OneAgent configuration via command-line interface

OneAgent v1.179

Use the oneagentctl command-line interface to perform some post-installation OneAgent configuration at the individual host level.

Note

The oneagentctl tool is currently not available for OneAgent deployed as a container using volume-based storage.

The interface is available on Windows, Linux, and AIX. You need privileged access to use it (Windows administrator or Linux/AIX root). If you try to run oneagentctl in a non-admin Windows console, Windows will display a User Account Control pop-up and fail.

You'll find the oneagentctl tool in:

Linux and AIX
/opt/dynatrace/oneagent/agent/tools/

Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\dynatrace\oneagent\agent\tools\

Host groups

You can use the oneagentctl command-line interface to perform the following configuration actions for host groups.

Change host group assignment

Use --set-host-group parameter to change the host group assignment.

Perform the following steps to assign the host to MyHostGroup:

Stop OneAgent. See specific instructions for Linux, Windows, and AIX.
Go to the directory with oneagentctl tool.
Run the following command:

Linux and AIX
./oneagentctl --set-host-group MyHostGroup

Windows
.\oneagentctl.exe --set-host-group MyHostGroup

Start OneAgent. See specific instructions for Linux, Windows, and AIX.
Restart all the services monitored on the host.

Note: The host group string can only contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens, underscores, and periods. It must not start with dt. and the maximum length is 100 characters.

Clear host group assignment

Use --set-host-group parameter without a value to clear the host group assignment. For example:
Linux and AIX
./oneagentctl --set-host-group ""

Windows
.\oneagentctl.exe --set-host-group ""

Display host group assignment

Use --get-host-group parameter to display the current host group assignment. For example:
Linux and AIX
./oneagentctl --get-host-group

Windows
.\oneagentctl.exe --get-host-group

For more information on host groups, see Organize your environment using host groups.

Display help

Use --help to display all supported parameters.

Display OneAgent version

Use --version to display OneAgent version.

Passing configuration parameters during installation

Since OneAgent version 1.177, you can pass the --set-* parameters at the installation time. The configuration parameters are applied right before OneAgent service starts and there's no need to restart it to apply your configuration.

Linux and AIX Windows

To pass through the configuration parameters, simply add the parameter and precede the value with the equals sign (=). For example:
/bin/sh Dynatrace-OneAgent-Linux.sh –-set-host-group=test_group

EXE installer

To pass the configuration parameters through using the EXE installer, simply add the parameter and precede the value with the equals sign (=). For example:

Dynatrace-OneAgent-Windows.exe –-set-host-group=test_group

MSI package

You can also pass the configuration parameters through using the MSI package. This time however, you must use an extra ADDITIONAL_CONFIGURATION parameter. For example:
Dynatrace-OneAgent-Windows.msi ADDITIONAL_CONFIGURATION="--set-host-group=test_group"