How to setup java agents in docker containers so they appear logically in Investigator Tree
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CA Application Performance Management Agent (APM / Wily / Introscope)INTROSCOPE
Issue/Introduction
Java Agents are now supported on Docker containers. This is some guidance on how to configure them.
How can I setup Java agents in Docker containers so they appear logically in Investigator Tree?
Since the container doesn't know what host it's actually running on, what is the best practice?
Environment
CA APM 10.5
Resolution
"Hostname" is the container ID or the hostname that you configured when starting the container with "docker run -h <hostname>."
You can either change the configuration when building the image (e.g., by changing the init_agent.sh script) or by mounting the configuration into the container.