# Elastic Observability

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=47

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## [Failed to submit message (aws lambda using python)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-submit-message-aws-lambda-using-python/332576)

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**Author:** [@gabriel-f-santos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gabriel-f-santos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-submit-message-aws-lambda-using-python/332576 "2023-05-08T04:38:23Z")

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Hello guys, I am using elastic in lambda, with: elastic-apm==6.14 layer:elastic-apm-extension-ver-1-3-0-x86\_64:1 python 3.9 in aws lambda I am receiving an error in some operations, most of the executions works fine,…

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## [Spring Boot jdbc pool metrics](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-boot-jdbc-pool-metrics/332549)

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**Author:** [@btsinfo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/btsinfo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-boot-jdbc-pool-metrics/332549 "2023-05-05T17:01:47Z")

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As you know, the majority of Java application latency cases, especially Spring Boot applications, can be attributed to the default configuration of Spring Boot in the application.properties files. In my case, I assist mu…

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## [Why can't I run synthetics (beta) more frequently than every 3 minutes?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-cant-i-run-synthetics-beta-more-frequently-than-every-3-minutes/332324)

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**Author:** [@jerrac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jerrac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-cant-i-run-synthetics-beta-more-frequently-than-every-3-minutes/332324 "2023-05-05T16:22:42Z")

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I'm specifically trying to check if my attempts to implement high availability for several Drupal and Symfony apps are working. Using Uptime I was able to check as often as I wanted as long as I was willing to accept th…

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## [Unable to trace DAO methods](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-trace-dao-methods/330814)

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**Author:** [@Namita\_Jaokar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Namita_Jaokar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-trace-dao-methods/330814 "2023-05-05T10:19:05Z")

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Hi, I am using a java MVC Based application built on jdk 17 version. After configuring the ELK agent with application and checking the stacktraces, Its observed that some methods are not captured in the transaction spa…

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## [RUM Agent - APM Server location only known after page load](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rum-agent-apm-server-location-only-known-after-page-load/332502)

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**Author:** [@mathiasmah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mathiasmah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rum-agent-apm-server-location-only-known-after-page-load/332502 "2023-05-05T09:50:27Z")

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APM Agent language and version: elastic/apm-rum: 5.9.1 added via npm and bundled Hello, we have the following setup with our React web application (client side rendered): The application is build once as a standalone…

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## [Filitering APM data in one space, will overwrite APM data in other space](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filitering-apm-data-in-one-space-will-overwrite-apm-data-in-other-space/332607)

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**Author:** [@JasonREC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JasonREC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filitering-apm-data-in-one-space-will-overwrite-apm-data-in-other-space/332607 "2023-05-05T02:19:49Z")

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I follow this guide to the APM data filitering Control access to APM data | Kibana Guide \[8.7\] | Elastic after creating filtered aliases (step1 in the doc.) and also applied the filiter alises to APM indices(setp 3), my…

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## [Messaging transaction discovery issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/messaging-transaction-discovery-issue/332544)

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**Author:** [@btsinfo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/btsinfo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/messaging-transaction-discovery-issue/332544 "2023-05-04T11:55:04Z")

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From version 1.36 onwards, the javax.jms.MessageListener activation is introduced. If messaging transactions do not meet certain criteria, no results are obtained at all. While I understand the importance of maximizing a…

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## [Monitor uptime is not shown](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitor-uptime-is-not-shown/330023)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Verhoeven](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sam_Verhoeven)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitor-uptime-is-not-shown/330023 "2023-05-04T10:56:54Z")

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Hello! Recently I started setting up a self hosted elastic stack (v8.6.1). I implemented multiple browser monitors via the heartbeat yml config, and those monitor pings work like they should and show up in the bar char…

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## [APM Configuration through UI not working?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-configuration-through-ui-not-working/332527)

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**Author:** [@seba1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seba1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-configuration-through-ui-not-working/332527 "2023-05-04T09:42:43Z")

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Hello! I've implemented the APM Agent to PHP and it mostly works fine. Our Admins reduced the sample-size to 0.1 for all. They allowed me to increase it for me to 1.0 (/app/apm/settings/agent-configuration/), but the …

