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25.7.0

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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	The agent backup directory. This is used for saving the current directory of the agent to preserve and use during rollback. The default value is the parent directory of the Smart Agent. For example, If Smart Agent path is `/opt/appdynamics/smartagent`, the backup_dir path will be /opt/appdynamics/smartagent/backup.	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 temporary directory. The default value is the temporary directory of the operating system. For example, `/tmp` for linux operating system. This is used to perform the tasks such as downloading the agent, unzipping the artifacts, during the install or upgrade process. This directory gets cleaned up after the execution of the task.	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	The agent backup directory. This is used for saving the current directory of the agent to preserve and use during rollback. The default value is the parent directory of the Smart Agent. For example, If Smart Agent path is `/opt/appdynamics/smartagent`, the backup_dir path will be /opt/appdynamics/smartagent/backup.	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 temporary directory. The default value is the temporary directory of the operating system. For example, `/tmp` for linux operating system. This is used to perform the tasks such as downloading the agent, unzipping the artifacts, during the install or upgrade process. This directory gets cleaned up after the execution of the task.	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 temporary directory. The default value is the temporary directory of the operating system. For example, `/tmp` for linux operating system. This is used to perform the tasks such as downloading the agent, unzipping the artifacts, during the install or upgrade process. This directory gets cleaned up after the execution of the task.	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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