diff --git a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint.sh
index ea6740b589..d328a75748 100755
--- a/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/release/config/opensearch/opensearch-docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ function setupSecurityPlugin {
 function setupPerformanceAnalyzerPlugin {
     PERFORMANCE_ANALYZER_PLUGIN="opensearch-performance-analyzer"
     if [ -d "$OPENSEARCH_HOME/plugins/$PERFORMANCE_ANALYZER_PLUGIN" ]; then
+
+        echo 'true' > $OPENSEARCH_HOME/data/rca_enabled.conf
+        echo 'true' > $OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF/performance_analyzer_enabled.conf
+        echo 'true' > $OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF/rca_enabled.conf
+
         if [ "$DISABLE_PERFORMANCE_ANALYZER_AGENT_CLI" = "true" ]; then
             echo "Disabling execution of $OPENSEARCH_HOME/bin/$PERFORMANCE_ANALYZER_PLUGIN/performance-analyzer-agent-cli for OpenSearch Performance Analyzer Plugin"
         else
diff --git a/scripts/startup/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh b/scripts/startup/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh
index afa60a3a6f..84f136914f 100755
--- a/scripts/startup/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/startup/tar/linux/opensearch-tar-install.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ OPENSEARCH_MAIN_CLASS="org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.PerformanceAnalyzerApp
 OPENSEARCH_ADDITIONAL_CLASSPATH_DIRECTORIES=plugins/opensearch-performance-analyzer \
 OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=$PA_AGENT_JAVA_OPTS
 
+# Create data directory by default
+# Do nothing if the directory already exists
+if [ -d "$OPENSEARCH_HOME/data" ]; then
+    mkdir -p $OPENSEARCH_HOME/data
+fi
+
+# Performance Analyzer Configs
+echo 'true' > $OPENSEARCH_HOME/data/rca_enabled.conf
+echo 'true' > $OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF/performance_analyzer_enabled.conf
+echo 'true' > $OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF/rca_enabled.conf
+
 if ! grep -q '## OpenSearch Performance Analyzer' $OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF/jvm.options; then
    CLK_TCK=`/usr/bin/getconf CLK_TCK`
    echo >> $OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF/jvm.options