Installation - Startup Parameters for Java Agent on a SpringBoot Installation



Installation Wizard

To help with the installation process, vFunction offers an Installation Wizard. This Wizard provides additional information about the Prerequisites as well as steps for deploying the vFunction Agent to your environment.

Please contact support@vfunction.com or your vFunction Contact(s) for the password to start using this Wizard.


Installation Steps

  1. Ensure Prerequisites are met
  2. Download the vFunction Sudoless Controller Installation TGZ
  3. SSH to the Linux VM as the user who runs the Application / Application Server
  4. Move the Installation TGZ to the location on the Linux VM where vFunction should run
  5. Extract the vFunction Installation Package
### Replace VERSION with the actual value
tar -xvzf vfunction-controller-sudo-less-installation.vVERSION.tgz
  1. Optional: Add Environment Variables for the vFunction Dynamic Agent
# See description in https://kb.vfunction.com/installations/configurable-settings/mono-dynamic-agent/java/linux
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_CONTROLLER_NAME="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_CONTROLLER_HOST="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_CONTROLLER_ORG_ID="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_CONTROLLER_APP_ID="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_CONTROLLER_CLIENT_ID="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_CONTROLLER_CLIENT_SECRET="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_CONTROLLER_INSTANCE_ID="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_AGENT_APPLICATION_SERVER="CHANGE_ME"
export VF_CONTROLLER_DEFAULT_JAVA_AGENT_APPLICATION_JAVA_VERSION="CHANGE_ME"
  1. Optional: Alternatively to Step #6, open the BASE_DIR/vfunction/etc/sysconfig/vfunction/installation/instances/default-java/installation.yaml to set the same values instead of using Environment Variables
# See description in https://kb.vfunction.com/installations/configurable-settings/mono-dynamic-agent/java/linux
controller:
  name: qa-spring1
  host: http://10.0.0.1
  org_id: 1111-11-11-1111
  app_id: 1111-11-11-1111
  client_id: 1111-11-11-1111
  client_secret: 1111-11-11-1111
  instace_id: qa-spring1
  type: java
  instrconf_additions:
    inclusions:
#      - a.b.c.
    exclusions:
#      - a.b.c.
  tags:
    - qa

server_application:
#  name:
#  include_classes: com.
#  allowed_users:
#  new_user_default_password:

agent:
  ### Disable JDBC DB Tracking ###
  disable_jdbc: false
  ### Disable Spring Tracking ###
  disable_spring: false
  ### Optional application servers: weblogic, websphere85, websphere9, liberty, tomcat, wildfly, payara, other ###
  application_server: other
  ### Indicate the application java version when greater than 8. (optional - default to 8) ###
  application_java_version: 11
  override_properties:
#    - key=value
  1. Run the installation script
### Replace the BASE_DIR with the actual value, such as /tmp/
bash BASE_DIR/vfunction/opt/vfunction/controller-installation/install.sh -i default-java
  1. Open the vFunction Agent Startup Parameters in a text editor
### Replace the BASE_DIR with the actual value, such as /tmp
less BASE_DIR/vfunction/etc/sysconfig/vfunction/agent/instances/default-java/vmargs-examples/raw
  1. Add the vFunction Startup Parameters to the JAVA_OPTS of the Application. See the Sample below:
### Before Adding vFunction - Sample
java -jar app.jar

### After Adding vFunction - Sample
java -agentpath:/tmp/vfunction/opt/vfunction/agent/libJVMTIAgent.so=conf=/tmp/vfunction/etc/sysconfig/vfunction/agent/instances/default-java/native-conf.json -javaagent:/tmp/vfunction/opt/vfunction/agent/runtime-agent.jar=ConfigLocation=/tmp/vfunction/etc/sysconfig/vfunction/agent/instances/default-java/vfunction-runtime-override.properties -Dcom.vfunction.logging.logFile=/tmp/vfunction/var/log/vfunction/instances/default-java/vfagent.log -jar app.jar
  1. Confirm that the Application comes up and functions as expected
  2. If any issues arise: