dynatraceoneagent Cookbook

This cookbook deploys the Dynatrace OneAgent on Linux and Windows Operating Systems with different available configurations and ensures the OneAgent service maintains a running state.

Requirements

• OneAgent version 1.199+
• Dynatrace version 1.204+

Platforms

• Linux
• Windows

Visit Supported technologies and versions for further information about all environments, technologies, and versions that can be monitored with Dynatrace.

Setup requirements

You will then need to supply the dynatraceoneagent cookbook with two critical pieces of information.

• The Dynatrace environment URL: Managed https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id} | SaaS https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com
• The PaaS token of your environment for downloading the OneAgent installer

Refer to the customize OneAgent installation documentation on Dynatrace Supported Operating Systems. This module uses the Dynatrace deployment API for downloading the installer for each supported OS. See Deployment API.

Chef

• Chef 14+

Attributes

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['dynatrace_environment_url']

  • String. URL of your dynatrace Tenant. Managed https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id} - SaaS https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com, default nil.

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['dynatrace_paas_token']

  • String. Paas token for downloading the OneAgent installer, default nil.

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_version']

  • String. The required version of the OneAgent in 1.199.247.20200714-111723 format, default latest.

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_installer_architecture']

  • String. The architecture of your OS, default x86.

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_installer_type']

  • String. The type of the installer, default default.

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_download_dir']

  • String. OneAgent installer file download directory - default Linux /tmp, Windows $TEMP

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['verify_installer_signature']

  • Boolean. Verify OneAgent installer signature (Linux only) - default true

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_preserve_installer']

  • Boolean. Preserve installers on a managed node after deployment, default true.

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_install_params_hash']

  • Hash. Hash map of additional parameters to pass to the installer. Refer to the Customize OneAgent installation documentation on Dynatrace Supported Operating Systems. Default { '--set-infra-only' => 'false', '--set-app-log-content-access' => 'true', }

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_service_state']

  • Array. What state the Dynatrace OneAgent service should be in - default [:enabled, :start]

• node['dynatraceoneagent']['oneagent_package_state']

  • String. What state the dynatrace oneagent package should be in - default installed Allowed values: installed, removed

Recipes

default

Include the default recipe in a run list, to get dynatraceoneagent.

oneagent_download

This recipe downloads the OneAgent installer binary.

oneagent_installer_cleanup

This recipe deletes the OneAgent installer after deployment. On Linux it will also delete the Dynatrace root certificate.

oneagent_linux_install

Installs the Dynatrace OneAgent on Linux machines, optionally it will also verify the installer signature.

oneagent_linux_uninstall

Uninstalls the Dynatrace OneAgent on Linux machines.

oneagent_service

Manages the Dynatrace OneAgent service on both Linux and Windows.

oneagent_windows_install

Installs the Dynatrace OneAgent on Windows machines.

oneagent_windows_uninstall

Uninstalls the Dynatrace OneAgent on Windows machines.

Usage

Set up the dynatraceoneagent attributes in a role.

Roles Examples

Most basic OneAgent installation using a SAAS tenant

name 'dynatraceoneagent'
description 'Deploy Dynatrace OneAgent'
default_attributes(
  'dynatraceoneagent' => {
    'dynatrace_environment_url' => 'https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com',
    'dynatrace_paas_token'      => '{your-paas-token}'
  }
)
run_list(
  'recipe[dynatraceoneagent]'
)

OneAgent installation using a managed tenant with a specific version

The required version of the OneAgent must be in 1.155.275.20181112-084458 format. See Deployment API - GET available versions of OneAgent

name 'dynatraceoneagent'
description 'Deploy Dynatrace OneAgent'
default_attributes(
  'dynatraceoneagent' => {
    'dynatrace_environment_url' => 'https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}',
    'dynatrace_paas_token'      => '{your-paas-token}',
    'oneagent_version'          => '1.217.74.20210504-135638'
  }
)
run_list(
  'recipe[dynatraceoneagent]'
)

Verify Installer Signature (Linux Only)

Set the verify_installer_signature parameter to true if chef should verify the signature of the OneAgent Linux installer script prior to installation. If set to true, chef will download the dynatrace root certificate file to the download_dir set value on the managed node. If the verification fails, the recipe will exit with an error code and won't continue with the Dynatrace OneAgent installation.

name 'dynatraceoneagent'
description 'Deploy Dynatrace OneAgent'
default_attributes(
  'dynatraceoneagent' => {
    'dynatrace_environment_url'  => 'https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com',
    'dynatrace_paas_token'       => '{your-paas-token}',
    'verify_installer_signature' => true,
  }
)
run_list(
  'recipe[dynatraceoneagent]'
)

Advanced configuration

Download OneAgent installer to a custom directory with additional OneAgent install parameters should be defined as follows (will override default install params):

name 'dynatraceoneagent'
description 'Deploy Dynatrace OneAgent'
default_attributes(
  'dynatraceoneagent' => {
    'dynatrace_environment_url'     => 'https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com',
    'dynatrace_paas_token'          => '{your-paas-token}',
    'verify_installer_signature'    => true,
    'oneagent_version'              => '1.217.74.20210504-135638'
    'oneagent_download_dir'         => '"C:\\Download Dir"',
    'oneagent_install_params_hash'  => {
        '--set-infra-only'              => 'false',
        '--set-app-log-content-access'  => 'true',
        '--set-host-group'              => 'chef-windows',
        'INSTALL_PATH'                  => '"C:\Program Files"',
    }
  }
)
run_list(
  'recipe[dynatraceoneagent]'
)

For Windows, because the parameter oneagent_download_dir is a string variable, 2 backslashes are required within the file path. Since the OneAgent install parameter INSTALL_PATH can be defined within the oneagent_install_params_hash hash map, no escaping is needed.

Authors

Dynatrace Autonomous Cloud Enablement team (ACE): ace@dynatrace.com

License

Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.