Planning your deployment

To ensure that your IBM® Cloud Application Performance Management deployment is successful, planning is critical.

System requirements
For the IBM Cloud Application Performance Management agents and data collectors, various operating systems are supported and each component has specific requirements. The Cloud APM server requirements vary depending on the number of agents you want to use for monitoring data sources and whether you use your own Db2® server.
Scenarios
Depending on the complexity of your environment, you must install different agents to monitor different components. Use these deployment scenarios to help you understand what you must install where to get the best results from IBM Cloud Application Performance Management.
Download instructions
Download the IBM Cloud Application Performance Management installation images from the IBM Passport Advantage® website.