# Splunk Appdynamics Platform Setup

> Use when the user asks for AppDynamics On-Premises, Virtual Appliance, Enterprise Console, Controller host setup, Events Service, EUM Server, Synthetic Server, HA, upgrade, or secure platform runbooks. Render, validate, and gate Splunk AppDynamics On-Premises and Virtual Appliance platform workflows, including Enterprise Console, Controller, Events Service, EUM Server, Synthetic Server, planning, platform quickstart, release notes, compatibility, HA, backup, restore, upgrades, and secure platform hardening.

- Skill: `chambear2809/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 7 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add chambear2809/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/chambear2809/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: chambear2809 (https://skillmd.com/u/chambear2809)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/chambear2809/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup

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# Splunk AppDynamics Platform Setup

## Prerequisites

| Tool or access | Purpose | Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Bash and Python 3 | Run bundled setup and validation helpers | `bash --version && python3 --version` |
| Required product/platform access | Inspect or configure the selected target | Complete the documented preflight |
| Credential files for live modes | Keep secrets out of chat | Verify paths only |

## Workflow Overview

```text
┌───────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌───────────────┐   ┌─────────────────┐
│ Preflight │ → │ Render/review │ → │ Apply/handoff │ → │ Validate evidence │
└───────────┘   └───────────────┘   └───────────────┘   └─────────────────┘
```

## When to Activate

- The user asks for AppDynamics On-Premises, Virtual Appliance, Enterprise Console, Controller host setup, Events
  Service, EUM Server, Synthetic Server, HA, upgrade, or secure platform runbooks.
- Preview and review the splunk appdynamics platform setup workflow before any live apply phase.
- Diagnose failed prerequisites, generated assets, configuration, or validation evidence.

## Scope

Follow the documented read-only or render-first path whenever it is available.
This skill does not imply permission to mutate live systems. Require explicit
apply flags, protected credentials, and operator review for state changes.

## Examples

Inspect the supported setup modes before selecting one:

```bash
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup/scripts/setup.sh --help
```

Expected output: usage, supported modes, and required arguments are displayed
without changing the target environment.

Inspect validation modes before running completion checks:

```bash
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup/scripts/validate.sh --help
```

Expected output: offline, live, and completion options are displayed when the
skill supports them; help exits without mutation.

## Troubleshooting

| Issue | Cause | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Preflight fails | A required tool or access path is missing | Resolve it before rendering or applying |
| Rendered assets are incomplete | Required non-secret inputs are absent | Complete intake and render again |
| Apply is blocked | Review, credentials, or explicit acceptance is missing | Use the documented handoff |
| Validation is incomplete | Live evidence is unavailable | Record the gap and keep completion open |

Render-first owner for AppDynamics self-managed platform workflows. Platform
mutations are high-blast-radius and require reviewed runbooks; Enterprise
Console changes are additionally gated by `--accept-enterprise-console-mutation`.
The skill tracks the current AppDynamics On-Premises 26.8.0 Enterprise Console
and Controller deployment documentation for CLI-capable platform work. The
Virtual Appliance manual runs on its own release cadence and currently
publishes 26.1.0, so appliance workflows stay on that version rather than
being relabeled to 26.8.0.

```bash
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup/scripts/setup.sh --render
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup/scripts/validate.sh
bash skills/splunk-appdynamics-platform-setup/scripts/setup.sh \
  --apply enterprise-console --accept-enterprise-console-mutation \
  --spec path/to/platform.yaml
```

Live apply requires one explicit section: `enterprise-console`,
`vmware-ovftool`, or `vmware-govc`. Bare `--apply` is rejected so a platform
bootstrap and an appliance deployment cannot be conflated. Rendered executors
also default to dry-run unless invoked through the gated wrapper (or their
documented action environment variable is set explicitly).

The renderer emits:

- `platform-topology-inventory.yaml` with the reviewed component and host map.
- `deployment-method-selector.yaml` and `deployment-method-matrix.md` to route
  users across classic On-Premises, Virtual Appliance, GUI, CLI, and
  discover/upgrade paths without making them know the product taxonomy first.
- `enterprise-console-command-plan.sh` with session-safe Enterprise Console CLI
  commands for platform, credential, host, version, diagnosis, and job discovery.
- `classic-onprem-deployment-runbook.md`,
  `controller-install-upgrade-runbook.md`, `component-deployment-runbook.md`,
  `virtual-appliance-deployment-runbook.md`, `platform-ha-backup-runbook.md`,
  and `platform-security-checklist.md` for support-gated or outage-prone work.
- `virtual-appliance-vmware-inventory.yaml`,
  `virtual-appliance-ovftool-plan.sh`, `virtual-appliance-govc-plan.sh`, and
  `virtual-appliance-vmware-validation.sh` for vSphere or standalone ESXi OVA
  deployment handoff without passing VMware passwords on shell command lines.
- `platform-validation-probes.sh` for local static checks and optional live
  reachability probes.

VMware live validation requires `APPD_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE` whenever SSH
`appdctl` checks are enabled. Host-key enrollment is an operator prerequisite;
the generated script does not accept new keys implicitly or suppress failed
boot/cluster checks.

First-class deployment coverage:

- Classic On-Premises Enterprise Console Express GUI, Custom GUI, CLI, and
  Discover/Upgrade GUI/CLI flows.
- Classic component installers for Linux Events Service, Windows Events Service
  manual deployment, EUM Server GUI/console/silent installer modes, and
  Synthetic Server dependency sequencing.
- Virtual Appliance infrastructure targets for VMware vSphere, VMware ESXi,
  Microsoft Azure, AWS, KVM, and ROSA. The VMware path includes OVF Tool and
  govc dry-run plans, OVA placement guidance, OVF property inspection, three
  node network inventory, and `appdctl show boot` validation.
- Virtual Appliance Standard and Hybrid service deployment with `appdcli`
  validation handoffs.