topic Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space in AppD Archive

New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:08:26 GMT

Hi Experts,

I am new to the app dynamics and have some knowledge of Java but didnt work as a developer at any point of time. My entire span is in Infrastructure monitoring but now want to explore the APM side as well. I want to use the trial and learn the tool. What is the best way to move forward. Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

Angela_Lang — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:12:44 GMT

Hello,

Our Education team provides some excellent self-paced training here:

http://www.appdynamics.com/enablement/university/

Around the middle of the page there is a section titled "Self-paced training". The "Accelerator Program" is a great place to start. It is free and covers installation, application monitoring, troubleshooting, and configuration. "eLearning" links you to longer more advanced courses.

If you browse a bit more you will see we also have other training options available as well - much of it free. For example, "Learning Bytes" links you to 2-10 minute training videos on specific topics ranging from "Introduction to APM" to "Utilizing JVM Metrics". Tech Webinars are free live 45 minute sessions that take place every other Wednesday. Topics range from beginner to expert level. Recordings of past webinars are also available through this link.

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:36:21 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for the wonderful guidance. Once i start seeing the videos how do i practice those in real time? Can i get free access to some APPD instance?

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

Angela_Lang — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:36:45 GMT

Below is a link to a VM environment you can use. It contains the application used in most of our training labs.

-It's in the Oracle VirtualBox (free download) format but can be converted to any virtualization format.

-The AppD license in it's Controller will need to be updated with a test license.

-There is a readme included.

-CentOS 7, Gnome desktop.

-Should run on computers with at least 8GB of RAM, but that's a minimum.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_DRFL_ApPpgYnNtUFRkcFZJOVk

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 04:49:43 GMT

Hi,

Thanks , when i extract the file, i can not do it and i get some unknown error.

Thanks

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

Angela_Lang — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 01:28:40 GMT

Try this one:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_DRFL_ApPpgYnNtUFRkcFZJOVk/view?usp=sharing

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 05:29:01 GMT

I am still facing the same error.

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:29:10 GMT

Rohit -It's a standard zip file, though a very large one. What error are you getting using what tool and on what OS?

Also, be sure that you have 10GB or more free space on your hard drive AFTER downloading and before unzipping.

Thx -Brad

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 05:15:22 GMT

Hi Brad,

I am getting the attached error when i am trying to unzip the file. And my 😧 where i am unzipping it is having more than 100 GB of space. And i am using the Windows unzip tool to unzip it.

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:40:34 GMT

Can you tell me if i have to download Virtual box or i will get it when i download the file you have on google drive. Because i am directly unzipping the file you have on drive.

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:30:18 GMT

Rohit,

No, you don't need the virtualbox aplication until after it's unzipped. I'll look into this, but in the meantime can you try other unzipping tools?

Thanks,

-Brad

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:53:37 GMT

Sure Brad i will do that. Thanks. I will let you know.

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:55:25 GMT

hi Brad,

I triied winzip and gettiing the error there as well:

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 04:48:36 GMT

Rohit,

Here's an uncompressed version. Sorry, that it's so huge (9GB). Please keep in mind that this whole initiative is still in beta. Let us know if it works out for you. We're wokring to make sure that we have a reliably compressed windows version in the near future.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_DRFL_ApPpgWGpZbGgycGNKX00&usp=sharing

Thanks,

-Brad

AppD U

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

Vaibhav_Vir_Sin — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:49:25 GMT

Hi,

Can you please try to unzip using 7-zip ? [Freeware]

Regards,

Vaibhav

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:03:31 GMT

Hi Brad,

It worked and is very helpful. Let me know if i need to go through the help documentation while carrying out the lab excercises.

Thanks

Rohit

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 09:37:29 GMT

Hello,

why dont you include this demo Moviestreamz application(as an optional installer) as a part of the AppDynamics controller install software. This would be helpful for the existing customers to play &learn in thier Dev environment.

Thanks, Ritesh

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:23:47 GMT

Hi Brad, looks like the zip file is corrupted. when i unzip it , it cannot find few files that is looking for. can you please share the latest zip file or an FTP site to download

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:33:00 GMT

We're actually working on making MovieZtream more generally available now. Not sure about packaging it directly with the Controller, but that's an interesting idea. Can you please write me directly at bradley.king@appdynamics.com and include all the information about your unzipping problem? OS, Zip app, download link you used. -Thanks, -Brad

Re: New to App dynamics and want to grow in the APM space

CommunityUser — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 22:55:02 GMT

Hi Brad,

Is the Moviezstream application available generally now? Can that be used to play around with the tool?

Thanks