Merge pull request #3003 from DougAnsonAustinTX/dynatrace-techreview-1

dynatrace tech review and copilot review

Author: pareenaverma

content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/dynatrace-azure/activegate-installation.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ At the end of the installation, ActiveGate will be:
 * Installed and running as a system service
 * Listening on port **9999** for Dynatrace communication
 * Connected to your Dynatrace SaaS environment
-* Verified on **Arm64 (Aarch64)** architecture
+* Verified on **Arm64 (`aarch64`)** architecture
 
 ## Verify OneAgent installation
 
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ This is your Dynatrace SaaS environment URL.
 
 ## Navigate to the ActiveGate deployment page
 
-From the Dynatrace dashboard:
+From the Dynatrace main dashboard:
 
-- Select Deployment status
-- Choose ActiveGate
-- Install ActiveGate
+* Select **Search** on the upper left and search for **Deployment**.
+* Select **Deployment status**.
+* Choose **ActiveGate**.
+* Select **Install ActiveGate**.
 
 ![Dynatrace deployment status page showing no ActiveGate detected alt-txt#center](images/activegate1.png "Dynatrace ActiveGate not yet installed")
 
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ Dynatrace will generate an installation command specifically for your environmen
 
 On the installer configuration page:
 
-- Platform → Linux
-- Architecture → ARM64
+* Platform -> Linux
+* Architecture -> ARM64
+* Select **Generate token** to create an authentication token
 
 ![Dynatrace Install ActiveGate page showing deployment type Linux and architecture ARM selection alt-txt#center](images/activegate-install.png "Dynatrace ActiveGate installation configuration")
 
@@ -95,24 +97,29 @@ wget -O Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-arm.sh \
 **Verify signature:**
 
 ```console
-wget https://ca.dynatrace.com/dt-root.cert.pem ; ( echo 'Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; micalg="sha-256"; boundary="--SIGNED-INSTALLER"'; echo ; echo ; echo '----SIGNED-INSTALLER' ; cat Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-arm64-1.331.24.20260210-044521.sh ) | openssl cms -verify -CAfile dt-root.cert.pem > /dev/null
+wget https://ca.dynatrace.com/dt-root.cert.pem
+( echo 'Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; micalg="sha-256"; boundary="--SIGNED-INSTALLER"'; echo; echo; echo '----SIGNED-INSTALLER'; cat Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-arm.sh ) | openssl cms -verify -CAfile dt-root.cert.pem > /dev/null
 ```
+
 ![Dynatrace ActiveGate installer command for Linux ARM64 environment alt-txt#center](images/activegate-installation-commands.png "Dynatrace ActiveGate installer command")
 
 **Install ActiveGate as the privileged user:**
 
+Copy the command under "Install ActiveGate as the privileged user" from your dashboard and prepend "sudo " to it to launch the install:
+
 ```console
-sudo /bin/bash Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-arm64-1.331.24.20260210-044521.sh
+sudo /bin/bash Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-arm.sh
 ```
 
 The installer automatically performs the following tasks:
 
-- Downloads ActiveGate components
-- Installs the ActiveGate service
-- Configures communication with Dynatrace SaaS
-- Starts the ActiveGate service
+* Downloads ActiveGate components
+* Installs the ActiveGate service
+* Configures communication with Dynatrace SaaS
+* Starts the ActiveGate service
+
+The output is similar to:
 
-The output is similar to: 
 ```output
 2026-03-12 05:59:21 UTC Starting Dynatrace ActiveGate AutoUpdater...
 2026-03-12 05:59:21 UTC Checking if Dynatrace ActiveGate AutoUpdater is running ...
@@ -133,12 +140,14 @@ sudo systemctl status dynatracegateway
 ```
 
 The output is similar to:
+
 ```output
 ● dynatracegateway.service - Dynatrace ActiveGate service
      Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/dynatracegateway.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
      Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-03-12 05:59:07 UTC; 1min 7s ago
     Process: 20280 ExecStart=/opt/dynatrace/gateway/dynatracegateway start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 ```
+
 This confirms that ActiveGate started successfully.
 
 ## Verify the ActiveGate communication port
@@ -152,6 +161,7 @@ sudo ss -tulnp | grep 9999
 ```
 
 The output is similar to:
+
 ```console
 tcp   LISTEN 0      50                 *:9999             *:*    users:(("java",pid=20319,fd=403))
 ```
@@ -168,17 +178,17 @@ Deployment Status → ActiveGates
 
 You should see your ActiveGate instance listed with:
 
-- Host name
-- Version
-- Status: Connected
+* Host name
+* Version
+* Status: Connected
 
 ![Dynatrace Deployment Status page showing ActiveGate instance connected and running alt-txt#center](images/activegate-ui.png "Dynatrace ActiveGate deployment status")
 
 ![Dynatrace ActiveGate details page displaying modules architecture and configuration alt-txt#center](images/activegate-details.png "Dynatrace ActiveGate details view")
 
 ## Test application monitoring with Nginx
 
-To validate that Dynatrace is collecting monitoring data correctly, deploy a simple web server on the virtual machine. Dynatrace OneAgent will automatically detect and monitor the process.
+To validate that Dynatrace is collecting monitoring data correctly, deploy a simple web server on the virtual machine. Dynatrace OneAgent automatically detects and monitors the process.
 
