How to set up Appdynamics Environment

[CommunityUser]

Hello All,

I am trying to install Appdynamics APM tool. It has three components :

1. Appdynamics Controller
2. Application Server Agent
3. Machine Agent

I have few queries:

1.How to install all the three?
2.What are the roles of all of three ?
3.DO i need to configure all of three again and again for each application

Help out 

Thanks

[Raunak_Mohanty]

Hi Sarah,

Please have look at the following documentation

Controller Installation

https://docs.appdynamics.com/display/PRO44/Controller+Deployment

App Server Agent: We have an agent for each language.  Please select appropriate Agent

https://docs.appdynamics.com/display/PRO44/Install+App+Server+Agents

Java Machine Agent : 

https://docs.appdynamics.com/display/PRO44/Standalone+Machine+Agents

Roles:

Controller collects all the metrics, processes them and you have a UI to view all the collected metrics

App Agent collects application metrics from your business application ( PHP, .Net, Java etc)

Java Machine Agent collect System/Hardware metrics

Please review

https://docs.appdynamics.com/display/PRO44/AppDynamics+Concepts

Thanks,

Raunak