# Elastic Observability **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=147 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 148 --- ## [ECS Orgnasisation fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ecs-orgnasisation-fields/180799)
**Author:** [@suikast42](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suikast42)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ecs-orgnasisation-fields/180799 "2019-05-26T07:24:23Z")
Is the organisation field for APM supported ? https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/ecs/1.0/ecs-organization.html I can't find an option in the latest java APM agent. --- ## [Ip skype voice service monitoring with apm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ip-skype-voice-service-monitoring-with-apm/182697)
**Author:** [@fabian1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fabian1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ip-skype-voice-service-monitoring-with-apm/182697 "2019-05-26T06:16:40Z")
\*\*Kibana version6.7.1: \*\*Elasticsearch version6.7.1: \*\*APM Server version6.7.1: APM Agent language and version: I want to monitor the availability of voice services over ip I could not start the agent, I'm using win… --- ## [Help with running the Apm Agent in Java 6 environment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100)
**Author:** [@lmoreira](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lmoreira)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-running-the-apm-agent-in-java-6-environment/182100 "2019-05-26T05:37:37Z")
Good night dear! I'm configuring: Elasticsearch Kibana Metricbeat Logastash Filelogbeat Apm-server All in version 6.7.2, by the compatibility matrix the apm agent in version 1.3.1 and compatible only with java 7+… --- ## [Kubernetes / docker data through non-metricbeat index?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-docker-data-through-non-metricbeat-index/182761)
**Author:** [@ethrbunny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethrbunny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kubernetes-docker-data-through-non-metricbeat-index/182761 "2019-05-25T23:05:25Z")
Any chance of supporting this? Metricbeat indexes were getting too cumbersome so I split out k8 and docker (among other things) to separate indexes. I'd like to be able to use these in the infrastructure panel (in additi… --- ## [Sharding of APM indexes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sharding-of-apm-indexes/182605)
**Author:** [@Shashank\_Sah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shashank_Sah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sharding-of-apm-indexes/182605 "2019-05-24T19:11:53Z")
Need suggestion on sharding for APM indexes. Our span index(per day) will consume 7-8GB of data. The default number of shards per index is 1. I want to know is it recommended to have a single shard per index (based on t… --- ## [Watcher for http status code 500 in APM Transactions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-for-http-status-code-500-in-apm-transactions/182190)
**Author:** [@hsaqib](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hsaqib)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/watcher-for-http-status-code-500-in-apm-transactions/182190 "2019-05-23T11:33:28Z")
Hi, I am trying to watch for every http request with code 500 and perform an action based on that. Does APM allow such watch when error is not explicitly fired from APM client but It logs that http request in Transaction… --- ## [APM GeoIP on Logstash vs Elastic Ingest](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-geoip-on-logstash-vs-elastic-ingest/182018)
**Author:** [@digitalron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/digitalron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-geoip-on-logstash-vs-elastic-ingest/182018 "2019-05-23T10:21:56Z")
Elastic Stack: 7.0.1, Docker Version We are encountering a problem with the GeoIP filter seemingly having a different behaviour on Logstash versus using the Elasticsearch ingest pipeline. Please see below: On Logstash: … --- ## [Transaction.name have url repeated twice](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transaction-name-have-url-repeated-twice/182157)
**Author:** [@Shashank\_Sah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shashank_Sah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transaction-name-have-url-repeated-twice/182157 "2019-05-23T09:38:36Z")
Kibana version: 6.5.1 Elasticsearch version: 6.5.1 APM Server version: 6.5.1 APM Agent language and version: Node 2.9.0 The transaction.name field in apm-\* index is not coming correctly for all of our transactions. … --- ## [How add custom Spam information with Java agent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-add-custom-spam-information-with-java-agent/181954)
**Author:** [@pkernevez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pkernevez)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-add-custom-spam-information-with-java-agent/181954 "2019-05-23T04:27:01Z")
Hi, I would like to know if there is a way to add custom information on a Spam ? An example is to trace the values of parameters when a method is called or parameters on a SQL Query. I know there is a risk about confi… --- ## [Apm Logging Configure Problem](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175)
**Author:** [@brandonbai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/brandonbai)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-logging-configure-problem/182175 "2019-05-23T02:52:16Z")
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: APM Agent language a… --- ## [Need hyperlink associated with transaction.name](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-hyperlink-associated-with-transaction-name/181030)
