Quickstart: Get started with Dynatrace

In this quickstart, you create a new instance of Dynatrace.

Prerequisites

• An Azure account with an active subscription is required. If you don't already have one, you can create an account for free.

• Your Azure role must be set to Owner or Contributor for the subscription. Confirm that you have the appropriate access before you begin.

• You must configure your environment.
• You must subscribe to Dynatrace.

Create a Dynatrace resource

Begin by signing in to the Azure portal.

1. In the Azure portal, in the search bar, enter the name of the service.

2. In the Services search results, choose the service.

3. Select the + Create option.

The pane for creating a resource appears with the Basics tab open by default.

Note

The steps in this article are for creating a new Dynatrace environment. See link to an existing Dynatrace environment if you have an existing Dynatrace environment you'd prefer to link your Azure subscription to.

Basics tab

The Basics tab has four sections:

• Project details
• Azure resource details
• Dynatrace details
• User account information

There are required fields (identified with a red asterisk) that you need to fill out.

1. Enter the values for each required setting under Project details.

   Field	Action
   Subscription	Select a subscription from your existing subscriptions.
   Resource group	Use an existing resource group or create a new one.

2. Enter the values for each required setting under Azure Resource details.

   Field	Action
   Resource name	Specify a unique name for the resource.
   Region	Select a region to deploy your resource.

3. Enter the values for each required setting under Dynatrace details.

   Field	Action
   User name	Specify a user name.
   Company name	Specify your company's name.

4. Select Next: Metrics and Logs.

Metrics and logs tab (optional)

If you wish, you can configure resources to send metrics/logs to Dynatrace.

• Select Enable metrics collection to set up monitoring of platform metrics.
• Select Subscription activity logs to send subscription-level logs to Dynatrace.
• Select Azure resource logs to send Azure resource lots to Dynatrace.

Select the Next button at the bottom of the page.

Single sign-on tab (optional)

If your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID as its identity provider, you can establish single sign-on from the Azure portal:

1. Select the checkbox.

   The Azure portal retrieves the appropriate application from Microsoft Entra ID.

2. Select the app name.

3. Select Next.

Tags tab (optional)

You can optionally create tags for your resource. Then select Review + create.

Review + create tab

If the review finds no errors, the Create button is enabled. Select it.

If the review identifies errors, a red dot appears next to each section where errors exist. To fix errors:

1. Open each section that has errors and fix the errors.

   Fields with errors are highlighted in red.

2. Select Review + create again.

3. Select Create.

The message "Deployment is in progress" appears. When the deployment is complete, the message "Your deployment is complete" appears.

After the resource is created, select Go to Resource to view your resource.

Next step

Manage Dynatrace resources