# Elastic Observability **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=136 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 137 --- ## [Unifying Log4j 2 layouts and EcsLayout](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unifying-log4j-2-layouts-and-ecslayout/197698)
**Author:** [@vyazici](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vyazici)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unifying-log4j-2-layouts-and-ecslayout/197698 "2019-10-10T11:07:29Z")
Dear fellow Elastic developers, I am the maintainer of the log4j2-logstash-layout project, the fastest and the only fully customizable JSON layout plugin for Log4j 2: LogstashLayout. A couple of days ago (2019-08-30) Fe… --- ## [Ephemeral Jobs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ephemeral-jobs/202047)
**Author:** [@jasonmoo-we](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasonmoo-we)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ephemeral-jobs/202047 "2019-10-10T07:13:27Z")
Hi I'm just curious if the APM libraries can be used for short lived jobs (ie. a cron job that processes some entries in a queue and puts them in a database and exits). I haven't seen any special configuration for this.… --- ## [Securing APM agent comms](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/securing-apm-agent-comms/202764)
**Author:** [@RichardH](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RichardH)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/securing-apm-agent-comms/202764 "2019-10-10T06:13:27Z")
\*\*Kibana version 7.4 \*\*Elasticsearch version 7.4: \*\*APM Server version 7.4: APM Agent language and version: \*\*Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version APT: \*\*Fresh insta… --- ## [APM Setup Success but is not showing information into Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-setup-success-but-is-not-showing-information-into-kibana/202061)
**Author:** [@Ramon\_Sanchez\_Villan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ramon_Sanchez_Villan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-setup-success-but-is-not-showing-information-into-kibana/202061 "2019-10-10T03:24:57Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 7.3… --- ## [Elastic APM js agent for angular throws console error Cannot read property 'events'](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-js-agent-for-angular-throws-console-error-cannot-read-property-events/202405)
**Author:** [@Kartheek\_Mannepalli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kartheek_Mannepalli)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-js-agent-for-angular-throws-console-error-cannot-read-property-events/202405 "2019-10-10T00:49:00Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 7.4.… --- ## [Unable to remote debug server when APM agent is enabled](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-remote-debug-server-when-apm-agent-is-enabled/202821)
**Author:** [@ethranes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethranes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-remote-debug-server-when-apm-agent-is-enabled/202821 "2019-10-09T14:27:52Z")
Hi, we're having an issue at the moment where if we startup a server with the APM flag present in the server startup we're not able to remote debug our server. We will get the following error; We've been running with … --- ## [Docker Stats Metrics](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-stats-metrics/201862)
**Author:** [@Gravador\_Monitor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gravador_Monitor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-stats-metrics/201862 "2019-10-09T13:55:34Z")
"\[Metricbeat Docker\] Overview ECS" dashboard values are different from values displayed by "docker stats" command, even if I filter the exact host and container. Is there any way to show docker stats values in kibana? V… --- ## [Monitor the JSON payload from heartbeat.yml](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitor-the-json-payload-from-heartbeat-yml/199740)
**Author:** [@mfang329](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mfang329)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitor-the-json-payload-from-heartbeat-yml/199740 "2019-10-09T12:52:14Z")
I'm new to the uptime / heartbeat service Version 6.8.3 that I'm trying to config brunch of urls which sends the healthbeat result to Uptime Kibana. The basic JSON payload body should return the following output, EG: … --- ## [APM Go Client](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-go-client/202785)
**Author:** [@nicolaigj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nicolaigj)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-go-client/202785 "2019-10-09T09:24:32Z")
Hi! I'm testing Elastic Cloud to see if this is something for us, and I'm first implementing it in our Go application using the Go client (https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-go). Right now I'm finding out how I'm goi… --- ## [Looking for help with elastic apm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-help-with-elastic-apm/202743)
**Author:** [@SAssociates](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SAssociates)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-help-with-elastic-apm/202743 "2019-10-09T07:24:10Z")
Im looking for a contractor to help with open source APM landscape and be able to integrate Elastic APM for performance analysis of our distributed image processing framework of the tool. Im hoping someone in the group… --- ## [Post custom metrics from nodejs apm agent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-custom-metrics-from-nodejs-apm-agent/201307)
