Cisco AppDynamics Distribution for OpenTelemetry Collector MSI

  1. Go to JFrog and download the applicable collector MSI.
    For example, appdotelcol-amd64-23.3.0765.msi.
  2. Run the following command to install the MSI. 
    msiexec.exe /i "<msi-file-name>.msi"
  3. Prepare a working configuration for the collector.
    See:
  4. Go to the following file and replace the existing configurations with your configuration. 
    C:\Program Files\AppDynamics\AppDynamics Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector\otel-config.yaml
  5. Run the following command to restart the Windows service. 
    net stop appdotelcol
net start appdotelcol
  6. In the Controller top navigation panel, click OTel > Get Started.
  7. Click Generate Access Key.
    If you have already completed onboarding, you can retrieve the API Key in the Controller:
    1. In the top navigation panel, click OTel.
    2. Under the Access Key section, click Show.
    3. Copy the key to use in the Configure Exporters section below.