Install Database Agent

You can install the Database Agent on a machine by using the UI only if Smart Agent is installed on the same machine.

Note: The high availability of Database Agent is not supported through agent management.

To manage Database Agent on Windows, you require:

  • Controller 25.10.0
  • Database Agent 25.9.0
  • Smart Agent 25.10.0

Perform the following to install the Database Agent:

  1. Click Home > Agent Management > Manage Agents > .
  2. Click Install Agent in the right pane.
  3. Select Database, and then click Next.
  4. Select one of the following to specify the location for deploying the agent, then click Next.
    • Select from List: You can select the host on which Smart Agent is installed from the list, then click the left arrow to list it under selected table. You can select multiple hosts.
    • Import from CSV file: You can upload a CSV file with required columns such as HostName, SmartAgentID, and Installation Directory.
  5. Select Custom Prefix if you want a prefix to be added to the agent name, else proceed with specifying the application details.
  6. (Windows only) You can start the Database Agent as a service or non-service by using the following options:

    • None: Select this option to start the Database Agent as a non-service.

    • All: Select this option to start all the Database Agents as services. You can add prefixes to all the service names. For example, you can add production_ as the prefix to all production agents. You can install multiple Database Agents on the same host or on different hosts.

    • By Agent: Select this option when you want to start specific Database Agents as services. You can then add different prefixes to different service names. When you choose this option, you also get the Start as Service option to start the agent as a service. Select the agents that you want to start as a service. The unselected agents start as non-service. You can edit the service names in the Service Name field for the agents that you start as a service.

  7. Configure the agent attributes on the Set Agent Attributes page, then click Install.
    1. You can select the download source.
      The source can be the Splunk AppDynamics download portal (Using Cisco AppDynamics Portal), your local directory (Using Local Directory), or your custom HTTP server (Custom HTTP URL).If you select Custom HTTP URLand if your HTTP server requires authentication, configure smart agent to use basic authentication. See Configure Basic Authentication for Custom Artifactory Location.
    2. You can select Additional Configuration to add more configuration details.
  8. Check the install status in Tasks in Progress.
    You can search for the specific host and check the log file. After the task is completed, the task is added to the History tab.
    Note: The log file is generated after the task is complete.