ACIP Practice Questions From Brad Flashcards by Elise Wantling

What are the two methods for upgrading the event service?

Utilize the upgrade option from the Enterprise Console GUI
Download Events Service distribution, events-service.zip, from the AppD download site to the Events Services machine

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What is the use-case for upgrading the Events Service manually?

Upgrading Events Service nodes hosted on remote Windows machines

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What is the file events-service-api-store.properties used for?

It contains configuration properties for the Events Service

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What must you do to upgrade the Events Service software to a version earlier than 4.1?

First manually upgrade the service to 4.1, and then use the Enterprise Console to discover the Events Service nodes

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Which of the following is NOT a step required when manually upgrading the Events Service?
A. Back up events-service.vmoptions
B. Stop the Events Service processes
C. Download the Events Service distribution, events-service.zip
D. Delete the current directory containing the Events Service files

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What is the correct order for upgrading the Events Service when upgrading other platform components?

Upgrade the Enterprise Console, Events Service, the EUM server, then the Controller

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Which is NOT required for the Events Service install directory?
A. The path should not have any existing AppDynamics components installed under it
B. The path must be writeable
C. The path should include all other existing AppDynamics components
D. None of the above

The path should not have any existing AppDynamics components installed under it

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What is the default port for the Enterprise Console?

9191

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Which step is NOT necessary when upgrading the Events Service using the Enterprise Console?
A. Check Enterprise Console prerequisites
B. Discover the Events Service
C. Stop the Events Service
D. Enter a Name and the Installation Path for your platform

C. Stop the Events Service

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Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Events Service on Windows machines?
A. It is possible to deploy multiple instances of the same service type
B. You MUST specify the installation or data directory for the Events Service installation
C. All services on Windows machines MUST be installed on the Enterprise Console host
D. Only three-node clusters are supported

C. All services on Windows machines MUST be installed on the Enterprise Console host

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What is the command to create a platform in the enteprise console?

bin/platform-admin.sh create-platform

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When upgrading from Platform Admin version 4.3, what special consideration needs to be taken?

Download and install in a new, empty directory

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What flag makes it possible to resume a failed node integration into the Enterprise Console?

useCheckpoint=true as an argument after –args

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What is the correct order to start a manual Events Service upgrade?

Stop the Events Service processes, rename the existing Events Service directory, migrate configuration changes

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Where can the appdynamics.on.premise.event.service.url be found?

The Controller Settings page

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Why does the Enterprise Console use a .passwordfile file?

To validate the password at the time of Controller Upgrade.

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What is the default time-out period for the Controller to fail during the upgrade process for large databases?

30 min

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Where do you find InnoDB: Error during Controller Upgrade?

<controller_home>/db/logs/database.log
</controller_home>

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What controller data is not automatically backup up when upgrading with the Enteprise console?

MySQL data

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What is the windows command to stop the controller application server and database?

platform-admin.exe cli stop-controller-appserver - -with-db

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What is the linux command to stop the controller application server and database?

platform-admin.sh stop-controller-appserver

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What is the location of the Controller server.log?

<controller_home>/logs/server.log
</controller_home>

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What is the modifyJvmOptions utility used for?

Modifying the JVM options in the Controller’s domain.xml file

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What is not a command used to validate an EUM server upgrade?
A. bash ./eum-schema clearCheckSums
B. bash ./eum-schema update
C. curl http(s)://<eum_server_host>:<port>/eumcollector/ping
D. /sbin/appdservice appdcontroller stop</port></eum_server_host>

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What is mysqldump used for when upgrade appdynamics components?

Creating a backup of the controller database

Which of the following is not part of the core appdynamics infrastructure?

HA proxy

Which of these is not a benefit of using a HTTPS reverse proxy for the EUM server? A. Offload SSL B. Provide an extra layer of security C. Makes it possible to swap servers behind the reverse proxy D. Allows the EUM server to be internet facing

D. Allows the EUM server to be internet facing

What version of Java is required to run the EUM server?

Java 1.7

The error message 'java.io.IOException: Too many open files' indicates what problem?

insufficient open file descriptor limits

What is a reverse proxy?

A type of proxy server that forwards requests from clients to servers

What is a network VIP?

Virtual IP Address

What is a load balancer?

A device used to evenly distribute network traffic across multiple servers or resources

What is a network proxy?

A server or software that acts as an intermediary between clients and servers for network communication

Which of these is not a benefit of using a HTTPS reverse proxy for the EUM server?

is the connection point for database agent beacons

What is the main difference between demo and production installation of the EUM server?

The production version has its own MySQL database

When would the Embedded Geo Server be required for EUM?

It is required when you want to find user locations by their IP address

Which OS is compatible with the EUM server?

Windows and Linux

What is NTP?

Network Time Protocol

An EUM server with 50GB disk, 4 cores, 8GB RAM, 10mbps network can handle how many page requests per minute?

10K page requests per minute

When EUM analytics are enabled, which system requirement has the largest increase?

Disk

The EUM Server configuration onprem.resourceSnapshotAllowance is used to define?

Maximum disk space allotted for storing resource snapshots

How are ulimits configured on a Linux system?

By editing the /etc/security/limits.conf file

Which two libraries are required by the EUM Server?

libaio & numactl

Running chmod 775 euem-64bit-linux-4.5.x.x.sh does what to the file

Makes the file executable

What controller property is not used to configure the EUM server?

http.session.inactive.timeout

What will happen if you run ./bin/provision-license from the $CONTROLLER_HOME

The command will fail

For Mobile Real User Monitoring, if you use the default or another self-signed certificate on your EUM Server for testing, you may receive the following error: A. The certificate for this server is invalid B. License for user is required C. Network request was not generated D. Please increase metric data

What is jre/bin/keytool used for?

A command-line tool used to generate public and private key pairs for SSL/TLS certificates

How can the EUM server be installed?

