Cannot attach Java Monitoring Agent defined in the JVMOptions.txt file

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• AXIOMATICS POLICY SERVER
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On

Issue/Introduction

We're implementing a monitoring tool that uses Java based agents to collect information about all the platforms an application might touch. As there is a JVMOptions.txt file on the policy servers, we're adding our JVM arguments there but have been unable to see if the smpolicysrv is even reading them.

Why does it appear that the Policy Server is not reading or using the JVM argument "-javaagent" added into the JVMOptions.txt file on start-up?

 

Environment

Single Sign On 12.x Policy Server

Resolution

The Policy Server does not load Java on start-up. Java is loaded on demand when the first need for Java is called, for example for a authentication of a user via a Custom Authentication Scheme. Only then will java be started and the JVMOptions.txt file loaded.