Changing the Agent mode

Version 2.5.01 of BMC Application Diagnostics Agent for Java extends monitoring capabilities to end-user metrics in internet applications, such as rich internet applications (RIAs), for the BMC Real End User Experience Monitoring product. You can select the mode for the Agent for Java to monitor:

• diagnostics—Records diagnostics data from web applications by collecting metrics and recording transaction fragments
• euem—Enables the collection of end-user metrics in internet applications, such as rich internet applications (RIAs), for the BMC Real End User Experience Monitoring product. In this mode, the Agent does not record transactions.
• apm—Records diagnostics data and enables end-user monitoring the BMC Real End User Experience Monitoring product.

The Agent deploys a web beacon to calculate the page-render times for content served by a content delivery network (CDN). In euem or apm modes, you enter the percentage of incoming calls on which the web beacon is deployed through a JavaScript injection.

To perform this procedure, you must have Administrator-level access, or higher, or have tenant Application Owner-level access.

To change the mode of the Agent for Java

1. In the BMC Application Performance Management Console, on the Diagnostics tab, point to Administration > Agent Policy.
2. In the BMC Application Diagnostics Agent for Java policy file, locate the agent.mode parameter.
3. Enter one of the following values:
   • diagnostics (default)
   • euem
   • apm
4. If you entered euem or apm, then locate the agent.javascript.inject.sampling.rate parameter and enter the percentage of incoming calls on which to inject the JavaScript which enables page-render time calculations.
   The default value for the Light policy is 50, and 100 for other policies. In diagnostics mode, the value is ignored.
5. Save the changes in the policy file.
6. (Optional) Apply the policy to relevant agents or set it as a default policy.

Where to go from here

If you are integrated with BMC Real End User Experience Monitoring and you are using euem or apm modes, configure web beacons for RIAs.

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