**Author:** [@Shashank\_Sah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shashank_Sah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-hyperlink-associated-with-transaction-name/181030 "2019-05-22T07:10:18Z")
Hi, I have to create custom visualization and dashboard for my service transactions. I want to link this new dashboard from \[APM\] Transactions dashboard (where all the transactions are listed). Currently the transaction… --- ## [Container level metrics](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/container-level-metrics/181026)
**Author:** [@Shashank\_Sah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shashank_Sah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/container-level-metrics/181026 "2019-05-22T06:15:40Z")
Hi, Is there a way I can see the containers currently running for a service along with the details like cpu utilization, memory usage, latency and throughput. I can see that the container details are present in the met… --- ## [APM flush logging](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-flush-logging/181786)
**Author:** [@JamesNotJamez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JamesNotJamez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-flush-logging/181786 "2019-05-22T02:47:12Z")
Hi, I'm running the Flask APM agent and when added to my script it starts filling my logs with the following every 5-10 seconds flushing due to time since last flush 9.060s \> max\_flush\_time 9.060s Which is making it h… --- ## [Use Environment Variables in properties File](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-environment-variables-in-properties-file/180758)
**Author:** [@gruselglatz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gruselglatz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-environment-variables-in-properties-file/180758 "2019-05-21T12:13:11Z")
Is it possible to use Windows Environment Variables in the config file. eg. service\_name=Servicename\_%Hostname% Thx --- ## [Is centralized monitoring possible?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-centralized-monitoring-possible/181641)
**Author:** [@boonaxe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/boonaxe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-centralized-monitoring-possible/181641 "2019-05-21T11:44:01Z")
Hi Elastic Team, Is it possible to have Elastic.Apm agent run on an independent logging application that accepts log outputs from different source applications? Or does the APM Agent have to be "embedded" onto each app… --- ## [ELK - APM 7.0 - No data recevied from Java agent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-apm-7-0-no-data-recevied-from-java-agent/181239)
**Author:** [@Freddy.Raj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Freddy.Raj)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-apm-7-0-no-data-recevied-from-java-agent/181239 "2019-05-21T11:02:44Z")
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: 7.0 … --- ## [Configure multiple servers logs into single kibana dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-multiple-servers-logs-into-single-kibana-dashboard/180931)
**Author:** [@pavansai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pavansai)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-multiple-servers-logs-into-single-kibana-dashboard/180931 "2019-05-21T08:23:41Z")
Please assist how to configure multiple servers logs into single kibana dashboard --- ## [Transaction / Span dichotomy](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transaction-span-dichotomy/181787)
**Author:** [@magnayn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnayn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transaction-span-dichotomy/181787 "2019-05-21T07:11:10Z")
Hi - I'm currently experimenting with APM toolings, to see how easily they could be applied to our systems. I like what I am seeing with Elastic APM, but I am a bit uncertain as to the approach around transactions and s… --- ## [Infrastructure not fully working for users with limited xpack privileges](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/infrastructure-not-fully-working-for-users-with-limited-xpack-privileges/181761)
**Author:** [@willemdh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/willemdh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/infrastructure-not-fully-working-for-users-with-limited-xpack-privileges/181761 "2019-05-20T16:28:32Z")
Hello, We have multiple Kibana Spaces and each Space has a number of users with limited privileges. All users of a Kibana Space have access to hosts where a certain field is set, for example: Read and view\_index\_metad… --- ## [Unable to start Agent ( could not find or load main class .apm.service\_name=DemoApplication )](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-agent-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-apm-service-name-demoapplication/181811)
**Author:** [@Badem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-agent-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-apm-service-name-demoapplication/181811 "2019-05-20T14:17:14Z")
Hello, everyone Im currently testing APM with springboot application, and i'm getting error while starting the Agent. \*\* Thank you in advance for your help \*\* Kibana version: 7.0.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.0.1 APM S… --- ## [How to write a grpc agent for grpc applocation?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-a-grpc-agent-for-grpc-applocation/181501)
