WMI tutorial - extension package

Extensions 2.0 extensions are based on a YAML configuration file. Its minimal contents are:

  • name - Must begin with custom: for custom extensions
  • version
  • author
  • minDynatraceVersion - Minimum Dynatrace version to enforce a minimum version of the extension schema

In this step you will

Step 1

Create YAML file

Step 2

Build your extension package

Step 3

Upload your extension to Dynatrace Hub

Step 1 Create YAML file

Use the following template.

name: custom:demo.host-observability
version: # add version
minDynatraceVersion: "1.227"
author:
  name: # add your name

Save your extension.yaml and developer key and certificates using the following structure:

my-sample-extension/
  └── src/
      ├── extension.yaml
      dashboards/
      └── dashboard.json
      alerts/
      └── alert.json

Step 2 Build and sign your extension package

In the extensions parent directory, run the following command:

dt extension assemble
dt extension sign --key ./developer.pem

These commands build your extension package containing only the extension.zip archive and the extension.zip.sig signature file.

bundle.zip
|    extension.zip
|    extension.zip.sig

Step 3 Upload your extension to Dynatrace Hub

To upload and activate your extension, run the following command:

dt extension upload bundle.zip

Example successful output:

C:\extension>dt extension upload bundle.zip
Tenant url: your-tenant-url
Api token: your-api-token
Extension upload successful!

For more information, see Manage WMI extensions.

Results

Your extension shows up in Dynatrace as Active.

result

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