The 500-425 CAAA (Cisco AppDynamics Associate Administrator) exam covers topics related to installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting AppDynamics agents, dashboards, data collectors, alerts, responses, error analysis, and system access and security within an application performance monitoring (APM) environment, focusing primarily on basic administration tasks within the AppDynamics platform.
Key areas covered in the 500-425 exam include:
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Agents:
- Installing and configuring agents on various application servers
- Managing agent logs and verifying functionality
- Monitoring agent performance and connectivity
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Dashboards:
- Creating and customizing dashboards with relevant metrics
- Utilizing reports and visualizations to analyze application performance
- Monitoring events and health rule violations
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Data Collectors:
- Defining and configuring data collectors for backend systems
- Managing database credentials and security for database collectors
- Monitoring backend system behavior and addressing data collector security risks
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Alerts and Responses:
- Configuring alerts based on performance metrics and thresholds
- Analyzing business transaction metrics to identify performance issues
- Identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) and publishing alert data on dashboards
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Errors and Exceptions:
- Analyzing error logs and identifying root causes of application errors
- Troubleshooting common exceptions and performance bottlenecks
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System Access and Security:
- Managing user roles and permissions within AppDynamics
- Implementing security best practices for data collection and access
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