The following explains how to configure the Java agent. The whatap.conf file includes the agent's default settings, server connection and data transfer settings, and how to manage the configuration files for multiple application servers. It also provides the way to manage the agent options directly on the WhaTap monitoring service screen.
To identify monitoring targets, the method how to set a unique identifier for the application server is provided. It is required to identify application servers among the monitoring target systems. You can see automatic naming based on the data such as server type and IP. Otherwise, you can manually set the agent name through the whatap.conf file or JVM options.
Configure necessary settings in whatap.conf for monitoring the applications in the container. Let's learn about available options.