Configuring the agent by responding to prompts

After installation of the WebLogic agent, you must configure it before you start the agent. If the WebLogic agent is installed on a local Linux® or UNIX computer, you can follow these instructions to configure it interactively through command line prompts.

About this task

Remember: If you are reconfiguring a configured agent instance, the value that is set in the last configuration is displayed for each setting. If you want to clear an existing value, press the space key when the setting is displayed.

Procedure

Follow these steps to configure the WebLogic agent by running a script and responding to prompts.

  1. Run the following command.

    install_dir/bin/weblogic-agent.sh config instance_name

    where install_dir is the path where the agent is installed and instance_name is the name that you want to give to the agent instance.

    Example 
    /opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin/weblogic-agent.sh config example-inst01
  2. Respond to the prompts to set configuration values for the agent.

    See Configuration parameters for the WebLogic agent for an explanation of each of the configuration parameters.

  3. Copy the WebLogic client library files into the WebLogic agent binary directory.
    1. Locate the wlclient.jar and wljmxclient.jar files under ORACLE_HOME.
    2. Copy the files from step 3.a to the WebLogic agent binary directory.

      install_dir/bin

    where install_dir is the path where the agent is installed.

    Example 
    /opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin
  4. Run the following command to start the agent:

    install_dir/bin/weblogic-agent.sh start instance_name

    where install_dir is the path where the agent is installed and instance_name is the name of the agent instance.

    Example 
    /opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin/weblogic-agent.sh start example-inst01