ActiveGates

Question 1

What are the minimum system requirements for installing and running a Dynatrace ActiveGate?

Answer 1

4 GB free disk space for ActiveGate and Extensions installation
4 GB for ActiveGate and OneAgent cached installers and container
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
1 dual core processor.

Question 2

What file do you need to configure in order to allow a single environment ActiveGate for multiple environments?

Answer 2

multitenant.properties

Question 3

What network port do OneAgents use to communicate with ActiveGates?

Answer 3

9999

Question 4

What are the possible network ports used by ActiveGates to communicate with the Dynatrace cluster?

Answer 4

443 or 8443

(443 is the standard HTTPS port, while 8443 is an alternative often used for secure communication.)

Question 5

ActiveGates play a versatile role in Dynatrace. What are some of the key functions and use cases for ActiveGates?

Answer 5

1. Messaging routing
2. Buffering and compression
3. Authentication of OneAgent requests
4. Access sealed networks
5. Store memory dumps
6. Control load distribution for AWS
7. Monitor Cloud Foundry
8. Monitor Azure
9. Monitor Kubernetes/OpenShift
10. Monitor using ActiveGate extensions
11. Monitor virtualized infrastructure
12. Dynatrace API
13. Real User Monitoring
14. OpenTelemetry log/trace ingestion
15. Run Synthetic monitors from a private location
16. Install the zRemote module for z/OS monitoring

Question 6

Which Dynatrace features and capabilities rely on ActiveGates for their functionality?

Answer 6

OneAgents
Agentless RUM
PaaS Integration
ActiveGate Extensions
Mobile Monitoring
Synthetic Monitoring
API Monitoring
Mainframe Monitoring

Question 7

How can ActiveGate extensions enhance the monitoring capabilities of Dynatrace?

Answer 7

Monitor technologies that are not supported by OneAgent (ActiveGate extensions expand Dynatrace’s monitoring capabilities to cover a wider range of technologies and environments.)