**Author:** [@karlpokus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karlpokus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-custom-metrics-from-nodejs-apm-agent/201307 "2019-10-07T20:25:41Z")
Hi! Is there a way to post custom metrics (other than the existing cpu and mem) from a nodejs apm agent to the apm-server? I'm think of adding a websocket connection tally but can't seem to find anything in the docs: ht… --- ## [APM Node agent won't recognize cloud cert](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-node-agent-wont-recognize-cloud-cert/201677)
**Author:** [@ftripier\_ionq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ftripier_ionq)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-node-agent-wont-recognize-cloud-cert/201677 "2019-10-07T20:22:25Z")
Kibana version: v7.3.2 Elasticsearch version: v7.3.2 APM Server version: v7.3.2 APM Agent language and version: NodeJS v10.16.3 Browser version: Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source… --- ## [No lines drawn in "Time spent by span time", although data is available](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-lines-drawn-in-time-spent-by-span-time-although-data-is-available/199792)
**Author:** [@leprovokateur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leprovokateur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-lines-drawn-in-time-spent-by-span-time-although-data-is-available/199792 "2019-10-07T13:13:02Z")
Hi, The "Time spent by span type" doesn't show lines if any of data is N/A, in most cases it is http. Kibana version: 7.3.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.3.1 APM Server version: 7.3.1 APM Agent language and version: Java… --- ## [Vue.js Integration for SPA - RUM](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vue-js-integration-for-spa-rum/202369)
**Author:** [@delphi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/delphi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/vue-js-integration-for-spa-rum/202369 "2019-10-07T13:11:47Z")
Hi. Is there any release date for this agent supporting vue.js for SPA? I need that feature, 'cause I have to manually create transactions for AJAX calls and Single-Page-Application (SPA) calls that do not trigger a pag… --- ## [How to esclude from filebeat this log](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-esclude-from-filebeat-this-log/202303)
**Author:** [@mirketto82](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mirketto82)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-esclude-from-filebeat-this-log/202303 "2019-10-07T11:08:47Z")
hi all i want to exclude from filebeat this logs? at org.apache.camel.spring.spi.TransactionErrorHandler.process(TransactionErrorHandler.java:101) Oct 4, 2019 @ 10:27:45 at org.apache.camel.spring.spi.TransactionErro… --- ## [APM Spring JMS Template](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-spring-jms-template/201796)
**Author:** [@suikast42](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suikast42)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-spring-jms-template/201796 "2019-10-07T08:20:14Z")
When I follow the standard way of Spring to use JMSTeplate, the the APM agent trace the JMS trace as shown below. Are there some limitations of usage from Spring-JmsTemplate ? --- ## [Sending APM logs without using APM server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-apm-logs-without-using-apm-server/202110)
**Author:** [@Rajat\_Panwar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajat_Panwar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-apm-logs-without-using-apm-server/202110 "2019-10-07T03:54:21Z")
Hi, We already have an inhouse developed APM tool which works on the same lines as aws X-Ray works. It has same structure of transaction, span etc. There are many cases for us where the log size of APM can go beyond 4 … --- ## [Apm agent detach updates](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-detach-updates/202259)
**Author:** [@Nie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-detach-updates/202259 "2019-10-06T15:33:03Z")
I read the thread about java agent attach dated July. The last comment there was that someone(I guess from Elastic) is making an update on the java-agent-attach that will allow detaching. Is that possible now? If so, how… --- ## [Valid application packages values](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/valid-application-packages-values/202282)
**Author:** [@Nie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/valid-application-packages-values/202282 "2019-10-06T04:29:17Z")
I'm a little confused with application\_packages=org.example,org.another.example which I saw in https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/java/current/configuration.html Is there a cli command that can help display possib… --- ## [Distributed trace, parent transaction ending before child distributed span comes back](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distributed-trace-parent-transaction-ending-before-child-distributed-span-comes-back/202426)
**Author:** [@ffknob](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ffknob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distributed-trace-parent-transaction-ending-before-child-distributed-span-comes-back/202426 "2019-10-05T13:21:13Z")
Hello I have a distributed trace that is basically a main transaction that calls an external endpoint that is responsible for some Mongo DB integration. The thing is, I'm trying to understand why currently my main trans… --- ## [\[APM AGENT\]\[JAVA\] Doubts about default transactions relation with custom spans](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-java-doubts-about-default-transactions-relation-with-custom-spans/202368)
