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Abstract
IBM APM Application Performance Management version 8.1.4 useful links and information about APM v8.1.4 server and agents environment.
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A] DOCUMENTATION AND INTERIM FIXES LINKS
1) IBM APM V8.1.4 documentation home page
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Private 8.1.4
2) IBM APM V8.1.4 download and latest part numbers - latest versions available
March 2024, agents "refresh" images, version 8.1.4.0.21
Jan 2024, APM server latest interim fix:
8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0015 Readme
APM core framework latest interim fix 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-CORE-FRAMEWORK-IF0025; 2 packages, one for server side, one for agents side. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6962739
3) IBM APM V8.1.4 prerequisites
Agents preinstallation steps on Windows
Preinstallation on Windows systems
4) IBM APM 8.1.4 how to bypass the installer prerequisites scanner (for test environment only)
Bypassing the prerequisite scanner
5) IBM APM Server v8.1.4 latest interim fix:
How to check current interim fixes installed on your APM server?
Example:
cd <APM
e.g. cd /
ls -al server*
[root@apm97 fixes]# ls -al server*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220 Oct 18 16:24 serv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1068 Jun 13 2018 serv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1392 Nov 6 16:57 serv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 555 Oct 18 16:24 serv
and AFTE
[root@apm97 fixes]# ls -al server*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220 Oct 18 16:24 serv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1068 Jun 13 2018 serv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1392 Nov 6 16:57 serv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1064 Apr 4 13:35 serv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 555 Oct 18 16:24 serv
[root@apm97 fixes]#
You can also check ${apm_server_home}/ccm/logs/apmpatch.log file.
Agent core framework patches installed on the APM server: The apmpatch.sh log messages in the ${apm_server_home}/ccm/logs/apmpatch.log file. All patches that have ever been installed on the APM server have messages in that file.
APM server patches: The apmpatch.sh logs are in the ${apm_server_home}/ccm/logs/apmpatch.log file. All patches that have ever been installed on the APM server have messages in that log file.
IBM APM Agents v8.1.4 latest interim fixes, see IBM Fix Central
6) IBM APM Server v8.1.4 collect Logs
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/capmp/8.1.4?topic=support-collecting-cloud-apm-server-logs
7) IBM APM Agent v 8.1.4 collect Logs
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/capmp/8.1.4?topic=support-collecting-monitoring-agent-logs
8) Capabilities. Which agent or data collector belongs to which APM 8.1 offering
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/capmp/8.1.4?topic=collectors-capabilities
9) APM 8.1 agent product codes <pc> two letters agent code
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/capmp/8.1.4?topic=agents-using-agent-commands#admin_agent_cmds
10) IBM APM Agents v8.1.4 - Latest "refresh packs" and change history, per agent type
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/capmp/8.1.4?topic=collectors-change-history
11) Agent metrics. Reference pdf guides
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cam-r?topic=cloud-application-performance-management-cloud-apm
12) APM and High Availability documentation
13) List of agents or nodes connected to and known by APM server
Access the url:
http://<APM Serv er>: 1000 1/ka s_sr v/pr ovid er?d iag= to p
Then, click 'Endpoints' link; you then get a Managed System Status list. You can then click one of your Managed system name to get some complementary information about one particular managed system.
14) APM server performance tuning
APM v8.1.4 Setting the appropriate APM server size
15) APM server 'server_size.sh'
Managing the maximum Java heap size and Db2 bufferpool
16) Check list of ISM agent profiles defined and deployed; launch in a browser the following URL after you authenticated to the APM server Dashboard console:
http
17) Load projections
IBM Cloud App Management Database Load Projections Spreadsheet
18) Ports used on APM server, and to communicate with agents
19) Synthetic playback agent (product code SN) latest interim fix available (March 2023):
8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-PLAYBACK-AGENT-IF0018, it supports Mozilla Firefox version 102.8.0 ESR
8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-PLAYBACK-AGENT-IF0018 readme
20) Upgrade of APM server to latest interim fix - recommendations:
Before you are upgrading APM server to its latest available interim fix level, consider:
A) follow interim fix readme file instructions, in particular free as much disk space as possible; before installing the interim fix, apply instructions documented here, for example:
8.1.4 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0014 Readme
Under the 'Prior the installation' chapter:
This interim fix backs up the <apm-server-home>/wlp directory. You must ensure that you have enough disk space to back up that directory structure before you are installing the interim fix. If there is not sufficient disk space, the Liberty component patch cannot install, but the other component patches can install. Then, you must run the apmpatch.sh again to install the Liberty patch again after you have sufficient disk space.
B) follow instructions documented here and backup the APM server environment:
Backing up and restoring components
C) Upgrading the db2 server to db2 version 11.5.x
see:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/capmp/8.1.4?topic=installation-upgrading-db2-server-db2-version-115x
it says:
After the Cloud APM server is installed, you can upgrade your local or remote Db2® server, from Db2 version 10.5 or version 11.1,
to version 11.5.x.
Make sure that the IBM® Cloud Application Performance Management, Private V8.1.4.0 interim fix 12, or a later interim fix, is applied to the Cloud APM server
IBM APM server 8.1.4 IF12 (8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0012) readme :
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6456351
IBM APM v8 test team has tested APM server with Db2 11.5 mod 6 special build 10462. If this particular level is not available from IBM softwares (ibm fix central) for DB2 server 11.5, go to Db2 11.5 mod 7, not mod 6 without fix packs.
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/download-db2-fix-packs-version-db2-linux-unix-and-windows
21) APM Hybrid gateway
Latest version: APM Hybrid gateway 8.1.4 Interim Fix 13
INTEGRATE ITM 6.3 AND APM 8.1.4 USING HYBRID GATEWAY
Integrating with IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.3
B] VIDEOS
1) Synthetic Agent website monitoring (part 1): overview
http
2) Synthetic Agent website monitoring (part 2): using Sub Transactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xOj5Lm0LU
C] Other ARTICLES
- Synthetic agent (SN), ports used https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1087570
- IBM APM 8.1 - Synthetic agent SN - Useful information - tips - Part 1 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1087546
- IBM APM 8.1 - Synthetic agent SN - Useful information - tips - Part 2 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1278532
- how to check a web page content by using Selenium script? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6117856
- how to check a web page content? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6116044
- IBM APM 8.1 how to troubleshoot synthetic agent (sn) playback issue of Selenium script? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1138270
- IBM APM 8.1 - Synthetic agent (SN) - How to handle Selenium Scripts? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1278088
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05 July 2024
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