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What are the 4 parts included in the plugin.json definition for ActiveGate plugins?
Metadata, UI, Metrics, Configuration
How are ActiveGate plugins licensed?
The plugin SDK is free. Dynatrace partners can develop plugin for you, will depend on contract.
Whatever custom metrics are used will be charged.
How frequently do ActiveGate plugins execute?
Once per minute
Can you run multiple endpoints in a single ActiveGate plugin module?
Yes
What kind of ActiveGate executes ActiveGate plugins?
Environment ActiveGate
Can you execute ActiveGate plugins using an Environment ActiveGate that's configured
for multi-environment support?
No
Where can you view results from plugin-monitoring?
,Technology overview page
What is a "device group"?
A technology tile that derives its data from an ActiveGate plugin.
Why would you set up "key metrics" for an ActiveGate plugin?
Define important metrics to be displayed in technology overview page.
What is the favicon property in the plugins.json definition?
Allows you to define your own custom icon for device groups!
What can device groups represent?
Clusters, regions, groups of servers, etc.
What is a custom device group entity?
Bind metrics and properties to monitor device group metrics
How do you define the type and look of charts of ActiveGate plugins?
plugin.json
What is pgmetrics in plugins.json for ActiveGate plugins?
Section that allows you to define custom device metrics.
Does Dynatrace AI baseline the metrics of your custom devices?
Yes!
How does Dynatrace create problems from custom devices (ActiveGate plugin)?
Metric threshold violation in JSON definition. (Automatically sends events, not problems)
How do you manually generate problems for your ActiveGate plugins?
Python API - raise performance, availability, error, and resource contention problems
Does Dynatrace automatically distribute plugins between Dynatrace server and
ActiveGates?
, No, you need to deploy them on ActiveGate and upload them to server.
In general, what is the point of plugins.json (ActiveGate plugins)?
Define how data is presented in the Dynatrace UI.
In general, what is the point of Python files for ActiveGate plugins?
Define additional events, create custom properties.
How many Cluster Management Consoles are there per cluster?
One per cluster.
What is each managed cluster associated with?
One or more nodes (with Dynatrace server instances), one or more monitored environments
(with OneAgent), one cluster management console.
What are the components included in the Dynatrace Managed installer?
Dynatrace Server, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Embedded ActiveGate, NGINX
What can you do with CMC?
Create user accounts and groups, add new cluster nodes, add new monitoring environments.
How many nodes does Dynatrace recommend per cluster?
At least 3 - data is replicated across nodes
What percentage of managed cluster nodes does Dynatrace need to be running?
Majority (50%+)
What does Dynatrace recommend for latency between managed cluster nodes?
10ms or less
Is transaction data (call stacks, database statements, code-level visibility etc.) replicated
across managed cluster nodes?
No - evenly distributed across all nodes
(Latest 2025/ 2026 Updates STUDY
PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS) 100%
Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A
Dynatrace Professional Certification Written Exam
What are the 4 parts included in the plugin.json definition for ActiveGate plugins?
Metadata, UI, Metrics, Configuration
How are ActiveGate plugins licensed?
The plugin SDK is free. Dynatrace partners can develop plugin for you, will depend on contract.
Whatever custom metrics are used will be charged.
How frequently do ActiveGate plugins execute?
Once per minute
Can you run multiple endpoints in a single ActiveGate plugin module?
Yes
What kind of ActiveGate executes ActiveGate plugins?
Environment ActiveGate
Can you execute ActiveGate plugins using an Environment ActiveGate that's configured
for multi-environment support?
No
Where can you view results from plugin-monitoring?
,Technology overview page
What is a "device group"?
A technology tile that derives its data from an ActiveGate plugin.
Why would you set up "key metrics" for an ActiveGate plugin?
Define important metrics to be displayed in technology overview page.
What is the favicon property in the plugins.json definition?
Allows you to define your own custom icon for device groups!
What can device groups represent?
Clusters, regions, groups of servers, etc.
What is a custom device group entity?
Bind metrics and properties to monitor device group metrics
How do you define the type and look of charts of ActiveGate plugins?
plugin.json
What is pgmetrics in plugins.json for ActiveGate plugins?
Section that allows you to define custom device metrics.
Does Dynatrace AI baseline the metrics of your custom devices?
Yes!
How does Dynatrace create problems from custom devices (ActiveGate plugin)?
Metric threshold violation in JSON definition. (Automatically sends events, not problems)
How do you manually generate problems for your ActiveGate plugins?
Python API - raise performance, availability, error, and resource contention problems
Does Dynatrace automatically distribute plugins between Dynatrace server and
ActiveGates?
, No, you need to deploy them on ActiveGate and upload them to server.
In general, what is the point of plugins.json (ActiveGate plugins)?
Define how data is presented in the Dynatrace UI.
In general, what is the point of Python files for ActiveGate plugins?
Define additional events, create custom properties.
How many Cluster Management Consoles are there per cluster?
One per cluster.
What is each managed cluster associated with?
One or more nodes (with Dynatrace server instances), one or more monitored environments
(with OneAgent), one cluster management console.
What are the components included in the Dynatrace Managed installer?
Dynatrace Server, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Embedded ActiveGate, NGINX
What can you do with CMC?
Create user accounts and groups, add new cluster nodes, add new monitoring environments.
How many nodes does Dynatrace recommend per cluster?
At least 3 - data is replicated across nodes
What percentage of managed cluster nodes does Dynatrace need to be running?
Majority (50%+)
What does Dynatrace recommend for latency between managed cluster nodes?
10ms or less
Is transaction data (call stacks, database statements, code-level visibility etc.) replicated
across managed cluster nodes?
No - evenly distributed across all nodes
