Download and Unzip the Java Agent Distribution

You can get the agent from the Agent Download Wizard. If you have never installed an agent before, the wizard is a good place to start. The wizard populates the configuration file in the agent you download with Controller connection settings and identifying settings for the agent. After you download the agent, you can install it in the JVM.

Alternatively, you can download the agent manually, as follows:

  1. Download the Java Agent ZIP file from Splunk AppDynamics Download Center.
  2. Extract the ZIP file to the destination directory as the same user or administrator of the JVM.
    Note the following:
    • Extract the Java Agent to a directory that is outside of your container or application server runtime directories, such as to \usr\local\appdynamics\appagent .
    • All files should be readable by the user under which the JVM runs. The user must have write privileges to the conf and logs directories in the Java Agent home. One way to achieve this is to install the agent as the same user that owns the JVM or as an administrator on the host machine.
    • The application server's runtime directory should be writable by the Java Agent as well.
For information on the contents of the Java Agent home directory, see Java Agent Directory Structure.