If you do not specify any parameters during ActiveGate installation to customize settings, the following default settings will be used. To modify defaults settings during installation, see Customize ActiveGate installation on Windows
On Windows, the %PROGRAMDATA% directory is usually hidden for non-privileged users. Therefore you cannot select it by browsing through folders. Instead, to access the folder, paste the folder path directly into a Windows Explorer address box.
Purpose of directory
Default path
Path relative to installation parameter
Disk space requirements
(if size not given, assume less than 1 MB)
ActiveGate executable files, libraries,and related files
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\gateway
<INSTALL>\gateway
300 MB
ActiveGate configuration
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\config
ActiveGate SSL folder
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\ssl
ActiveGate temporary files
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\tmp
4 GB (including 3 GB for cached OneAgent installers and container images)
ActiveGate logs
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\log
500 MB
Dump files uploaded to ActiveGate by OneAgent
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\gateway\dump
Functionality off by default. When activated, can take configurable maximum size: default 100 GB.
ActiveGate packages directory for auto-update installer downloads
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\packages
500 MB.
ActiveGate Extensions 1.0 and Extensions 2.0 executable files, libraries, and related files
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule
<INSTALL>\remotepluginmodule
350 MB
ActiveGate Extensions 1.0 and Extensions 2.0 configuration, logs, cache, run-time work area
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule
2 GB (for logs and crash dumps)
ActiveGate extensions upload directory
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule\plugin_deployment
<INSTALL>\remotepluginmodule\plugin_deployment
Depending on uploaded extensions
zRemote executable files, libraries, and related files
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\zremote
<INSTALL>\zremote
50 MB
zRemote user-modifiable persistent configuration,
zRemote runtime work area, crash reports
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\zremote\agent
50 MB
zRemote logs
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\zremote\log
200 MB
Private Synthetic executable files, libraries, and related files
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\synthetic
<INSTALL>\synthetic
270 MB
Private synthetic logs
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic\log
1 GB
Private synthetic temporary files
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic
20 GB, including 1 GB for the %PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic\cache and 1 GB for %PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\synthetic\screenshots
Autoupdater
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\gateway
<INSTALL>\gateway
Included in estimate for ActiveGate executable files
Autoupdater logs
%PROGRAMDATA%\dynatrace\autoupdater\log
200 MB
Component name | Service name | Description |
ActiveGate |
| The main ActiveGate service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules. |
ActiveGate auto-updater |
| An auto-updater service. Present for all ActiveGate purposes and functional modules. |
Extensions 1.0 (Remote Plugin Module) |
| Service for the Extensions 1.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description. |
Extensions 2.0 |
| Service for the Extensions 2.0 functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the routing-monitoring purpose. This service will be active or inactive, depending on configuration—for default setting, refer to the module description. |
zRemote |
| Service for the zRemote functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of routing z/OS traffic to Dynatrace. |
Synthetic |
| Service for the Synthetic functional module. Present on ActiveGates installed for the purpose of running Synthetic monitors from a private location. |
All ActiveGate services are running as unprivileged Local Service account. The only exception is Dynatrace Autoupdater which is running as Local System.
By default, ActiveGate:
For more information about possible ActiveGate connectivity schemes, see Supported connectivity schemes for ActiveGates.