How to create a Remote Plugin for Dynatrace

[Bert_VanderHeyd]

I want to add additional metrics for an unsupported device using the Dynatrace API

https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/dynatrace-a...

It's more an appliance, so there is no oneagent on there. I could write some code in some runtime to fetch these metrics (remotely) and send this as a json payload to Dynatrace. But that's not really a 'plugin' then.
What I understand of plugins (https://dynatrace.github.io/plugin-sdk/readme.html... is that they are executed by the oneagent and gather metrics of that particular host.

So I wonder if there is something like a remote plugin to gather metrics from something that does not have a oneagent. Using the API's to create a custom device and push metrics. But all nicely controlled as a plugin from with Dynatrace. A bit like the Monitor plugins of AppMon which were executed from a collector. Maybe with Dynatrace it can be executed on a regular basis from within the private security gateway.

I read about the F5-firewall monitor initiative. It's something like that which I need but then for other technology.

[Mike_L · Accepted solution]

Hi Bert,

Remote Plugins which are running from a security gateway will be coming later this year. We're indeed busy with a few plugins already using an internal EAP, one of which being f5, and another being DataPower.

Mike

[Bert_VanderHeyd]

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the info. We are looking into creating one for Netscaler.

Will these remote plugins also be written in Python? Just a matter of already starting implementing something as a separate process and no need for a lot of rewriting afterwards.

Kr,

Bert

[Mike_L]

Netscaler is currently on top of our list and will most likely be finished before GA.

Yes, it is in Python.

Mike

[johnroncaglione]

@Michael L. Do you have an update on the Netscaler plugin and if it is available?

[Mike_L]

Hi, it is currently in EAP, you can reach out to your account manager for access.

[rguerrero]

Hello everyone;

I'm trying to install the datapower plugin for Dynatrace

The documentation says that from the version Windows ActiveGate version 1.147+.

I installed the Dynatrace-Security-Gateway-Windows-1.149.165 but I don't see the button: Upload ActiveGate plugin

Soo I have add the parameter: REMOTE_PLUGIN_SHOULD_INSTALL="true"

Remote Plugin Agent service:

I'm also installing the activegate 147.186 and no have this parameter activated.

Regards.

[Mike_L]

Hi,

Apparently whoever shared it with you did not enable the required feature flag. Please reach out to extensions@dynatrace.com with the url to your environment and where you got the plugin from and we will arrange it.

Kind regards,

Mike

[rguerrero]

Hola Michael,

Thank you very much.

I'm going to request it.

_RGuerrero