DynaTrace5.6 ReleaseNotes X
DynaTrace5.6 ReleaseNotes X
DynaTrace5.6 ReleaseNotes X
6 Release Notes
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Compuware is proud to present powered by dynaTrace. Compuware APM Application Monitoring and User Experience Management 5.6
Highlights:
1. Enterprise Grade UEM for Your Mobile Offerings
2.UEM for the Web: Easier and Optimized
3.Pinpoint Bottlenecks in Big Data Environments
4. Improved Visibility Into Your PHP Applications
5. Easier Rollout and Safer Administration
6. PurePath for zOS
7. Leading Edge Technology Support
dynaTrace 5.6 also includes:
Implemented Enhancement Requests
Additional Improvements and Changes
News from the APM Community
Resolved Issues
Known Issues
Additional Information and Software and Hardware Requirements
Supported Java Virtual Machines
Supported .NET Platforms
Supported Web Servers for UEM
Supported Application Environments
Supported Browsers for Web Start
dynaTrace Support Levels and End of Life Policy
Known Issues
While the new release of dynaTrace has been tested extensively to ensure that it works with all supported platforms and technologies, certain
issues cannot be addressed by the product. This section provides links to more information regarding issues you may run into. Please refer to the
for other workarounds and tips. Knowledge Base
VM arguments for WebStart client can no longer be set on the server (>= dynaTrace 5.6)
Watchdog restarts collector when set to retrieve data via HTTP(s)
To get a load test entry in the Test Automation dashlet, it requires a "dummy" unit test
KB-484 How to fix a class cache explosion
Detection of client side aborts (e.g. closing a mobile browser) of UEM paths can lead to reported skipped PurePaths
Java 7 does not accept by default. This might lead to refused connections e.g. when authenticating to a secure LDAP weak certificates
server with a weak certificate.
Additional Information
Software and Hardware Requirements
dynaTrace Agent
Windows x86/x64 >= 2003/XP, Linux x86/x64, Linux PPC, Solaris SPARC 32/64, Solaris x86/x64, AIX 32/64 Power 5, 6 and 7
Architectures, zOS 32/64 (no host health information available), z/Linux 32/64, HP-UX IA64
Oracle (Sun) JVM, IBM JVM, JRockit JVM, HP JVM
10MB disk space
dynaTrace Server
Windows/Linux
Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP or Server >= 2003 with latest service pack; installer containsprivate 32bit/64bit JRE
Linux x86/x64 with a recent kernel >= 2.6;installer containsprivate 32bit/64bit JRE;
Solaris/AIX
dynaTrace Server support on Solaris and AIX is limited to medium environments with a maximum of 100 Agents and 500
requests per second
Solaris SPARC; Solaris x86/64; installerrequires pre installed J2SE 7.0
AIX Power 5, 6 and 7,installerrequires pre installedIBM JRE 1.7+
Minimum 1.5 GB disk space (additional storage is required for continuous session recording)
Minimum 2 GB, typical 4-12 GB memory
LDAP for dynaTrace UserAuthentication
Active Directory
openLDAP
See the for detailed hardware recommendations specific to your load. Deployment Guide
dynaTrace Collector
Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP or Server >= 2003 with latest service pack; Linux x86/x64 with a recent kernel >= 2.6; Solaris SPARC; Solaris
x86/64; AIX Power >= 6.1.5, zOS, z/Linux, HP-UX IA64
Oracle (Sun) JVM 1.7+, IBM JVM 1.7+, HP JVM 1.7+
This section describes the minimum system requirements for installing dynaTrace. Typically these minimum requirements are suitable
for demonstration purposes only. Please refer to the for production-ready hardware requirements that vary based on Deployment Guide
the size of your dynaTrace deployment.
min. 1GB disk space
min. 128MB, typical 1-2GB memory
See the for more specific hardware recommendations. Deployment Guide
dynaTrace Client
Windows: Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP or Server >= 2003 with latest service pack( ) certified
Linux: SUSE/RedHat Linux with GTK ( ); no official support on 64 bit Linux (32 bit GTK2 runtime, libXtst-32,... required - certified see
) dynaTrace Forum
Mac: OS X 10.6+ 64bit ( ) supported
100MB disk space
1GB memory
Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768px
JRE 1.7 is required
dynaTrace Performance Warehouse
Long-term historical data is stored in the dynaTrace Performance Warehouse. The Performance Warehouse uses a relational database to store
data. Out of the box, dynaTrace uses an embedded database for demo / testing purposes. Any production installation of dynaTrace must us
one of the following (or greater) to host the Performance Warehouse e database management systems with the specified minimum version
database:
Oracle >= 10g
Microsoft SQL Server >= 2008
SQL Azure (see ) Windows Azure Best Practices
IBM DB2 Version >= 9.7
PostgreSQL >= 9.1
NOTE: dynaTrace supports partitioned tables for high load scenarios for all of the above databases.
To determine the disk-space requirements for the dynaTrace repository upfront, factor 15GB per 1000 persistent measures (of all System Profiles
within the dynaTrace repository). You can find more details in the . Deployment Guide
dynaTrace z Remote Agent
The dynaTrace z Remote Agent is in an experimental phase in version 5.6. Please contact Support to determine if your environment can
support a deployment!
Windowsx64>= 2003
z/Linux 64
Linux x64
AIX 64 Power 6, 7
Supported Java Virtual Machines*
OS Architectur
e
Oracle
(Sun) JVM
7.0, 6.0, 5.0,
1.4.2
32/64bit
IBM JVM
7.0, 6.0, 5.0,
1.4.2
32/64bit
Oracle
JRockit
6.0, 5.0,
1.4.2**
32/64bit
HP JVM
6.0, 5.0,
1.4.2**
32/64bit
SAP JVM
6.0 64bit
Fujitsu JVM
5.0, 1.4.2
32bit
Hitachi JVM
5.0 32bit
Windows x86/x64
Linux x86/x64
Solaris 9+ SPARC
32/64
Solaris 10+ x86/x64
AIX 5.2, 6.1,
7.1
P32/P64
HP-UX IA64
z/Linux z32/z64
zOS z32/z64
*) only bytecode created bythe Java Programming Language Compilers ( javac ) from supported JVM vendors
**) these 64bit 1.4.2 JVMs are not supported by dynaTrace
Supported .NET Platforms*
Windows
x86/x64
32 bit
Windows
x64
64 bit
.NET 2.0
.NET 3.0
.NET 3.5
.NET 4.0
.NET 4.5
n.a. = not applicable
*) .NET is not supported on the Itanium architecture
Supported Web Servers for UEM
OS Architecture Apache Web
Server
2.0, 2.2, 2.4
Microsoft IIS
6, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5
IBM HTTP Server
(IHS) 6, 7, 8
Oracle Http Server
10, 11
Windows x86/x64
2
Linux x86/x64
1