Example /opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin/vmware_vi-agent.sh config instance_name

    Where
    instance_name
    Name that you want to give to the instance.
    install_dir
    Path where the agent is installed.
  2. Respond to the prompts by referring to the following topics:
  3. Run the following command to start the agent:

    install_dir/bin/vmware_vi-agent.sh start instance_name

    Example /opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin/vmware_vi-agent.sh start instance_name

What to do next

  • Log in to the Cloud APM console to view the data that is collected by the agent in the dashboards. For information about using the Cloud APM console, see Starting the Cloud APM console.

    If you need help with troubleshooting, see the Troubleshooting section.

  • If you are monitoring a large VMware environment with more than 500 ESX hosts, you might need to increase the heap size for the Java™ data provider. For more information, see Increasing the Java heap size.