GUI, Console, OR Silent mode with varfile

What is the command to start the EUM server?

bin/eum.sh start

What does RBAC do?

Provides fine-grained control over system resources for different users or groups.

What are Predefined Roles in AppDynamics?

Account Owner Administrator Dashboards Viewer

Multi-tenant mode

is used in large installations that require distinct account access

The 4 controller sizing options are? A. Demo B. Small C. Large D. All of the above

Which controller performance profiles can be run on virtual machines?

Medium

Controller self-monitoring is _______ for on-premises controller installations?

Optional

Extra-large controller profiles are?

Deployed by AppD Professional Services

AppDynamics is very dependent on ________ for proper operation?

Low disk latency

The recommend file system for controller installations is?

ext4

Controllers supporting 1M metrics/min, and larger, require _______ as the Controller log location?

Mirrored SDD/NVMe storage

The Appdynamics controller uses what built-in server?

Glassfish

Controller database optimization settings can be edited in which file?

my.cnf

The innodb_buffer_pool_size for the controller database should be set to?

One third available memory

The controller filesystem must be able to?

Absorb 200MB/sec per million metrics/min

Appdynamic SaaS customers may need to install which Appdynamics software where their application is hosted?

APM agents, EUM agents, Database agents, Machine agents

When hosting the Appdynamics controller in AWS, APM agents should send data to?

To a load balancer

Appdynamics controller requirements include?

Only the controller

Before installation, it's easiest to estimate your controller size based on?

Number of Nodes

The best indicator of the actual workload on your Controller is?

metric ingestion rate

The demo controller performance profile has __ max metrics/minute?

10,000

The two recommended AWS Aurora storage instance sizes for running the Appdynamics controller on AWS are?

db.r4.4xlarge and db.r4.16xlarge

The two recommended compute instance sizes for running the Appdynamics controller on AWS are?

r4.2xlarge & r4.8xlarge

Appdynamics controller deployment tasks do not include?

Configuring the EUM Server

For self-monitoring the controller application __________ agent must be used?

Java agent bundled with glassfish

Appdynamics APM agents determine time by?

Their local system time and the controller time

During the Appdynamics controller installation, which characters need to be avoided for usernames and passwords?

& and !

These web servers are commonly used as reverse proxies

Apache & Nginx

Using a Reverse Proxy with the Appdynamics controller does not provide?

Increased data ingestion rates

Which mechanism does AppDynamics use to correlate transactions across tiers or parent-child threads in complex multithreaded applications when the default detection mechanisms are not capable of auto-correlating?

Custom correlation

How does the AppDynamics agent propagate a unique correlation key to correlate a distributed invocation in complex multithreaded applications?

Utilizing extension points of the distributed protocol

In which scenario would you use custom correlation XML configuration to achieve business transaction correlation across tiers in applications that use unsupported frameworks and protocols? A. When there is an easily-defined method call to configure as an entry point on the producer. B. When there is an easily-defined method call to configure as an exit point on the producer. C. When there is a method call where one of the parameters or a return value exposes the payload object, and that method call occurs during execution of the exit point on the producer. D. When there is a method call where one of the parameters or a return value exposes the payload object on the consumer.

B. When there is an easily-defined method call to configure as an exit point on the producer.

In which scenarios would you use custom correlation in AppDynamics? A. For adding transaction context onto HTTP headers and JMS message properties. B. For saving transaction context against thread hand-offs in ESB job objects and ExecutorService thread workers. C. For remote calls between nodes using communication protocols such as HTTP and JMS. D. All of the above.

How can you implement custom correlation in AppDynamics for Java applications?

By using a custom-activity-correlation.xml file provided with the APM Java Agent. By modifying the configuration in the conf directory of the Java agent download zip file. By using one of the sample XML files provided in topics linked at the bottom of a page.

What are the four application types that Mobile RUM can monitor?

IOS, Android, Xamarin, Cordova

The use of Mobile RUM can increase the number of metric data points by as much as __________ per instrumented application.

15 to 25K

The default limit for names is 200,000 for Browser RUM and __________ for Mobile RUM

100,000

Even if your mobile application does not generate network requests, or if you do not want to monitor that activity, you can use AppDynamics purely to monitor?

Crashes

The steps to instrument iOS Applications with Mobile RUM are?

Install the iOS SDK, Instrument an iOS Application

__________ are the preferred way to install the iOS SDK for Mobile RUM?

CocoaPods

This file enable the iOS Mobile RUM agent to provide human-readable information in the crash snapshots that are produced if the application crashes.

dYSM

Which settings need to be modified in the controller administration console to enable on-premises EUM server?

eum.beacon.host or eum.beacon.https.host

You can use these methods available in the ADEUMInstrumentation class to collect additional types of data in iOS Mobile RUM.

Info points, Custom timers, Breadcrumbs

Objective-C and Swift are used to Initialize what agent?

iOS

What build tools can be used to Build the Android Application for Mobile EUM?

Gradle, Maven, Ant

The Android Agent supports monitoring for Android applications written in Java or any JVM-based language such as __________ ?

Kotlin

You can use these methods available in the ADEUMInstrumentation class to collect additional types of data in Android Mobile RUM.

Info points, Custom timers, Breadcrumbs

The Java Agent typically adds between __________ additional CPU consumption?

0% to 2%

For the Java agent, the user under which the JVM runs must have write privileges to what directories in the Java Agent home?

conf and logs

The Java Agent supports sharing what resource between multiple JVMs running on the same machine?

A single agent

Its recommend to use how many BCI agents per JVM?

0 to 1

These controller-info.xml settings are required by the Java Agent

account-access-key, node-name, controller-host

After configuring the agent settings, you can add the agent to the JVM. The exact steps for doing so vary by __________.

Framework

The minimum Java version supported by the Java Agent is?

1.6 or later

The Java Agent in Containers can be installed in these three ways?

