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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 directoryDefault 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

%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\gateway
Relative to installation parameter: <INSTALL>\gateway

300 MB

ActiveGate configuration

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\config

ActiveGate SSL folder

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\ssl

ActiveGate temporary files

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\tmp

4 GB (including 3 GB for cached OneAgent installers and container images)

ActiveGate logs

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\log

500 MB

Dump files uploaded to ActiveGate by OneAgent

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\dump

Functionality off by default. When activated, can take configurable maximum size: default 100 GB.

ActiveGate packages directory for auto-update installer downloads

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\packages

500 MB.

ActiveGate Extensions 1.0 and Extensions 2.0 executable files, libraries, and related files

%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule

350 MB

ActiveGate Extensions 1.0 and Extensions 2.0 configuration, logs, cache, run-time work area

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule

2 GB (for logs and crash dumps)

ActiveGate extensions upload directory

%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule\plugin_deployment

Depending on uploaded extensions

zRemote executable files, libraries, and related files

%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\zremote

50 MB

zRemote user-modifiable persistent configuration,
zRemote runtime work area, crash reports

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\zremote\agent

50 MB

zRemote logs

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\zremote\log

200 MB

Private Synthetic executable files, libraries, and related files

%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\synthetic

270 MB

Private synthetic logs

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic\log

1 GB

Private synthetic temporary files

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic

20 GB, including 1 GB for the %PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic\cache and 1 GB for %PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic\screenshots

Autoupdater

%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\gateway
Relative to installation parameter: <INSTALL>\gateway

Included in estimate for ActiveGate executable files

Autoupdater logs

%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\autoupdater\log

200 MB

Services

Component name

Service name

User account

Description

ActiveGate

Dynatrace Gateway

Local Service

The main ActiveGate service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules.

ActiveGate auto-updater

Dynatrace Autoupdater

Local System

An auto-updater service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules.

Extensions 1.0 (Remote Plugin Module)

Dynatrace Remote Plugin Module

Local Service

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

Dynatrace Extension Controller

Local Service

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

Dynatrace zRemote

Local Service

Service for the zRemote functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of routing z/OS traffic to Dynatrace.

Synthetic

Dynatrace Synthetic

Local Service

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.