AppDynamics plugin

Monitor key metrics from your AppDynamics environment.

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AppDynamics

Hybrid plugin

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.

Adding a data source

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.

Before you start

If you are adding a plugin marked as On-Prem, 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

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

Configuring the data source

  1. Display name:
    Enter a name for your data source. This helps you to identify this data source in the list of your data sources.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. API client name:
    Enter the name of the API client you created.
  5. API client secret:
    Enter the API client secret you created.

  6. Restrict access to this data source:
    Optionally, enable this toggle if you only want certain users/groups to have access to the data source, or those with the permission to link it to new workspaces. See data source access control for more information.

  7. 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 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.

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

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

Metric

Metric

Parameters
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

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