What is a primary purpose of configuring process groups in Dynatrace?

Configuring process groups in Dynatrace primarily serves the purpose of managing and optimizing the performance and operation of services across multiple hosts. One of the key functionalities of process groups is to facilitate the running of processes differently based on specific host groups. This means that different configurations, settings, or monitoring criteria can be applied depending on the environment, workload, or purpose of the host group in question.

This allows for greater flexibility and adaptability in managing applications that may have varying performance requirements or operational characteristics depending on the server they are running on. By intelligently configuring process groups, teams can ensure that processes are tuned for optimal performance and responsiveness based on the underlying infrastructure.

While enabling alerts for service downtime and grouping services based on performance metrics are important aspects of Dynatrace, they can be addressed through other features of the platform. Similarly, defining network policies pertains more to network monitoring capabilities rather than the core function of organizing and managing process groups.