You can retrieve Transaction Analytics data through Java Agent >= 4.5.16 without the need for a dedicated Analytics Agent. In this deployment model, the Java Agent communicates with the Events Service directly.

If you use a custom trust store for the Java Agent, you need to establish trust with the Events Service to enable Transaction Analytics without an Analytics Agent.

These commands demonstrate how to import the Events Service certificate to the Java Agent trust store:

• Using a signed certificate:

  keytool -import -trustcacerts -v -alias events_service -file /path/to/CA-cert.txt -keystore cacerts.jks

• Using a self-signed certificate:

  keytool -import -v -alias events_service -file events_service.crt -keystore cacerts.jks

If you do not establish trust for the private certificate, you cannot retrieve Transaction Analytics data through your Java Agent. Any applications and business transactions you have configured for Transaction Analytics cannot be enabled if the Java Agent cannot communicate with the Events Service.

You can override this behavior using the -Dappdynamics.force.default.ssl.certificate.validation property. See Java Agent Configuration Properties for details.