**Author:** [@ea1987](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ea1987)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-java-doubts-about-default-transactions-relation-with-custom-spans/202368 "2019-10-05T06:41:18Z")
Hi guys, I'm succesfully using APM Agent Public API and I can correctly create transactions and related spans. What I'm wondering is about how to manage default transaction that is created automatically by APM agent (w… --- ## [Try to start APM server inside elasticsearch pod](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/try-to-start-apm-server-inside-elasticsearch-pod/201824)
**Author:** [@KatiukOleg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/KatiukOleg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/try-to-start-apm-server-inside-elasticsearch-pod/201824 "2019-10-04T14:03:14Z")
Hi, currently use these versions Elasticsearch 7.2.0: APM Server 7.2.0: After installing APM-server inside the same pod where elasticsearch is located, I was trying to start apm-server. But got the next error -\> H… --- ## [Custom context merge in RUM JS](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-context-merge-in-rum-js/202164)
**Author:** [@igmdvc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/igmdvc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-context-merge-in-rum-js/202164 "2019-10-04T08:26:54Z")
Hi, According to APM node.js documentation: "It’s possible to call this function multiple times within the scope of the same active transaction. For each call, the properties of the context argument are shallow merge… --- ## [APM server behind load balancer](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-behind-load-balancer/202086)
**Author:** [@Nie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-behind-load-balancer/202086 "2019-10-04T05:26:50Z")
The apm-server.yml can be configured with ssl and certificate as shown in apm-serverl.yml file. What if I place apm-server behind a load balancer capable of doing SSL termination, will apm-server still work? My assumptio… --- ## [Unknown route yet URL is populated](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-route-yet-url-is-populated/201303)
**Author:** [@karlpokus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karlpokus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-route-yet-url-is-populated/201303 "2019-10-03T19:03:18Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 7.3… --- ## [.NET Agent does not recognize Elasticsearch.NET calls in the timeline](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-agent-does-not-recognize-elasticsearch-net-calls-in-the-timeline/202058)
**Author:** [@Jimmy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jimmy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-agent-does-not-recognize-elasticsearch-net-calls-in-the-timeline/202058 "2019-10-03T14:46:22Z")
Kibana version: 7.0.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.0.1 APM Server version: 7.0.1 APM Agent language and version: .NET 1.1.0 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version: Download … --- ## [APM 7.4 error with default pipeline \[apm\]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-7-4-error-with-default-pipeline-apm/201976)
**Author:** [@rschirin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rschirin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-7-4-error-with-default-pipeline-apm/201976 "2019-10-03T14:43:00Z")
Today I have upgraded full stack to 7.4 in my test environment. I have also the APM server component installed. When I start it, all the documents are indexed for several minutes than it starts to log this error: 2019-1… --- ## [Performance impact of installing APM (Java and .NET)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/performance-impact-of-installing-apm-java-and-net/201094)
**Author:** [@mikesparr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mikesparr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/performance-impact-of-installing-apm-java-and-net/201094 "2019-10-03T14:24:46Z")
Elastic Cloud on latest 7.3.x release and working with Ops to get APM agents installed in production. We have some questions we want to cover before flipping the switch regarding resource usage and performance impact of … --- ## [Autoinstrument and transaction handling logic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autoinstrument-and-transaction-handling-logic/202140)
**Author:** [@igmdvc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/igmdvc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/autoinstrument-and-transaction-handling-logic/202140 "2019-10-03T10:44:52Z")
Hi, We were trying the autoinstrument feature and we experienced the following behavior with the RUM JS library: When autoinstrumentation detects an AJAX call, it creates a task (an internal object that represents the … --- ## [Serving APM server both with and without SSL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/serving-apm-server-both-with-and-without-ssl/201851)
**Author:** [@Nie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/serving-apm-server-both-with-and-without-ssl/201851 "2019-10-02T14:09:52Z")
Is it possible to serve APM server both with ssl and without ssl? [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=135) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=137)