Installing and Configuring AppDynamics Smart Agent for Windows

[Abhi.Bajaj]

Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up AppDynamics Smart Agent on Windows Systems

1. Go to the AppDynamics Downloads area in Accounts
2. On the Agent tab, under the area "Type" 
3. Select "Agent Management" and then download the AppDynamics Smart Agent for Windows
4. For Windows, you require Administrator access to start Smart Agent. Therefore, you cannot start Smart Agent as a process in Windows
5. Once you have downloaded the Smart Agent on Windows box, unzip the content
6. The unzipped content will have the below files as of version 24.8.0 of AppDynamics Smart Agent
   
   
7. You need to edit the config.ini file, specifically the below section:
   

   ControllerURL=<Your-AppDynamics-Controller-Url>
   ControllerPort=<Your-AppDynamics-Controller-port>
   FMServicePort=<Your-AppDynamics-Controller-port>
   AgentType        = <Let-this-be-null>
   AccountAccessKey=<Your-AppDynamics-Controller-accessKey>
   AccountName=<Your-AppDynamics-Controller-Account-name>
   EnableSSL= <True-If-SSL-Is-Enabled-Else-False>

   
   
8. Once this is edited, open the CMD prompt go the directory where SmartAgent is downloaded, and run:
   

   smartagentctl start --service​

9. Once this is done, SmartAgent should be installed as a service named “appdsmartagent”. You can confirm this from TaskManager. 
   
   
10. Now, if you go to the AppDynamics Controller UI, under Agent Management -> Smart Agent, you will be able to see Smart Agent installed.

[Ingmar.Boddington]

smartagentctl start -- service​

There is a typo in this command (additional space between "--" and "service")

[Ryan.Paredez]

Thanks for the catch @Ingmar.Boddington, the article has been updated.