ActiveGate default installation settings for Windows
If you do not specify any parameters during ActiveGate installation to customize settings, the following default settings will be used. To modify defaults settings during installation, see Customize ActiveGate installation on Windows
Directories
Note: On Windows, the %PROGRAMDATA% directory is usually hidden for non-privileged users. Therefore you cannot select it by browsing through folders. Instead, to access the folder, paste the folder path directly into a Windows Explorer address box.
| Purpose of directory | Default path Path relative to installation parameter | Disk space requirements (if size not given, assume less than 1 MB) |
|---|---|---|
ActiveGate executable files, libraries,and related files |
| 300 MB |
ActiveGate configuration |
| |
ActiveGate SSL folder |
| |
ActiveGate temporary files |
| 4 GB (including 3 GB for cached OneAgent installers and container images) |
ActiveGate logs |
| 500 MB |
Dump files uploaded to ActiveGate by OneAgent |
| Functionality off by default. When activated, can take configurable maximum size: default 100 GB. |
ActiveGate packages directory for auto-update installer downloads |
| 500 MB. |
ActiveGate Extensions 1.0 and Extensions 2.0 executable files, libraries, and related files |
| 350 MB |
ActiveGate Extensions 1.0 and Extensions 2.0 configuration, logs, cache, run-time work area |
| 2 GB (for logs and crash dumps) |
ActiveGate extensions upload directory |
| Depending on uploaded extensions |
zRemote executable files, libraries, and related files |
| 50 MB |
zRemote user-modifiable persistent configuration, |
| 50 MB |
zRemote logs |
| 200 MB |
Private Synthetic executable files, libraries, and related files |
| 270 MB |
Private synthetic logs |
| 1 GB |
Private synthetic temporary files |
| 20 GB, including 1 GB for the |
Autoupdater |
| Included in estimate for ActiveGate executable files |
Autoupdater logs |
| 200 MB |
Services
Component name | Service name | User account | Description |
ActiveGate |
|
| The main ActiveGate service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules. |
ActiveGate auto-updater |
|
| An auto-updater service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules. |
Extensions 1.0 (Remote Plugin Module) |
|
| Service for the Extensions 1.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description. |
Extensions 2.0 |
|
| Service for the Extensions 2.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description. |
zRemote |
|
| Service for the zRemote functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of routing z/OS traffic to Dynatrace. |
Synthetic |
|
| Service for the Synthetic functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of running Synthetic monitors from a private location. |
Port usage
By default, ActiveGate:
- receives connections from OneAgents or other ActiveGates on port 9999
- receives Dynatrace API on port 9999
- connects to Dynatrace SaaS or Managed cluster on port 443
For more information about possible ActiveGate connectivity schemes, see Supported connectivity schemes for ActiveGates.