The platform is the collection of Splunk AppDynamics On-Premises components and their hosts. The Enterprise Console supports up to 20 platforms at a time by default.

Create a Platform

To use the Enterprise Console for end-to-end installation and management, you must first create a platform. The Enterprise Console creates the platform when you complete the Express or Custom installations or discover existing components in the GUI.

To use the command line to create a platform, run the following command:

Linux

bin/platform-admin.sh create-platform --name <platform name> --installation-dir <platform installation directory>

Windows

bin\platform-admin.exe cli create-platform --name <platform name> --installation-dir <platform installation directory>

The platform installation directory is the absolute directory where the Enterprise Console installs all Splunk AppDynamics On-Premises components on all of its hosts. Once you add a host to the platform, you can no longer change the directory. Additionally, the directory cannot contain a space.

Delete a Platform

You can use the Enterprise Console to delete a platform that is no longer in use. You may also want to consider editing the Platform's configuration instead. You can perform either action on the Platform view page of the GUI.

To use the command line to delete a platform, run the following command:

Linux

bin/platform-admin.sh delete-platform --name <platform name>

Windows

bin\platform-admin.exe cli delete-platform --name <platform name>