Dynatrace Associate Cert Version 2 (Questions and
Answers2022/2023)
What is SaaS in Dynatrace
Software as a Service; Dynatrace provides the service and you just use it.
What are the benefits of SaaS
-No local installation
-No worries about hardware, backup & data storage
-No Monitoring/operator required
What are the Agent Ports for SaaS
443
SaaS Cluster updates every?
automatically 2 weeks
One Agent updates every?
optionally 4 weeks
VM monitoring requires what type of activate for Dynatrace SaaS?
Environment
How long are OneAgent Diagnostics retained for SaaS
30 days
How long is RUM monitoring data for User Sessions & Actions Stored?
35 days
How long is the data retention period for RUM Session Replay data?
Configurable up to 35 days
How long are Waterfall Analysis stored for?
10 days
How long is Code Level and Performance data stored and retained for service
requests?
35 days
How long is Synthetic transaction data stored and retained in SaaS?
35 days
What are the intervals available for dashboarding and API access? (Also "how long are
key user actions stored?")
-14 days: 1-minute interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
-28 Days: 5-minute interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
-400 days: 1-hour interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
-Forever: 1-day interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
What is Managed in Dynatrace?
You provide the platform; We manage the service.
What are the benefits of Managed?
-Full control of data
-Self monitoring built-in
-No worries about patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, monitoring or failover
,What are the Agent Ports for Managed
8443 & 443
Environment & Cluster active gates make outgoing connections to Dynatrace server on
what port?
443
Port ______ is routed to local port ________ using an IP Table's prerouting rule
443 & 8022
How long are OneAgent Diagnostics retained for Managed?
Configurable, default 30 days
How long is Code Level and Performance data stored and retained for service requests
for Managed?
Configurable up to 365 days, default 35 days
How long is Code Level and Performance data stored and retained for services at the
code level for Managed?
Configurable up to 365 days, default 10 days
How long is RUM Waterfall analysis data stored and retained for Managed customers?
10 days but can be configured
How long is Synthetic transaction data stored and retained for managed customers?
35 days but can be configured
Managed Cluster is updated how frequently?
4 weeks (May delay, unskipable)
How long are Cluster Version supported for managed normal customers?
3 months
How long are Cluster Version supported for managed premium customers?
4 months
One agent supported for how many months for regular customers?
9 months (both for SaaS and Managed)
One agent supported for how many months for premium customers?
12 months (both for SaaS and Managed)
For failover, a cluster must have _____ nodes to maintain functionality and can't lose 3
or more nodes
(# of nodes / 2) + 1
Why does a Managed environment need outbound communications
Dynatrace Mission Control needs to provide license validation, health monitoring and
automatic updates to you Dynatrace managed cluster.
What can customers use CMC for?
Managed customers can use this to access their clusters, check for system updates
Can Mission control can access certificates?
False
Can Mission control can access use credentials?
False
Can Mission control cannot gain root access to any servers?
True
What data is sent to mission control?
-Usage and billing information
-Dynatrace Cluster Health Statistics
, -Dynatrace Cluster event tracking
-system settings
-software updates
How can you enable OneAgent auto updates?
Globally, from the settings and preferences menu
What do we use AI for in the OneAgent?
-Problem Detection
-Root Cause analysis
-Problem Prediction
After installing OneAgent, how would deep monitoring of VMs be enabled?
Automatically enabled
Must have the following to deploy OneAgent
-Dynatrace login
-Server Admin rights
-Permissions to restart services
-firewall admin rights
-disk space requirements
-any necessary ActiveGates installed
Can OneAgent injects into a Database's code?
False. (only process that calls it)
What is one way that you can disable OneAgent on a specific Host?
-Edit the host's details page, and set the Monitor this host switch to Off.
-You can disable Monitoring in the Host settings
What are functions that OneAgent provides in your Dynatrace environment?
-It auto-discovers all components and dependencies in your environment
-Performs all tasks related to the monitoring of hosts, processes, applications,
infrastructures, and real user experience.
Components on a host that are monitored by OneAgent.
-Disk
-NIC
-CPU
-Memory
What does Dynatrace consider as an External Service?
Any service which is called by your application or another service, but is NOT directly
monitored by OneAgent.
how do you add/invite new hosts/nodes to a managed cluster?
CMC
For non-root Agent, what is the name of the user the Agent creates on the host?
dtuser
How are host groups assigned?
At time of installation, automatically or by specifying a parameter at install time.
How can one view historical data for a host?
from host details page, adjust Timeframe selector.
How can you change the host group of a host?