Auto-Instrumentation, Init Containers, Dockerfile

This type of Memory Monitoring Feature is not supported by the Java Agent

Byte Code Instrumentation

Java Agent instrumentation targets processing hand-offs between what components?

entry points and exit points

In Appdynamics, POJO is?

PLAIN OLD JAVA OBJECT

In Appdynamics, BCI is?

bytecode injection

In Appdynamics, MIDC is?

Method invocation data collectors

In Appdynamics, POCOs is?

PLAIN OLD CLR OBJECTS

Certain types of applications, such as Windows Services or standalone applications, may not have entry points that are automatically detected by the .NET Agent. For these cases, you can create custom match rules for?

MIDC

These data collectors capture code data such as method arguments, variables, and return values.

MIDC

The AppDynamics Java Agent is one type of this agent

BCI

Custom match rules for these, let you configure business transaction detection in application environments that run pure Java applications or that use frameworks with entry points that are not automatically detecte

POJO

When configuring the Java agent, information in the startup scripts always overrides the information in the what location?

controller-info.xml

The Java agent prioritizes configuration settings in what order?

-D startup settings, javaagent/conf/controller-info.xml, javaagent/version/conf/controller-info.xml

What is not a valid Java agent system property value? A. in startserver.sh : ${server.name} B. in startserver.sh : -Dappdynamics.agent.nodeName=$server.name C. in controller-info.xml: ${server.name} D. java -javaagent:/javaagent.jar -Dappdynamics.agent.tierName=$tierName -Dappdynamics.agent.nodeName=$nodeName

The Java agent does not support which configuration? A. Instrumenting multiple JVMs on a single host B. Instrumenting multiple hosts sharing a single JVM C. Configuring a single agent for different tiers D. Attaching a single JVM to multiple applications

B. Instrumenting multiple hosts sharing a single JVM

The Java agent does not support instrumenting this JVM and OS combination. A. AdoptOpenJDK on MacOS B. Oracle/Sun JVM on Solaris Sparc C. Azul Zing 15.x on Windows D. SAP JDK 6+ on HP-UX

C. Azul Zing 15.x on Windows

The Java agent does not support instrumenting this JVM and OS combination. A. Oracle Rockit JVM 28.1+ on Linux B. .NET on Windows C. Oracle/Sun JVM on Windows D. Open Source OpenJDK on Linux

B. .NET on Windows

What version of JRE is required to install the agent?

JRE 1.8 or later

How much additional heap space is required for each monitored database instance?

512 MB

What is the recommended minimum CPU for the machine running the DB agent?

2 GHz or higher

What property is required to be set if running multiple database agents from the same host with the same name?

-Dappdynamics.agent.uniqueHostId

In what scenario would you have multiple Database Agents in each network? A. When you have multiple SQL Server instances that each require different credentials B. When you want one or more agents to back up a primary agent C. When you have databases spread across multiple networks and one machine cannot access all the databases on all the networks D. None of the above

C. When you have databases spread across multiple networks and one machine cannot access all the databases on all the networks

What is the default value for Dbmon.config.data.retentionperiod in the controller settings?

10 days

What is the default value for Dbmon.config.max.custommetric in the controller settings?

Which credentials does the Database Agent use when using Windows Authentication?

Credentials of the currently logged in user

How can you check if the AppDynamics Database Agent is running on a Windows machine?

Task Manager > Processes

How can you check if the AppDynamics Database Agent is running on a linux machine?

ps –ef | grep dbagent

After a successful install, your agent logs, located at /logs, should contain the following message: A. Started AppDynamics Database Agent B. AppDynamics Database Agent Started C. Started AppDynamics Database Agent Successfully D. AppDynamics Database Agent Running

C. Started AppDynamics Database Agent Successfully

What does AppDynamics use WMI for?

To remotely gather metrics

What is a Named Windows Account?

The user specified in the collector configuration for the database agent to connect to the target machine

What is required for the Windows account used to start the Database Agent?

It must be a Windows user who can authenticate with the database server

When upgrading the controller and agents, what should be shut down before installing the new agent?

Dbagent process

What should be backed up before upgrading the agent?

The directory

What command should be used to start the agent in a command shell in Linux?

start-dbagent -Xms -Xmx &

What is the purpose of the Standalone Machine Agent?

To monitor infrastructure

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for installing a Standalone Machine Agent?

Windows account permissions

Which of the following directories is NOT created when extracting the Standalone Machine Agent?

logs

What is the name of the configuration file used by the Standalone Machine Agent?

controller-info.xml

What is the primary function of the 'bin' directory in the Standalone Machine Agent?

Storing executable scripts

Which of the following is NOT a valid metric category you can view in the controller under Servers?

Hosts

What does CLR stand for?

Common Language Runtime

What is the default name of the log file created by the Standalone Machine Agent?

machine-agent.log

Which of the following is NOT a valid Standalone Machine Agent command-line option? A. -Dappdynamics.controller.hostName B. -Dappdynamics.agent.uniqueHostId C. -Dappdynamics.debug.enabled D. -Dappdynamics.agent.applicationName

-Dappdynamics.debug.enabled

What is the default metric observation rate for disk and network metrics?

60 seconds

Which of the following is NOT a supported environment variable for the Standalone Machine Agent? A. APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_ACCOUNT_NAME B. APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_ACCOUNT_ACCESS_KEY C. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_PORT D. APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_VERSION

D. APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_VERSION

What is EUM ?

End User Monitoring

What is the default port for the EUM Server?

7001

What are the minimum memory requirements for EUM Server?

8 GB

Which of the following is required for Browser Real User Monitoring (RUM)?

JavaScript

What is the minimum version of Internet Explorer supported by Browser RUM?

IE 10

Which of the following is not an installer method for a production EUM server?

Terminal Mode

Which of the following databases is used by EUM Server?

