The data collection infrastructure collects runtime application performance
data across a distributed environment. Each host on which the application
runs and from which you want to collect data must have the data collection
infrastructure installed and running.
The data collection infrastructure comprises the following components:
- Agent Controller, which manages data collection agents and securely communicates
with the workbench
- Application Response Measurement (ARM) engine, which collects ARM data
from the application
- The two data collection agents, which can attach to the application
to collect data
- The instrumenter, which configures servers to send data to the agents
The toolkit installation guide (install.html) in the installation directory
contains more information about the following topics:
- Installing the data collection infrastructure
- Starting and stopping the data collection infrastructure
- Configuring application servers