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Verify that the relevant components are available and meet the minimum requirements.

Confirm that the Java SDK ≥ 8

Open a command prompt and execute the command:

java -version
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Expected result is a Java version of ≥1.8. Example output:

java version "1.8.0_181"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)
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Check the OpenTelemetry Java Agent version ≥ 1.3.0

Open a command prompt and execute the command:

java -jar path/to/opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar
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Expected result is an OpenTelemetry Agent version of ≥1.3.0. Example output:

1.3.1
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(Optional) Check OpenTelemetry (Contrib) Collector (≥ 0.29.0)

Open a command prompt and execute the command:

Old OpenTelemetry (Contrib) Collector versions may not support this command. In this case an update is recommended.

otelcol --version                   # OpenTelemetry Collector 
otelcontribcol --version            # OpenTelemetry Contrib Collector
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Expected result is an OpenTelemetry Contrib Collector version of ≥0.29.0. Example output:

otelcol version v0.29.0             # OpenTelemetry Collector 
otelcontribcol version v0.29.0      # OpenTelemetry Contrib Collector
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Check z/IRIS IronTap (≥ 1.6.2)

If the z/IRIS IronTap version is unknown, then the most recent version can be downloaded instead of doing the following described steps.

IronTap container instructions ...

Open a command prompt and execute the command:

docker inspect irontap | grep -Po 'Image.*irontap:\K\d.\d.\d'       
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Expected result is an IronTap version of ≥ 1.6.2. Example output:

1.6.2
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IronTap server instructions

Assess IronTap logs by executing the following command:

cat path/to/irontap/logs/irontapInfo.log | grep -Po 'irontap-core-\K\d.\d.\d' | sort -u
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Expected result is an IronTap version of ≥ 1.6.2. Example output:

1.6.2
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