 ### Install Nginx
 
@@ -188,7 +198,8 @@ Update the package index and install the Nginx web server.
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install -y nginx
 ```
-## Check the Nginx service status.
+
+## Check the Nginx service status
 
 ```console
 sudo systemctl status nginx
@@ -218,20 +229,22 @@ Processes
 
 You should see a process similar to:
 
-- nginx
-- Dynatrace automatically begins collecting metrics such as:
-- CPU usage
-- memory consumption
-- network activity
-- request throughput
+* `nginx`
+
+Dynatrace automatically begins collecting metrics such as:
+
+* CPU usage
+* memory consumption
+* network activity
+* request throughput
 
 ![Dynatrace Infrastructure Explorer showing NGINX process monitoring on an ARM64 host alt-txt#center](images/nginx-monitoring.png "Dynatrace NGINX process monitoring dashboard")
 
-## What you've accomplished 
+## What you've accomplished
 
 You've successfully installed Dynatrace ActiveGate on your Azure Ubuntu Arm64 virtual machine. Your environment now includes:
 
-- Dynatrace OneAgent performing host monitoring
-- ActiveGate routing monitors traffic securely
-- Communication with Dynatrace SaaS through port 9999
-- Full compatibility with Arm64-based Cobalt 100 processors
+* Dynatrace OneAgent performing host monitoring
+* ActiveGate routing monitoring traffic securely
+* Communication with Dynatrace SaaS through port 9999
+* Full compatibility with Arm64-based Cobalt 100 processors

content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/dynatrace-azure/background.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Dynatrace automatically maps dependencies between services, hosts, containers, a
 
 There are three main components of Dynatrace:
 
-- **Dynatrace OneAgent:** a lightweight monitoring agent installed on hosts that automatically collects metrics, logs, and traces from applications and infrastructure. Learn more in the [Dynatrace OneAgent documentation](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/ingest-from/dynatrace-oneagent). 
+- **Dynatrace OneAgent:** a lightweight monitoring agent installed on hosts that automatically collects metrics, logs, and traces from applications and infrastructure. Learn more in the [Dynatrace OneAgent documentation](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/ingest-from/dynatrace-oneagent).
 
 - **Dynatrace ActiveGate:** a secure gateway component that routes monitoring traffic, enables cloud integrations, and provides additional monitoring capabilities such as Kubernetes monitoring and synthetic monitoring. Learn more in the [Dynatrace ActiveGate documentation](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/ingest-from/dynatrace-activegate).
 

content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/dynatrace-azure/firewall.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ layout: learningpathall
 
 To allow external traffic on port **9999** for Dynatrace ActiveGate running on an Azure virtual machine, open the port in the Network Security Group (NSG) attached to the virtual machine's network interface or subnet.
 
-{{% notice Note %}} For more information about Azure setup, see [Getting started with Microsoft Azure Platform](/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/csp/azure/).{{% /notice %}}
+{{% notice Note %}}For more information about Azure setup, see [Getting started with Microsoft Azure Platform](/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/csp/azure/).{{% /notice %}}
 
 ## Create a firewall rule in Azure
 
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ Configure it using the following details:
 - **Destination port ranges:** **9999**  
 - **Protocol:** TCP  
 - **Action:** Allow  
-- **Priority:** 1000  
-- **Name:** dynatrace-activegate  
+- **Name:** allow-tcp-9999 
 
 After filling in the details, select **Add** to save the rule.
 

content/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/dynatrace-azure/instance.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ While the steps to create this instance are included here for convenience, you c
 
 ## Create an Arm-based Azure virtual machine
 
-Creating a virtual machine based on Azure Cobalt 100 is no different to creating any other virtual machine in Azure. To create an Azure virtual machine:
+Creating a virtual machine based on Azure Cobalt 100 is no different from creating any other virtual machine in Azure. To create an Azure virtual machine:
 
 - Launch the Azure portal and navigate to **Virtual Machines**.
 - Select **Create**, and select **Virtual Machine** from the drop-down list.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Your virtual machine should be ready and running in a few minutes. You can SSH i
 
 ![Azure Portal showing successful VM deployment with green checkmark, VM name, resource group, and public IP address displayed in the confirmation notification alt-txt#center](images/final-vm.png "Successful VM deployment confirmation")
 
-{{% notice Note %}}To learn more about Arm-based virtual machine in Azure, see “Getting Started with Microsoft Azure” in [Get started with Arm-based cloud instances](/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/csp/azure).{{% /notice %}}
+{{% notice Note %}}To learn more about Arm-based virtual machines in Azure, see "Getting Started with Microsoft Azure" in [Get started with Arm-based cloud instances](/learning-paths/servers-and-cloud-computing/csp/azure/).{{% /notice %}}
 
 ## What you've accomplished and what's next