Install the Database Agent as a Windows Service

To create the Database Agent as a Windows service, run the following command as an administrator:

cscript <db_agent_home>\InstallService.vbs <jvm_options>

<db_agent_home> is the path to the install directory.

A Windows service named Appdynamics Database Agent is created.

SilentInstall and serviceName are optional parameters, which can be used along with the preceding command. The following syntax shows how to add these parameters:

cscript <db_agent_home>\InstallService.vbs SilentInstall serviceName=<name_of_the_service> <jvm_options>

<db_agent_home> is the path to install directory, and <name_of_service> is the name that you want to use for renaming the service.

For example:

cscript C:\db-agent\InstallService.vbs -Ddbagent.name="Scarborough Network Database Agent"

You can use SilentInstall to create the Database Agent as a Windows service in the silent mode where the script skips user input for installation.

For Database Agent>= 20.5, you can add a service with a different name or change the name of the service by using the serviceName parameter. If you do not specify any value for this parameter, the service name is set to Appdynamics Database Agent by default.

Warning: To use different Windows service name for different Database Agents, ensure that you run each Database Agent as a service from different install directories.
Warning: If you choose to use Windows authentication for Microsoft SQL Server, you must change your login credentials and restart the Database Agent service.