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Configuration Options for Database Agent

This includes the custom configuration options for Database Agent.

Install


Option	Description	Required	Note
--agent_name string	Set the Agent name.	No	N/A
--agent_pid string	Set the Agent Pid.	No	N/A
--agent_version string	Set the Agent version.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_key_alias string	Set the Asymmetric Key Alias.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_key_password string	Set the Asymmetric Key Password.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_keystore_filename string	Set the Asymmetric Keystore Filename.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_keystore_password string	Set the Asymmetric Keystore Password.	No	N/A
--backup_dir string	Set the Agent Backup Directory.	No	N/A
--controller_account_access_key string	Set the Controller Access Key.	Yes	N/A
--controller_account_name string	Set the Controller Account Name.	Yes	N/A
--controller_cert_file string	Set the Controller Cert File.	No	N/A
--controller_host_name string	Set the Controller Hostname.	Yes	If using proxy, set appropriate proxy values.
--controller_keystore_filename string	Set the Controller Keystore filename.	No	N/A
--controller_keystore_password string	Set the ControllerKeystorePassword.	No	N/A
--controller_port string	Set the ControllerPort.	Yes	If not using proxy and enable_ssl is set to true, set `controller_port=443`. If using proxy, set appropriate proxy values.
--credential_storeFilename string	Set the CredentialStoreFilename.	No	N/A
--credential_store_format string	Set the CredentialStoreFormat.	No	N/A
--credential_store_password string	Set the CredentialStorePassword.	No	N/A
--download_protocol string	Set the DownloadProtocol.	No	The default value is appd.
--download_uri string	Set the DownloadURI.	No	The default value is https://download-files.appdynamics.com.
--enable_ssl	Set the ControllerEnableSSL.	No	N/A
--flags string	Set the Flags.	No	Recommended with value of `dbagent.name=<name-here>`. If name is not provided, agent will be given a random string.
--group string	Set the Group.	No	N/A
-h, --help	help for db	No	N/A
--hostname string	Set the Hostname.	No	N/A
--ini string	config file	No	The default value is `config.ini`.
--install_agent_from string	Set the InstallAgentFrom.	No	N/A
--install_as_service	Set the InstallAsService.	No	N/A
--jvm_options string	Set the JVMOptions.	No	N/A
--jvm_options_override	Set the JVMOptionsOverride.	No	N/A
--keep_backup	Set the KeepBackup.	No	N/A
--linux_custom_agent_install_path string	Set the AgentCustomInstallPath.	No	Recommended. If not provided, agent will install under `<smart-agent-home-dir>/../db-agent`.
--linux_install_root string	Set the AppDDefaultInstallRoot.	No	N/A
--temp_dir string	Set the TempDir.	No	N/A
--use_encrypted_credentials	Set the UseEncryptedCredentials.	No	N/A
--use_ssl_client_auth	Set the UseSslClientAuth.	No	N/A
--user string	Set the User.	No	N/A