MongoDB

Which file must be edited to configure the EUM Server to connect to the Controller?

eum.properties

What is the purpose of the EUM API?

Act as the interface between the EUM server and controller

What is the interval for how often beacons are sent to the EUM server?

10 seconds

What is the minimum version of Safari supported by Browser RUM?

Safari 4

What must be enabled and running on the machine where you are installing the .NET Agent for Windows?

Windows Management Instrumentation service

What must be done manually for Windows services and standalone applications after installing the .NET Agent?

Restart the instrumented applications

What is the purpose of .NET Compatibility Mode?

To enable running the .NET Agent and the Standalone Machine Agent on the same machine

How can you change the destination of the logs directory for the .NET Agent?

Using the AppDynamics Agent Configuration utility

These Java Agent Configuration Properties are required A. -Dappdynamics.controller.hostName B. C. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_PORT D. All of the above

D. All of the above

These Java Agent Configuration Properties are not required A. -Dappdynamics.agent.applicationName B. APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_NODE_NAME C. D. -Dappdynamics.agent.reuse.nodeName

D. -Dappdynamics.agent.reuse.nodeName

These Java Agent Configuration Properties are not required A. -Dappdynamics.controller.port, , B. , APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_HOST_NAME C. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_SSL_ENABLED, -Dappdynamics.agent.reuse.nodeName D. -Dappdynamics.controller.port, -Dappdynamics.agent.applicationName

C. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_SSL_ENABLED, -Dappdynamics.agent.reuse.nodeName

These Java Agent Configuration Properties are not required A. -Dappdynamics.controller.hostName B. C. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_SSL_ENABLED - this one D. -Dappdynamics.agent.applicationName

C. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_SSL_ENABLED

What two values are valid Java Agent Configuration Properties A. , -Dappdynamics.controller.hostName - this one B. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_PORT, -Dappdynamics.controller.version C. , D. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_SSL_DISABLED, -Dappdynamics.controller.ssl.enabled

A. , -Dappdynamics.controller.hostName

What two values are valid Java Agent Configuration Properties A. , -Dappdynamics.controller.hostName B. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_PORT, -Dappdynamics.controller.port C. , D. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_SSL_DISABLED, -Dappdynamics.controller.ssl.enabled

B. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_PORT, -Dappdynamics.controller.port

What two values are valid Java Agent Configuration Properties A. , -Dappdynamics.controller.portName B. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_PORT, -Dappdynamics.controller.version C. , D. APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_SSL_DISABLED, -Dappdynamics.controller.ssl.enabled

C. ,

Which of these statements is true regarding upgrading the Java agent? A. replace the old javaagent.jar file with the new javaagent.jar file, restart the application B. copy and backup the existing agent directory, extract the agent archive into the same location as the old version, copy config files from the old version into the new version, restart the application C. archive the old agent directory, extract the new agent to a directory, restart the application D. stop the application, replace the old javaagent.jar file with the new javaagent.jar file, start the application

B. copy and backup the existing agent directory, extract the agent archive into the same location as the old version, copy config files from the old version into the new version, restart the application

Which statement is true for upgrading Appdynamics? A. It is always safe to upgrade to the latest agent version B. Upgrade the APM agents, then upgrade the controller C. Upgrade the controller, then upgrade the APM agents D. Upgrade the event service, then APM agents, then controller

C. Upgrade the controller, then upgrade the APM agents

What are invalid paths for Java agent configuration files? A. //conf B. /conf C. /conf D. /conf/controller-info.xml

/conf

What are the least common Java agent installation issues?

system performance issues

What are the least common Java agent installation issues?

incorrect heap settings

What are the least common Java agent installation issues?

issues with JVM garbage collection

ERROR com.singularity.CONFIG.ConfigurationChannel - Fatal transport error: Connection refused - indicates what problem with the Java agent?

This indicates a connectivity issue between the agent and the controller

ERROR com.singularity.JavaAgent - Could Not Start Java Agent- indicates what problem with the Java agent?

This is usually caused because of incorrect permissions for log files

Cannot connect to the Agent - ERROR com.singularity.XMLConfigManager Incomplete Agent Identity data - indicates what problem with the Java agent?

This indicates that the value for the Controller port in controller-info.xml is missing

By default, the Mobile Agent uses what default values to determine whether a request is slow or stalled?

Slow: 3 standard deviations Very slow: 4 standard deviations, Stall: greater than 45000 ms

The Appdynamics JavaScript Agent is part of what agent category?

Real User Monitoring

The Appdynamics JavaScript Agent cannot be hosted on? A. Appdynamics CDN B. Self-Hosting C. Shared Hosting D. Appdynamics Java Agent

D. Appdynamics Java Agent

For on-premises deployments of the JavaScript Agent these settings need to be configured in the Controller Setting page of the Controller Admin

appdynamics.controller.eum.beacon.hostname, appdynamics.controller.eum.beacon.https.hostname, eum.beacon.host and eum.beacon.https.host

What Javascript file is required by the JavaScript Agent?

adrum.js, adrum-ext.js

__________ and __________ support automatic injection of the JavaScript agent

.NET and Java

__________ and __________ support automatic injection of the JavaScript agent

Apache and Nginx

Single Page Applications are _________ with the JavaScript agent

are able be monitored by page bases, virtual pages, ajax requests

Which URL format is used to access the Administration Console? A. http://:/controller/admin.jsp B. http://:/controller/administration C. http://:/controller/admin-console D. http://:/controller/console/admin

http://:/controller/admin.jsp

Which of the following is the default controller UI port for an on-premises Controller?

8090

What does the Data Retention Period determine?

The time period for which the Controller retains data

What can be used to change the Controller's default data retention settings?

Controller Administration Console

What is the purpose of entry points in a business transaction?

To define where the transaction starts

What is the purpose of exit points in a business transaction?

To define where the transaction ends

What is the primary purpose of business transactions in AppDynamics?

