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Does APM V8 support RabbitMQ monitoring?

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Question

Does IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM V8.1.*) have a monitoring agent for RabbitMQ?
Where can we find more information about it?

Cause

The APM Advanced Agent downloaded package does not have an option to install RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent.

Answer

APM V8.1.* provides Monitoring Agent for RabbitMQ. This agent is available through Advanced Extension Pack of APM. Deployment of RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent requires that you have APM Server from offering of "Cloud APM, Advanced Private"  to which you will connect the agent.

For more information, refer to Knowledge Center topics below:

1) Agents provided by the APM - Advanced Extension pack:

See Add-ons ->Advanced Extension Pack on the following page:

Offerings and add-ons

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/overview_offerings_addons.htm

2) The part numbers to download from Passport Advantage can be found on the following page:
Part numbers

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/install_download_pm_part_no.htm

The part numbers for Cloud APM, Advanced Private Advanced Extension Pack are in Table 2,  under section "Extension packs available with IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Advanced Private"

 3)  Agents supported in each offering - Cloud APM, Base Private, Cloud APM, Advanced PrivateAdd-on (if required) are listed in table on the page below:

Capabilities:

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/overview_agent_capabilities.htm

4) RabbitMQ Monitoring Agent documentation:

The Monitoring Agent for RabbitMQ provides you with the capability to monitor the RabbitMQ cluster. You can collect and analyze information about the nodes, queues, and channels of the RabbitMQ cluster.

  • For information about configuring the agent after installation, see Configuring RabbitMQ monitoring.

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/rabbitmq_config_agent.htm

  • For information about the dashboards, thresholds, and attributes, download the RabbitMQ agent Reference from link:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/groups/service/html/communityview?communityUuid=0587adbc-8477-431f-8c68-9226adea11ed#fullpageWidgetId=W42ce7c6afdb9_42c2_a9ea_e1ba310bea8c&file=3ba0ac3a-5a5c-434c-a083-21a462eb9054

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Product Synonym

APM;APM Cloud Private; APMV8

Document Information

Modified date:
31 March 2019

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ibm10879197