AIX metrics - Dynatrace SaaS

[fernando_albuqu]

I noticed that some AIX metrics do not display information.

Network - Packets - none
Disks - Throughput - none
Disks - Inodes available - none
Memory - Page Faults - none

The metrics below display information:

Network - Traffic - ok
Disks - Disk space usage - ok
Memory - Memory usage - ok
CPU - CPU Usage - ok

Are
there any configuration other than the documentation
(https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/installation/oneagent/how-do-i-install-dynatrace-oneagent-on-aix/)
that should be followed?

Thank you,
Fernando.

[hayden_miedema · Accepted solution]

Hi Fernando,

As the AIX agent is different than the overall full-stack agent, the capabilities are currently limited to what you are seeing. Here is the blog post that calls out "Basic process and host-level monitoring metrics": https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/aix-support-ja...

In terms of the host, the agent is a bit limited as it is sitting within a process on that host, and is not installed as a full-stack agent at the host level. So, in short, what you are seeing are the only things available in terms of host monitoring for the AIX agent currently. I know that R&D is working on a full-stack implementation, but there is no date for a GA release of this yet.

Hope this helps,

Hayden