How to Monitor Java Applications on Windows with SolarWinds Observability | APM Setup Guide
This video provides a step-by-step walkthrough for configuring monitoring for Java applications running on Windows using SolarWinds® Observability. The demonstration covers the complete process—from adding a new service to instrumenting the application with the Java APM library and verifying connectivity.
Topics covered in this video include:
- Navigating to the Add Data workflow
- Selecting Service and naming the application service
- Choosing Windows as the environment and Java as the language
- Generating a new API token or selecting an existing one for ingesting service data
- Downloading the Java APM library directly from the provided link or via the supplied Invoke-WebRequest command
- Loading the library into the Java application using the code snippet provided, which also configures the service key and ingestion endpoint
- Accessing documentation on where to place the -javaagent option for supported web servers
- Restarting the JVM to ensure the library is successfully loaded
- Verifying the connection to the SolarWinds APM collector as the system transitions from “Waiting for Connection” to a confirmed connection
This guide is designed for developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators who need to instrument Java applications on Windows for performance monitoring, distributed tracing, and full-stack observability.
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