To measure application performance

How can a business transaction be created manually?

By configuring custom entry points

Which of the following can be used to create a business transaction programmatically? A. Controller REST API B. Controller Administration Console C. Controller Configuration File D. Controller Database

A. Controller REST API

What is the default number of days that the Controller retains transaction snapshot data in hours?

14 days

What is the primary purpose of the AppDynamics Administration Console?

To manage the Controller's data retention and sizing settings

What is the default number of days that the Controller retains metric data?

365 days

Access to the AppDynamics Administration Console is done through?

http://:/controller/admin.jsp

What password is used to access the AppDynamics Administration Console?

The password you set for this user when installing

http.session.inactive.timeout and ui.inactivity.timeout can be changed via the?

AppDynamics Administration Console

Which of the following statements are true? A. Switching from single-tenancy to multi-tenancy mode is not supported B. Switching from multi-tenancy to single-tenancy is not supported C. Single-tenancy is the only supported controller mode D. Switching tenancy is not supported

A. Switching from single-tenancy to multi-tenancy mode is not supported

The Appdynamics Controller Reporting Server? A. Is a standalone Controller process responsible for generating and transmitting reports B. Is an integreated Controller process responsible for generating and transmitting reports C. Uses default ports 90301 for HTTP and 90311 for HTTPS D. None of the above

A. Is a standalone Controller process responsible for generating and transmitting reports

Controller Audit Log are? A. Used to monitor user activities and configuration changes in the Controller B. Only accessible with on-on premises controllers C. Able to output using PDF, JSON, and CSV formats D. All of the above

D. All of the above

By default, each application is limited to how many registered business transactions?

200

By default, each agent is limited to how many registered business transactions?

You can modify existing business transactions by?

Grouping, renaming, and removing

You can affect how business transactions are created by modifying?

The automatic discovery rules

What is the primary purpose of the AppDynamics Events Service?

Storage and query processing

What type of data does the Events Service typically process?

Transaction analytics data

How many nodes are recommended for a production Events Service cluster?

What is the default port for the Events Service API?

9080

What is the minimum recommended disk space for the Events Service installation?

200 GB

Which of the following is a valid Events Service API endpoint? A) /_ping B) /_health C) /_status D) /_info

/_ping

What is the minimum RAM required for the Events Service process

A minimum of 7 GB

The Events Service requires JVM version?

1.8

Event Service storage requirements depend on data retention settings. What are valid retention options of the Event Service? A. 8 days B. 30 days C. 60 days D. All of the above

D all of the above

What data is NOT stored in the Event Service database?

Server Visability

What is the recommended way to configure the Controller to connect to multiple Event Service nodes?

Use a load balancer in front of the event service cluster

What are the benefits of Terminating SSL at the Load Balancer?

Relieve the Events Service machines from the processing burden of SSL

What types of certificates can be used to secure the connection between the load balancer and clients?

self-signed certificate and certificate signed by a certificate authority (CA)

You can install and administer the Events Service on Microsoft Windows systems as? A. A single node B. Three-node cluster C. Cluster of four nodes or more D. All of the above

D. All of the above

What command in invalid for stopping or starting the event service?

bin/platform-admin.exe cli submit-job --platform-name --service service --job start

What are valid status messages of bin/platform-admin.sh show-events-service-health? A. Cluster out of capacity B. Events Service is not reachable but the host is reachable C. Machine is not reachable D. All of the above

D all of the above

AppDynamics is capable of self-monitoring the? A. Event Service B. Network between nodes C. EUM Location DB D. End-user response time

A. Event Service

What Controller Settings and set values need to be updated to use an on-premises event service cluster?

Set appdynamics.on.premise.event.service.key to the corresponding key in the properties file for Database Visibility Set appdynamics.on.premise.event.service.url to the Events Service endpoint URL Set appdynamics.non.eum.events.use.on.premise.event.service to true

The event service snapshot utility will NOT? A. Prepare the system for backing up with snapshots B. Help you to recover from hardware or another type of failure C. Help you migrate Events Service to a new instance D. Prepare and configure a new node in the event service cluster

D. Prepare and configure a new node in the event service cluster

Which of the following is NOT a user role in AppDynamics? A) Administrator B) Account Owner C) Server Monitoring Administrator D) Support Analyst

D) Support Analyst

Which of the following is NOT a step in preparing Linux for the Controller installation? A) Install net-tools B) Install libaio1 C) Install numactl D) Enable LDAP

D) Enable LDAP

In Linux systems, which of the following statements is true regarding the open file descriptor limit? A. The limit is a fixed value and cannot be changed. B. The limit is defined per process and can be modified. C. The limit only applies to the root user. D. The limit is solely determined by available system memory.

B. The limit is defined per process and can be modified.

In Linux systems, which of the following statements is true regarding the process limit? A. The process limit is a fixed value and cannot be changed. B. The process limit is defined per user and can be modified. C. The process limit only applies to the root user. D. The process limit is solely determined by available system memory.

B. The process limit is defined per user and can be modified.

Large controller installations are not supported on? A. Windows B. Systems that use network-attached storage C. Virtual machines D. All of the above

D. All of the above: Windows Systems that use network-attached storage Virtual machines

Controller insalations using Aurora DB are supported in which instalation profiles?

Large

Which of the following Linux distributions is NOT supported for the Controller installation? A) Ubuntu B) CentOS C) Red Hat Enterprise Linux D) Arch Linux

D. Arch Linux

Which of the following operating systems is NOT supported for the Controller installation? A) Windows B) Linux C) MacOS D) Solaris

C) MacOS

What is the default login method for the on-premises Controller user interface?

A. Local

Which command can be used to check if the required ports are available before installing the Controller?

netstat

What is the default database used by the Controller?

MySQL

What is the purpose of the Events Service in AppDynamics?

Store and manage application event data

How is a license installed on the AppDynamics Controller?