-re-install the agent
-using the OneAgentCTL
Answers2022/2023)
What is SaaS in Dynatrace
Software as a Service; Dynatrace provides the service and you just use it.
What are the benefits of SaaS
-No local installation
-No worries about hardware, backup & data storage
-No Monitoring/operator required
What are the Agent Ports for SaaS
443
SaaS Cluster updates every?
automatically 2 weeks
One Agent updates every?
optionally 4 weeks
VM monitoring requires what type of activate for Dynatrace SaaS?
Environment
How long are OneAgent Diagnostics retained for SaaS
30 days
How long is RUM monitoring data for User Sessions & Actions Stored?
35 days
How long is the data retention period for RUM Session Replay data?
Configurable up to 35 days
How long are Waterfall Analysis stored for?
10 days
How long is Code Level and Performance data stored and retained for service
requests?
35 days
How long is Synthetic transaction data stored and retained in SaaS?
35 days
What are the intervals available for dashboarding and API access? (Also "how long are
key user actions stored?")
-14 days: 1-minute interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
-28 Days: 5-minute interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
-400 days: 1-hour interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
-Forever: 1-day interval granularity available for dashboarding and API access.
What is Managed in Dynatrace?
You provide the platform; We manage the service.
What are the benefits of Managed?
-Full control of data
-Self monitoring built-in
-No worries about patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, monitoring or failover
,What are the Agent Ports for Managed
8443 & 443
Environment & Cluster active gates make outgoing connections to Dynatrace server on
what port?
443
Port ______ is routed to local port ________ using an IP Table's prerouting rule
443 & 8022
How long are OneAgent Diagnostics retained for Managed?
Configurable, default 30 days
How long is Code Level and Performance data stored and retained for service requests
for Managed?
Configurable up to 365 days, default 35 days
How long is Code Level and Performance data stored and retained for services at the
code level for Managed?
Configurable up to 365 days, default 10 days
How long is RUM Waterfall analysis data stored and retained for Managed customers?
10 days but can be configured
How long is Synthetic transaction data stored and retained for managed customers?
35 days but can be configured
Managed Cluster is updated how frequently?
4 weeks (May delay, unskipable)
How long are Cluster Version supported for managed normal customers?
3 months
How long are Cluster Version supported for managed premium customers?
4 months
One agent supported for how many months for regular customers?
9 months (both for SaaS and Managed)
One agent supported for how many months for premium customers?
12 months (both for SaaS and Managed)
For failover, a cluster must have _____ nodes to maintain functionality and can't lose 3
or more nodes
(# of nodes / 2) + 1
Why does a Managed environment need outbound communications
Dynatrace Mission Control needs to provide license validation, health monitoring and
automatic updates to you Dynatrace managed cluster.
What can customers use CMC for?
Managed customers can use this to access their clusters, check for system updates
Can Mission control can access certificates?
False
Can Mission control can access use credentials?
False
Can Mission control cannot gain root access to any servers?
True
What data is sent to mission control?
-Usage and billing information
-Dynatrace Cluster Health Statistics
, -Dynatrace Cluster event tracking
-system settings
-software updates
How can you enable OneAgent auto updates?
Globally, from the settings and preferences menu
What do we use AI for in the OneAgent?
-Problem Detection
-Root Cause analysis
-Problem Prediction
After installing OneAgent, how would deep monitoring of VMs be enabled?
Automatically enabled
Must have the following to deploy OneAgent
-Dynatrace login
-Server Admin rights
-Permissions to restart services
-firewall admin rights
-disk space requirements
-any necessary ActiveGates installed
Can OneAgent injects into a Database's code?
False. (only process that calls it)
What is one way that you can disable OneAgent on a specific Host?
-Edit the host's details page, and set the Monitor this host switch to Off.
-You can disable Monitoring in the Host settings
What are functions that OneAgent provides in your Dynatrace environment?
-It auto-discovers all components and dependencies in your environment
-Performs all tasks related to the monitoring of hosts, processes, applications,
infrastructures, and real user experience.
Components on a host that are monitored by OneAgent.
-Disk
-NIC
-CPU
-Memory
What does Dynatrace consider as an External Service?
Any service which is called by your application or another service, but is NOT directly
monitored by OneAgent.
how do you add/invite new hosts/nodes to a managed cluster?
CMC
For non-root Agent, what is the name of the user the Agent creates on the host?
dtuser
How are host groups assigned?
At time of installation, automatically or by specifying a parameter at install time.
How can one view historical data for a host?
from host details page, adjust Timeframe selector.
How can you change the host group of a host?
-re-install the agent
-using the OneAgentCTL
