Install APM Insight Java Agent in Other Servers


  • Download latest the APM Insight java agent zip file (apminsight-javaagent.zip) here
  • Extract the zip file to a new directory to find agent jar and its configuration files
  • Open the apminsight.conf file in any text editor and include the following keys:
    license.key=[LICENSE KEY]
    apm.host=http://[HOST]:[PORT]

    Example:

    license.key=APMI_74447444b666d7ab5174cc3021a9b68dd4b3364d50f99c2969360810313e8fac
    apm.host=http://apm-prod-server:9090
    To learn more about the configurations, visit our Configuration Guide page.
  • For Windows, open <your application server startup scipt>.bat using a text editor and add the following entry at the top of the startup script
    SET JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -javaagent:"<agent_directory_full_path>/apminsight-javaagent.jar"

    Example:
    SET JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -javaagent:"D:/apminsight/apminsight-javaagent.jar"
  • For Linux, open <your application server startup scipt>.sh using a text editor and add the following entry at the top of the startup script
    #!/bin/sh
    export JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -javaagent:<agent_directory_full_path>/apminsight-javaagent.jar"

    Example:
    export JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -javaagent:/home/local/softwares/apminsight/apminsight-javaagent.jar"
  • Save that application server startup file and restart the application server
Note:
  • You can also configure a secure APM URL. Ensure that the connection is stable and free from certificate-related issues.
    Example: https://apm-prod-server:8443
  • For an Applications Manager failover setup, you can specify multiple hosts in a comma-separated format (supported from Java Agent v6.8), as shown below:
    apm.host=http://apm-prod-server-A:9090, http://apm-prod-server-B:9090