As a first step towards provisioning and deploying an APM Java agent, you must ensure that you've reviewed the requirements listed in this section and performed the prerequisite tasks:

• Your applications run on Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.6 or higher.

  If you are planning to use the thread snapshot feature, review Configure Thread Snapshots in APM Agent.

• Plan for approximately 200MB of JVM memory heap space for the APM Java agent. You may need to adjust the JVM's memory heap settings (-Xmx) appropriately.

• Plan for 200 MB of disk space for each agent. (It includes disk space allocated for agent log files).

• The application server you are using is a supported type and version. See the Application Performance Monitoring certification matrix on My Oracle Support.

• The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Prerequisites, such as creating an APM domain, have been completed. See Perform Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Prerequisites.

Once completed, you can proceed with the next step: Download the APM Java Agent Software or use the Install APM agent wizard for assistance with downloading, provisioning and deploying the APM agent​. You can find the wizard at the top of the Download APM agents page.