AppDynamics plugin

Monitor key metrics from your AppDynamics environment.

For more information about what this plugin does and the data streams it retrieves, see:

To add a data source click on the + next to Data Sources on the left-hand menu in SquaredUp. Search for the data source and click on it to open the Configure data source page.

You can also add a data source by clicking Add data source on the Settings > Data Sources page, but pre-built dashboards are not added when using this method.

Before you start

The AppDynamics plugin is a "hybrid" plugin, meaning it is available in SquaredUp as both a cloud and an on-prem plugin.

Use the cloud plugin if your AppDynamics instance is available on the internet. You do not need to configure a relay agent.
Use the on-prem plugin to access a AppDynamics instance on a server on-prem. You will need to configure a relay agent before you configure the AppDynamics on-prem plugin.
An on-prem data source uses a relay agent to connect SquaredUp to a data source running on your internal network.
A relay agent is installed on a server on your internal network, and has access to your data source.
Using a relay agent means that you don't need to open your firewall to allow access.

Configuring and deploying an agent

For an on-prem plugin you will need a relay agent that can access the server hosting your on-prem data source. You do not need a relay agent for cloud plugins.

If you have already created a relay agent in SquaredUp that can access this data source, then you can skip this step and choose the agent group you want to use while Configuring the data source.

You can install an agent on either Windows or Linux:

Create a new API client in AppDynamics

Log into your AppDynamics account.
Create a new API client see AppDynamics: Creating API Clients.
Make a note of the API client name and client secret.

Configuring the data source

Display name:
Enter a name for your data source. This helps you to identify this data source in the list of your data sources.
Agent group:
Select the Agent Group that contains the agent(s) you want to use.
This field will only appear if you are adding the on-prem plugin.
Account name:
Enter the name of your AppDynamics account.
You usually log in to your AppDynamics account with an account name and a user name. You need to use the account name, not the user name.
API client name:
Enter the name of the API client you created.
API client secret:
Enter the API client secret you created.
Install dashboards:
Select whether you would like to install pre-built dashboards and perspectives with the data source. By default, this is set to on.

Optional: Restrict access to this data source:
You can enable this option if you only want certain users or groups to have access to the data source, or the permission to link it to new workspaces. See data source access control for more information.

The term data source here really means data source instance. For example, a user may configure two instances of the AWS data source, one for their development environment and one for production. In that case, each data source instance has its own access control settings.

By default, Restrict access to this data source is set to off. The data source can be viewed, edited and administered by anyone. If you would like to control who has access to this data source, switch Restrict access to this data source to on.

Use the Restrict access to this data source dropdown to control who has access to the workspace:

By default, the user setting the permissions for the data source will be given Full Control and the Everyone group will be given Link to workspace permissions.
Tailor access to the data source, as required, by selecting individual users or user groups from the dropdown and giving them Link to workspace or Full Control permissions.
If the user is not available from the dropdown, you are able to invite them to the data source by typing in their email address and then clicking Add. The new user will then receive an email inviting them to create an account on SquaredUp. Once the account has been created, they will gain access to the organization.
At least one user or group must be given Full Control.
Admin users can edit the configuration, modify the Access Control List (ACL) and delete the data source, regardless of the ACL chosen.

Access level	Permissions
Link to workspace	User can link the data source to any workspace they have at least Editor permissions for. Data from the data source can then be viewed by anyone with any access to the workspace. User can share the data source data with anyone they want. User cannot configure the data source in any way, or delete it.
Full Control	User can change the data source configuration, ACL, and delete the data source.

See Access control for more information.

Click Test and add to validate the data source configuration. SquaredUp will now attempt to connect to SquaredUp using the provided authentication method.
- Testing passed – a success message will be displayed and then the configuration will be saved.
- Testing passed with warnings – warnings will be listed and potential fixes suggested. You can still use the data source with warnings. Select Save with warnings if you believe that you can still use the data source as required with the warnings listed. Alternatively, address the issues listed and then select Rerun tests to validate the data source configuration again. If the validation now passes, click Save.
- Testing Failed – errors will be listed and potential fixes suggested. You cannot use the data source with errors. You are able to select Save with errors if you believe that a system outside of SquaredUp is causing the error that you need to fix. Alternatively, address the issues listed and then select Rerun tests to validate the data source configuration again. If the validation now passes, click Save.
You can edit any data source configurations at any time from Settings > Data Sources.