Uninstall


Option	Description	Required	Note
--agent_name string	Set the AgentName.	No	N/A
--agent_pid string	Set the AgentPid.	No	N/A
--agent_version string	Set the AgentVersion.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_key_alias string	Set the AsymmetricKeyAlias.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_key_password string	Set the AsymmetricKeyPassword.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_keystore_filename string	Set the AsymmetricKeystoreFilename.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_keystore_password string	Set the AsymmetricKeystorePassword.	No	N/A
--backup_dir string	Set the AgentBackupDir.	Yes	N/A
--controller_account_access_key string	Set the ControllerAccessKey.	Yes	N/A
--controller_account_name string	Set the ControllerAccountName.	Yes	N/A
--controller_cert_file string	Set the ControllerCertFile.	No	N/A
--controller_host_name string	Set the ControllerHostName.	Yes	If using proxy, set appropriate proxy values.
--controller_keystore_filename string	Set the ControllerKeystoreFilename.	No	N/A
--controller_keystore_password string	Set the ControllerKeystorePassword.	No	N/A
--controller_port string	Set the ControllerPort.	Yes	If not using proxy and enable_ssl is set to true, set `controller_port=443`. If using proxy, set appropriate proxy values.
--credential_storeFilename string	Set the CredentialStoreFilename.	No	N/A
--credential_store_format string	Set the CredentialStoreFormat.	No	N/A
--credential_store_password string	Set the CredentialStorePassword.	No	N/A
--download_protocol string	Set the DownloadProtocol.	No	The default value is `appd`.
--download_uri string	Set the DownloadURI.	No	The default value is https://download-files.appdynamics.com
--enable_ssl	Set the ControllerEnableSSL.	No	N/A
--flags string	Set the Flags.	No	N/A
--group string	Set the Group.	No	N/A
-h, --help	help for db	No	N/A
--hostname string	Set the Hostname.	No	N/A
--ini string	config file	No	The default value is `config.ini`.
--install_agent_from string	Set the InstallAgentFrom.	No	N/A
--install_as_service	Set the InstallAsService.	No	N/A
--jvm_options string	Set the JVMOptions.	No	N/A
--jvm_options_override	Set the JVMOptionsOverride.	No	N/A
--keep_backup	Set the KeepBackup.	No	N/A
--linux_custom_agent_install_path string	Set the AgentCustomInstallPath.	No	Recommended. If not provided, agent will install under `<smart-agent-home-dir>/../db-agent`.
--linux_install_root string	Set the AppDDefaultInstallRoot.	No	N/A
--temp_dir string	Set the TempDir.	No	N/A
--use_encrypted_credentials	Set the UseEncryptedCredentials.	No	N/A
--use_ssl_client_auth	Set the UseSslClientAuth.	No	N/A
--user string	Set the User.	No	N/A

Upgrade


Option	Description	Required	Note
--agent_name string	Set the AgentName.	No	N/A
--agent_pid string	Set the AgentPid.	No	N/A
--agent_version string	Set the AgentVersion.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_key_alias string	Set the AsymmetricKeyAlias.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_key_password string	Set the AsymmetricKeyPassword.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_keystore_filename string	Set the AsymmetricKeystoreFilename.	No	N/A
--asymmetric_keystore_password string	Set the AsymmetricKeystorePassword.	No	N/A
--backup_dir string	Set the AgentBackupDir.	Yes	N/A
--controller_account_access_key string	Set the ControllerAccessKey.	Yes	N/A
--controller_account_name string	Set the ControllerAccountName.	Yes	N/A
--controller_cert_file string	Set the ControllerCertFile.	No	N/A
--controller_host_name string	Set the ControllerHostName.	Yes	If using proxy, set appropriate proxy values.
--controller_keystore_filename string	Set the ControllerKeystoreFilename.	No	N/A
--controller_keystore_password string	Set the ControllerKeystorePassword.	No	N/A
--controller_port string	Set the ControllerPort.	Yes	N/A
--credential_storeFilename string	Set the CredentialStoreFilename.	No	N/A
--credential_store_format string	Set the CredentialStoreFormat.	No	N/A
--credential_store_password string	Set the CredentialStorePassword.	No	N/A
--download_protocol string	Set the DownloadProtocol.	No	The default value is `appd`.
--download_uri string	Set the DownloadURI.	No	The default value is https://download-files.appdynamics.com.
--enable_ssl	Set the ControllerEnableSSL.	No	N/A
--flags string	Set the Flags.	No	Recommended with value of `dbagent.name=<name-here>`. If name is not provided, agent will be given a random string.
--group string	Set the Group.	No	N/A
-h, --help	help for db	No	N/A
--hostname string	Set the Hostname.	No	N/A
--ini string	config file	No	The default value is `config.ini`.
--install_agent_from string	Set the InstallAgentFrom.	No	N/A
--install_as_service	Set the InstallAsService.	No	N/A
--jvm_options string	Set the JVMOptions.	No	N/A
--jvm_options_override	Set the JVMOptionsOverride.	No	N/A
--keep_backup	Set the KeepBackup.	No	N/A
--linux_custom_agent_install_path string	Set the AgentCustomInstallPath.	No	Recommended. If not provided, agent will install under `<smart-agent-home-dir>/../db-agent`.
--linux_install_root string	Set the AppDDefaultInstallRoot.	No	N/A
--temp_dir string	Set the TempDir.	No	N/A
--use_encrypted_credentials	Set the UseEncryptedCredentials.	No	N/A
--use_ssl_client_auth	Set the UseSslClientAuth.	No	N/A
--user string	Set the User.	No	N/A

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