Copy the license file to the Controller home directory

What is the first step in preparing a Linux system for the AppDynamics Controller?

Set up system limits and disable swap

Which file should you modify to set system limits for the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

/etc/security/limits.conf

What is the purpose of the AppDynamics Platform Administration Application?

Manage Controller installations

Which command-line interface tool is used to install the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

platform-admin.sh

Which file should you modify to disable swap on a Linux system for the AppDynamics Controller?

/etc/fstab

In which file do you need to define the "nofile" limit for the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

/etc/security/limits.conf

What is the recommended open file limit for the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

65535

What environment variable should be set to point to the JDK installation directory?

JAVA_HOME

What is the recommended method for backing up the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

Controller backup script

How do you start the AppDynamics Controller after installation?

Run the platform-admin.sh start-controller command

Which of the following is a valid method for customizing the AppDynamics Controller installation on Linux? A. Editing the response.varfile B. Editing the install.sh script C. Editing the platform-admin.sh script D. Editing the controller.sh script

A. Editing the response.varfile

Which file should you modify to enable SSL for the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

domain.xml

Which command is used to stop the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

platform-admin.sh stop-controller

How do you uninstall the AppDynamics Controller on Linux?

Run the platform-admin.sh uninstall-controller command

What is the purpose of the Controller self-monitoring feature in AppDynamics?

To monitor the performance of the Controller itself

Which of the following metrics does the Controller self-monitoring feature collect? A. Business Transaction metrics B. Node metrics C. Controller performance metrics D. Network performance metrics

C. Controller performance metrics

Which of the AppDynamics components is responsible for collecting Controller self-monitoring metrics?

Application agent

How can you access the Controller Administration Console?

By visiting https://:/controller/admin.jsp

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using the Controller self-monitoring feature? A. Ensuring optimal performance of the Controller B. Identifying potential bottlenecks in the Controller C. Monitoring application performance in real-time D. Troubleshooting performance issues in the Controller

C. Monitoring application performance in real-time

Which of the following components can use SSL encryption to communicate with the Controller? A) Java Agent B) .NET Agent C) PHP Agent D) All of the above

D. All of the above Java Agent .NET Agent PHP Agent

What is the default SSL setting for AppDynamics agents?

Disabled

What is the default keystore format used by AppDynamics?

JKS

To enable SSL for communication between the Controller and agents, what should be the value of the "controller.ssl.enabled" property?

True

Which file should be modified to enable SSL for Java agents?

controller-info.xml

What is the purpose of a Certificate Authority (CA)?

To issue and manage digital certificates

Which of the following is NOT a recommended practice for securing SSL communication? A) Disabling weak ciphers B) Disabling unused protocols C) Using self-signed certificates D) Regularly updating SSL certificates

C) Using self-signed certificates

How can you verify that SSL is enabled for the Controller UI?

Check for a green padlock in the browser's address bar And Look for "https://" in the URL

Which of the following is true about a wildcard certificate? A) It can secure multiple subdomains B) It can secure only one domain C) It can secure multiple top-level domains D) It cannot secure any domain

A) It can secure multiple subdomains

What is the primary purpose of setting up a High Availability (HA) deployment?

Minimize downtime and data loss

What does the HA pair refer to?

Two Controller nodes

What is the purpose of the Events Service?

Store and manage transaction analytics data

What is the minimum number of Events Service nodes recommended for a High Availability deployment?

In a High Availability deployment, which of the following is a supported Controller installation option?

Controller-On-Premises

In the HA pair, which Controller node handles the active user sessions?

Primary Controller

Which of the following is a recommendation for setting up a High Availability deployment? A. Use local storage for the Controller B. Use the same server for the primary and secondary Controllers C. Use a high-bandwidth, low-latency network between the Controllers D. Use a single Events Service node

C. Use a high-bandwidth, low-latency network between the Controllers

What is the minimum number of Controller nodes required for a High Availability deployment?

The servers of Controllers in an HA pair must be identical in terms of?

OS, CPU, RAM, and Disk

The Enterprise Console HA deployment works on which systems?

Linux

What device should be used to route traffic to the active Controller in the HA pair?

Reverse Proxy or Load Balancer

Which of the following are functions of a reverse proxy in a network architecture? A. Load balancing, caching, and providing additional security. B. Acting as a firewall and antivirus. C. Accelerating network traffic and providing VPN access. D. Managing DHCP and DNS services.

A. Load balancing, caching, and providing additional security.

What are the primary functions of a load balancer in a network architecture?

Distributing network traffic among multiple servers and ensuring high availability.

What is the primary purpose of the /etc/hosts file on a Linux system?

It defines the mapping between hostnames and IP addresses.

What are the benefits of using passwordless SSH access between Linux systems?

Increased security, streamlined authentication, and improved automation.

What are the steps to Install a Controller High Availability Pair?

Validate prerequisites, verify credentials, name the platform, add hosts, install controller

What is the primary purpose of the sudoers file on a Linux system?

It defines user permissions for running commands with elevated privileges.

What is the purpose of the Standalone Machine Agent?

To monitor infrastructure

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for installing a Standalone Machine Agent? A) JVM B) Disk space C) Windows account permissions D) RAM

C. Windows account permissions

In which format is the Standalone Machine Agent distributed?

ZIP and TAR

Which of the following directories is NOT created when extracting the Standalone Machine Agent?

Logs

What is the name of the configuration file used by the Standalone Machine Agent?

controller-info.xml

What is the primary function of the 'bin' directory in the Standalone Machine Agent?

Storing executable scripts

Which of the following is NOT a valid metric category you can view in the controller under Servers?

Hosts

What does CLR stand for?