Next steps

Data streams

You can use these data streams to create new tiles to show data, or if there are preconfigured dashboards installed you can copy or edit those.

Data streams standardize data from all the different shapes and formats your tools use into a straightforward tabular format.

While creating a tile you can tweak data streams by grouping or aggregating specific columns.

Depending on the kind of data, SquaredUp will automatically suggest how to visualize the result, for example as a table or line graph.

Data streams can be either global or scoped:

Global data streams are unscoped and return information of a general nature (e.g. "Get the current number of unused hosts").
A scoped data stream gets information relevant to the specific set objects supplied in the tile scope (e.g. "Get the current session count for these hosts").

See Data Streams for more information.

The following data streams are installed with this plugin.

Data stream	Description
App / End User Response Time	Get the end user response time for an EUM app
App / Requests per Minute	Get the requests per minute for an EUM app
App / Resource Fetch Time	Get the resource fetch time for an EUM app
Average Response Time	Get the average response time for an application or tier
Calls per Minute	Get the number of calls per minute for an application or tier
CPU / Busy	CPU / Busy Get the CPU busy percentage for a server
CPU / Stolen	Get the CPU stolen percentage for a server
CPU / System	Get the CPU system percentage for a server
CPU / User	Get the CPU user percentage for a server
Disks / Average IO Utilization	Get the average IO utilization for a server
Disks / Reads per Second	Get the total disk reads per second for a server
Disks / Writes per Second	Get the total disk writes per second for a server
Errors per Minute	Get the number of errors per minute for an application or tier
Events	Get the events for an application
Health Rule Violations	Get the health rule violations for an application
KPI / Calls per Minute	Get the calls per minute for a database
KPI / Database Availability	Get the availability for a database
KPI / Number of Connections	Get the number of connections for a database
KPI / Time Spent in Executions	Get the time spent in executions for a database
Load / Last 1 Minute	Get the load over the last minute for a server
Load / Last 15 Minutes	Get the load over the last 15 minutes for a server
Load / Last 5 Minutes	Get the load over the last 5 minutes for a server
Machine / Availability	Get the availability for a server
Memory / Swap Total	Get the memory swap total for a server
Memory / Swap Used	Get the memory swap used percentage for a server
Memory / Total	Get the total memory for a server
Memory / Used	Get the memory used percentage for a server
Network / Average Utilization	Get the average network utilization percentage for a server
Network / Incoming Errors per Minute	Get the incoming errors per minute for a server
Network / Incoming KB per Second	Get the incoming KB per second for a server
Network / Outgoing Errors per Minute	Get the outgoing errors per minute for a server
Network / Outgoing KB per Second	Get the outgoing KB per second for a server
Process / Total Process Count	Get the total process count for a server
Volumes / Total	Get the total size of all volumes for a server
Volumes / Used	Get the total used percentage of all volumes for a server

Configurable data streams

The following data streams have configurable Parameters.

Data stream

Description

Parameters

Metric

Allows you get metric data by entering a custom metric name.

Metric:
Enter a metric, for example: CPU|%Busy
The majority of the metric path is pre-set based on the scoped item’s type. These pre-set paths are as follows, where {{metric}} is the metric provided in the configurable data stream:

Object Type	Metric Path
app	`Overall Application Performance\|{{metric}}`
appdynamics tier	`Overall Application Performance\|{{name}}\|{{metric}}`
appdynamics node	`Overall Application Performance\|{{tierName}}\|Individual Nodes\|{{name}}\|{{metric}}`
host	`Application Infrastructure Performance\|{{tierName}}\|Individual Nodes\|{{name}}\|Hardware Resources\|{{metric}}`
db	`Databases\|{{name}}\|{{metric}}`
appdynamics eum app	`End User Experience\|{{metric}}`

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