**Author:** [@GavinW](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/GavinW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 7:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-write-a-grpc-agent-for-grpc-applocation/181501 "2019-05-20T07:17:05Z")
APM Server version:6.5.4 Hello, I want to deploy agent for my grpc application which write by c++, but I haven't found an agent about grpc in the official agent, so I want to write an agent that can be used in grpc appl… --- ## [How to derive APM Source IP for Logstash Geoip](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-derive-apm-source-ip-for-logstash-geoip/181386)
**Author:** [@digitalron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/digitalron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-derive-apm-source-ip-for-logstash-geoip/181386 "2019-05-20T06:44:51Z")
Elastic version: 7.0.1 (Docker) Elastic Components: Elasticsearch, Logstash, APM Server, Kibana We have the geoip filter pipeline in Elastic, but decided to move it to Logstash to help share the load and reduce overhea… --- ## [APM-Server convert XML to JSON](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-convert-xml-to-json/180956)
**Author:** [@gruselglatz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gruselglatz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-convert-xml-to-json/180956 "2019-05-17T02:53:17Z")
My Java-Agent captures XML in http Bodies and I want to analyze/search it. Can I use something like the logstash xml-filter on APM-Server events? Or do I have to go through logstash, or can I use a Ingest node for that? --- ## [SQL Query Tracking](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sql-query-tracking/179288)
**Author:** [@suikast42](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suikast42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 8:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sql-query-tracking/179288 "2019-05-16T08:05:13Z")
I am using the apm agent with a wildfly application server. The apm agent is only tracking the perpared statements of hibernate. But this one is not so useful for analysing the queries on the database for db performanc… --- ## [Uptime Tab says "No Data Available" when heartbeat-today index keeps incrementing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-tab-says-no-data-available-when-heartbeat-today-index-keeps-incrementing/179160)
**Author:** [@phillhocking](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/phillhocking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-tab-says-no-data-available-when-heartbeat-today-index-keeps-incrementing/179160 "2019-05-16T05:10:28Z")
Hi Elastic friends! My Uptime app tab says "No uptime data available - Configure Heartbeat to start logging uptime data" but I have verified that heartbeat is shipping data at least according to \_cat/indices: It does… --- ## [APM agent unable to connect to Kibana page (error : No data has been received from APM agent to Kibana web portal )](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-unable-to-connect-to-kibana-page-error-no-data-has-been-received-from-apm-agent-to-kibana-web-portal/181301)
**Author:** [@sd00504593](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sd00504593)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-unable-to-connect-to-kibana-page-error-no-data-has-been-received-from-apm-agent-to-kibana-web-portal/181301 "2019-05-16T03:22:55Z")
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: 6.6… --- ## [Support for custom DiagnosticSource in APM .NET Agent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-custom-diagnosticsource-in-apm-net-agent/180834)
**Author:** [@oleh-zheleznyak](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oleh-zheleznyak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/support-for-custom-diagnosticsource-in-apm-net-agent/180834 "2019-05-15T11:45:36Z")
Hi All, Currently apm-agent-dotnet only supports pre-defined DiagnosticSources: HttpDiagnosticListener, AspNetCoreDiagnosticListener and EfCoreDiagnosticListener. If I want more trace ability, i need to revert to "manu… --- ## [Set trace information to new transaction](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-trace-information-to-new-transaction/180185)
**Author:** [@xitaocrazy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xitaocrazy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-trace-information-to-new-transaction/180185 "2019-05-14T17:10:41Z")
I am using several APM agents to instrument some applications, in several languages (C#, Python, Java and JS). Everything works fine in operations that runs synchronous, but I have async situations. In async scenarios, … --- ## [APM/Elastic is not indexing transaction.page.url](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-elastic-is-not-indexing-transaction-page-url/180917)
**Author:** [@amit\_e](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amit_e)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-elastic-is-not-indexing-transaction-page-url/180917 "2019-05-14T14:17:52Z")
Context: We have implemented RUM via APM and want to get an aggregated count of visits by url from that data. If you look at this screenshot of a search (done via discover) you will see that transaction.page.url is show… --- ## [Issue seeing the whole infrastructure page when to many groups using group by](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-seeing-the-whole-infrastructure-page-when-to-many-groups-using-group-by/180869)
**Author:** [@DaveRoss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DaveRoss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-seeing-the-whole-infrastructure-page-when-to-many-groups-using-group-by/180869 "2019-05-14T13:22:29Z")
I have a UI issue when trying to see pods by namespace using Kubernetes view in Infrastructure. Some group start before the window and some end after the window end. Anyone has the same issue ? [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=146) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=148)