Common Language Runtime

What is one correct way to start the Standalone Machine Agent on a Linux operating system?

machine-agent.sh run

What is the default name of the log file created by the Standalone Machine Agent?

machine-agent.log

Which of the following is NOT a valid Standalone Machine Agent command-line option? A) -Dappdynamics.controller.hostName B) -Dappdynamics.agent.uniqueHostId C) -Dappdynamics.debug.enabled D) -Dappdynamics.agent.applicationName

C) -Dappdynamics.debug.enabled

What is the default metric observation rate for disk and network metrics?

60 seconds

What is the primary purpose of the 'lib' directory in the Standalone Machine Agent?

Storing library files

Which of the following is NOT a supported environment variable for the Standalone Machine Agent? A) APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_ACCOUNT_NAME B) APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_ACCOUNT_ACCESS_KEY C) APPDYNAMICS_CONTROLLER_PORT D) APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_VERSION

D) APPDYNAMICS_AGENT_VERSION

What is EUM ?

End User Monitoring

What is the default port for the EUM Server?

7001

What are the minimum memory requirements for EUM Server?

8 GB

Which of the following is required for Browser Real User Monitoring (RUM)?

JavaScript

What is the minimum version of Internet Explorer supported by Browser RUM?

IE 10

Which of the following is not an installer method for a production EUM server? A. Interactive Console Mode B. Terminal Mode C. GUI Installer D. Silent Installer

Terminal Mode

Which of the following databases is used by EUM Server? A. MySQL B. Postgres C. MongoDB D. OracleDB

MongoDB

Which file must be edited to configure the EUM Server to connect to the Controller?

eum.properties

What is the purpose of the EUM API?

Act as the interface between the EUM server and controller

How is the interval for how often beacons are sent to the EUM server?

10 seconds

What is the minimum version of Safari supported by Browser RUM?

Safari 4

Which of the following is a valid reason for EUM Server installation failure? A. . Insufficient disk space B. Unsupported operating system C. Unsupported Java version D. All of the above

D. All of the above

What is the base URL for making API calls to AppDynamics?

http://:/controller/rest/

What is the purpose of the "applications" endpoint in the Application Model API?

Retrieve a list of all applications

Which HTTP method is used to retrieve a list of applications?

GET

Which of the following query parameters can be used to filter applications by name? A. filter B. name C. appName D. search E. application_name

E. application_name

How can you retrieve a list of all business transactions for an application?

GET /applications/{application_name}/business-transactions

What is the correct way to retrieve a list of all tiers for an application?

GET /applications/{application_name}/tiers

Which query parameter can be used to filter tiers by name?

tier_name

How can you retrieve a list of all nodes for an application tier?

GET /applications/{application_name}/tiers/{tierId}/nodes

What is the purpose of the "business-transactions" endpoint in the Application Model API?

Retrieve a list of all business transactions for a business application

Which HTTP method is used to retrieve a list of nodes for an application tier?

GET

Which of the following query parameters can be used to filter nodes by name? A. filter B. name C. node_name D. search

C. node_name

What is the default output format of the API response?

XML

Which status code indicates a successful API request?

200 or 201 - Could also be a valid response for a create though

How can you retrieve a list of all nodes for an application?

GET /applications/{application_name}/nodes

Which of the following is a valid response format for the API? A. JSON B. XML C. YAML D. Both A and B

D. Both A and B JSON XML

What is the purpose of the "nodes" endpoint in the Application Model API?

Retrieve a list of all nodes for an application or tier

Which query parameter can be used to filter nodes by machine name?

machineName

Which HTTP method is used to retrieve a list of tiers for an application?

GET

Which of the following query parameters can be used to filter applications by a specific application ID? A. id B. appId C. applicationId D. None of the above

D (Correct is application_name)

How can you retrieve a list of all tiers in an application with a specific name?

Use the tierName query parameter

What is the purpose of the "tiers" endpoint in the Application Model API?

Retrieve a list of all tiers for an application

Which of the following query parameters can be used to filter business transactions by tier ID? A. tierId B. btId C. id D. None of the above

D - correct would be tier_name

Which of the following query parameters can be used to filter nodes by agent type? A. agentType B. type C. nodeType D. None of the above

agentType

What information can be found in the API response for a business transaction?

Tier ID

What information can be found in the API response for a tier?

Tier ID

What information can be found in the API response for a node?

Tier ID and Node ID

What is the primary purpose of retrieving metric data in AppDynamics?

Analyzing application performance

What does the metric data resolution determine?

The granularity of the metric data

What happens to the metric data resolution over time?

It decreases

What is the default time range for retrieving metric data?

15 minutes

In AppDynamics, what is the term used to describe the gradual decrease in metric data resolution over time?

Metric rollup

What is the minimum time resolution for metrics within the last two hours?

1 minute

What is the maximum time range for one-minute resolution metric data?

8 days

For metrics older than 8 days, what is the minimum time resolution?

60 minutes

How long is 10-minute resolution metric data stored for an On-Prem deployment?

2 weeks

How long is one-hour resolution metric data stored?

1 year

What happens to one-minute resolution metric data after 8 days?

It is deleted

Which API is used to retrieve metric data in AppDynamics?

REST API

What is a primary use case for the metric data REST API?

Custom dashboard creation

What data format is used by the metric data REST API?

XML AND JSON

Which parameter is used to specify the metric data time range in the REST API request? A) range B) startTime C) endTime D) duration

Duration

How can you specify the end time for retrieving metric data in the REST API request?

Using a Unix timestamp

What is the maximum number of metrics that can be retrieved in a single REST API request?

200

Which HTTP method is used to retrieve metric data from the REST API?

GET

Which metric data resolution is used when the "rollup" parameter is set to "false" in the REST API request?

1 minute

What is the default value of the "rollup" parameter in the REST API request?

true

How do you specify a custom time range for retrieving metric data using the REST API?

Set the "startTime" and "endTime" parameters

What is the purpose of the "metric-path" parameter in the REST API request?

To specify the path of the metric in the metric hierarchy

When retrieving metric data using the REST API, how do you limit the number of data points returned?

