To start the Machine Agent with the bundled JRE, see Install the Machine Agent.

To start the Machine Agent without the bundled JRE, specify the Java version and customize the <path/to/java_location> using the -j parameter and version JRE >= 1.8, see Machine Agent Requirements and Supported Environments and Install Using the Non-JRE Zip File. Make certain the path is valid and accessible for all users who start the Machine Agent.

<machine_agent_home>/bin/machine-agent -j <path/to/java_location>

For information on additional Java arguments, see:

• Machine Agent Configuration Properties
• Metrics Limits
• Machine Agent HTTP Listener

RPM-based Linux Systems

If you installed using the Linux RPM, start the Machine Agent:

• SysV systems: service appdynamics-machine-agent start
• systemd systems: Use the Machine Agent service launcher and enter: systemctl start appdynamics-machine-agent

Linux and Solaris Systems

If you installed using the JRE bundled zip archive for Linux and Solaris, run the launcher:

• Linux: <machine_agent_home>/bin/machine-agent -d -p <machine_agent_home>/pidfile
• Solaris: <machine_agent_home>/bin/machine-agent -d -p <machine_agent_home>/pidfile

Windows Systems

See Windows Install Using ZIP with Bundled JRE.