Use the "max" parameter

Which of the following data resolutions is not supported by AppDynamics?

20 minutes

What is the primary advantage of using the "rollup" parameter in the REST API request?

It reduces the number of data points retrieved

Which file format is used for configuration in a monitoring extension?

XML

What is the purpose of creating an alerting extension in AppDynamics?

To send notifications based on custom actions

What kind of HTTP method is used when implementing a custom action with the REST API?

POST

Which component is responsible for executing the custom action?

Machine Agent

What is the purpose of the execution script in a monitoring extension?

To collect and report data

Which of the following is NOT a valid output format for custom monitoring scripts?

CSV

What is the default interval for monitoring extension execution?

1 minute

Which of the following actions can be performed by a monitoring extension? A ) Automatically scale an application B) Collect custom metrics C) Modify the Controller D) Create new applications

B) Collect custom metrics

Which of the following is used to add a custom action in AppDynamics? A) Controller UI B) REST API C) Machine Agent configuration file D) Application Agent configuration file

A) Controller UI

In which directory should monitoring extension scripts be placed?

/monitors

Which of the following is required for creating an alerting extension? A) A custom dashboard B) A custom action C) A custom parser D) A custom widget

B) A custom action

What is the primary purpose of the 'metricPrefix' parameter in the monitoring extension?

To organize metrics in a hierarchical structure

What is the primary role of the Machine Agent in monitoring extensions?

Collecting and reporting custom metrics

Which of the following AppDynamics components is responsible for triggering custom actions?

Controller

How do you enable a custom action in a monitoring extension?

Configure the custom action in the Controller UI

Which component is responsible for processing the custom monitoring script's output?

Machine Agent

What is the primary purpose of a custom action?

To trigger an external process or script

What is the default execution mode for monitoring extension scripts?

Serial

In which file format should the monitoring extension configuration file be written?

XML

Which of the following is a valid way to pass data from a custom monitoring script to the Machine Agent? A) Standard output B) A temporary file C) A database table D) A REST API call

A) Standard output

What is the purpose of a custom parser in a monitoring extension?

To parse and process the custom monitoring script's output

Which of the following is a valid custom action configuration parameter? A) actionType B) actionFrequency C) actionName D) actionValue

A) actionType

Which component is responsible for triggering the execution of a custom action?

Controller

What is the primary purpose of the Alert and Respond API?

To create and manage custom events

Which HTTP method is used to create a custom event using the Alert and Respond API?

POST

What is the recommended content type for creating custom events?

application/json

Which of the following fields is used to define the name of a custom event type? A. eventType B. schemaName C. eventName D. eventCategory

A. eventType

What is the maximum size of a single custom event payload?

5 MB

What is the maximum number of custom events that can be sent in a single API call?

1,000

Which of the following is NOT a valid property type for custom events? A. String B. Integer C. Float D. Character

D. Character

Which field is used to specify the timestamp of a custom event?

eventTimestamp

Which of the following is NOT a supported time unit for custom event retention? A. MINUTES B. HOURS C. DAYS D. MONTHS

D. MONTHS

Which HTTP method is used to create a custom event using the Alert and Respond API?

POST

What is the recommended content type for creating custom events?

application/json

Which field is mandatory when defining a custom event schema?

schemaName

Which of the following fields is used to define the name of a custom event type? A. eventType B. schemaName C. eventName D. eventCategory

B. schemaName

What is the maximum batch size of a single custom event payload?

5 MB

What is the maximum number of custom events that can be sent in a single API call?

1,000

How long are custom events retained by AppDynamics by default?

14 days

Which of the following fields is used to specify the event retention period?

retentionPeriod

Which of the following HTTP status codes indicates a successful custom event creation? A. 200 B. 201 C. 204 D. 400

B. 201

What is the maximum number of custom event types that can be created per account?

Which of the following is NOT a valid event category?

MONITORING

Which field for the RBAC API is used to specify the name of a user?

displayName

In which directory do you place the downloaded extension file?

/custom/actions

Which file format is used to define the alerting extension configuration?

XML

Which of the following is a valid action type for an alerting extension? A. Custom Action B. Email Action C. HTTP Request Action D. All of the above

D. All of the above: Custom Action Email Action HTTP Request Action

Which configuration parameter is used to define the severity of events that will trigger the alerting extension?

severity

Which of the following is a valid event_type when configuring a custom action for a health rule violation? A. POLICY_OPEN_WARNING B. POLICY_OPEN_MAJOR C. POLICY_REMOVED D. POLICY_OPEN_SEVERE

A. POLICY_OPEN_WARNING

Which HTTP method can be used to interact with the Configuration Import and Export API?

GET

What is the base URL format for the Configuration Import and Export API?

/controller/actions/

What is the purpose of the Configuration Import and Export API?

To automate the import and export of configurations

What is the format of the response returned when exporting custom dashboards using the Configuration Import and Export API?

JSON

Which of the following query parameters is used to specify the type of time range? A. time-range-value B. time-range-type C. time-range-start D. time-range-end

B. time-range-type

What are the valid values for the time-range-type parameter?

BEFORE_NOW, AFTER_TIME, BETWEEN_TIMES

Which of the following query parameters is used to specify the start time when using the BETWEEN_TIMES time range type? A. start-time B. beginning-time C. time-range-start D. start-time-range

A. start-time

Which of the following query parameters is used to specify the end time when using the BETWEEN_TIMES time range type? A. finish-time B. end-time C. time-range-finish D. time-range-end

B. end-time

Which of the following query parameters can be used to filter results based on severity? A. severity B. criticality C. impact D. importance

A. severity

What are the valid values for the severity parameter?

INFO, WARN, ERROR

Which of the following elements is present in the XML response to indicate the severity of a health rule violation? A. B. C. D.

Which of the following elements is present in the XML response to indicate the status of a health rule violation? A. B. C. D.

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