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## [Adding extra/context to every log entry](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-extra-context-to-every-log-entry/332434)

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**Author:** [@Legion112](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Legion112)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-extra-context-to-every-log-entry/332434 "2023-05-03T21:01:54Z")

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I would like to add to Monolog extra current transaction and trace id How would I do that? Which particular field should I use to make Elasticsearch understand that particular log belongs to trace/transaction? Are the…

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## [How to reduce Metricbeat index file size?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reduce-metricbeat-index-file-size/330630)

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**Author:** [@Nitin08bisht](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nitin08bisht)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-reduce-metricbeat-index-file-size/330630 "2023-05-03T19:26:38Z")

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Hi, How can I reduce the metricbeat index file size as it is taking more storage for per day logs, please help me. Thanks & regards, Nitin Bisht

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## [How to access to "observability-annotations" index in elastic apm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-access-to-observability-annotations-index-in-elastic-apm/332276)

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**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Cohen\_Solal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jeremy_Cohen_Solal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-access-to-observability-annotations-index-in-elastic-apm/332276 "2023-05-03T18:35:24Z")

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Hello is there a way to access to the index "observability-annotations" in kibana (and outside) ? Actually this index is nowhere to be seen (even with full admin permissions). The index is described in kibana document…

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## [Alert once if URL goes down or comes back up](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alert-once-if-url-goes-down-or-comes-back-up/330510)

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**Author:** [@nandhini\_r](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nandhini_r)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alert-once-if-url-goes-down-or-comes-back-up/330510 "2023-05-03T15:43:09Z")

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Hi, I have setup heartbeat and monitoring URLs. I need help setting up when the URL goes down, I want to send only 1 email with the body of "URL goes down". If any of the URL comes back up, I want to send only 1 emai…

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## [.Net Elastic Agent Tracing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-elastic-agent-tracing/332444)

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**Author:** [@Namita\_Jaokar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Namita_Jaokar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-elastic-agent-tracing/332444 "2023-05-03T14:39:38Z")

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Hi , I am trying to configure .Net agent and I have following doubts from the traces captured for my MVC application in .net core Async methods are not been traced by the agent. Due to this I am unable to get the end t…

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## [Open Telemetry querying](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-telemetry-querying/332041)

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**Author:** [@kpatter](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kpatter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/open-telemetry-querying/332041 "2023-05-03T13:59:21Z")

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Elastic search recommends against structuring data such that joins are needed for indexes, yet the OpenTelemetry data is put in multiple indexes. There's doesn't appear to be a way to configure the data to go to a singl…

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## [Log correlation with Log4j2 and AsyncLoggerContextSelector](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-correlation-with-log4j2-and-asyncloggercontextselector/330646)

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**Author:** [@kelunik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kelunik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-correlation-with-log4j2-and-asyncloggercontextselector/330646 "2023-05-03T12:31:57Z")

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If I use async logging, the transaction.id and trace.id fields aren't set in the log messages. System.setProperty("log4j2.contextSelector", "org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerContextSelector"); I'd like to…

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## [Room for improvement for log\_sending=true](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/room-for-improvement-for-log-sending-true/330602)

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**Author:** [@Wolfram\_Haussig](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wolfram_Haussig)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/room-for-improvement-for-log-sending-true/330602 "2023-05-03T12:26:38Z")

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Kibana version: 8.7.0 Elasticsearch version: 8.7.0 APM Server version: 8.7.0 APM Agent language and version: 1.36.0 I just started using log\_sending=true in the Java agent on one of our Q-Systems. The logs are transf…

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## [Question about agent detachment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/question-about-agent-detachment/330650)

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**Author:** [@dogourd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dogourd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/question-about-agent-detachment/330650 "2023-05-03T12:25:49Z")

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I noticed there is a detach method in co.elastic.apm.agent.premain.AgentMain which seems to be used for detaching the agent, although the comment says it's only for demonstration purposes. I tried to use this method to …

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## [Failed to use Synthetics Test](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-use-synthetics-test/332181)

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**Author:** [@jeffpang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jeffpang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-use-synthetics-test/332181 "2023-05-03T03:17:47Z")

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Failed to use Synthetics Test with the below steps. Steps are recorded with the recorder. It is working if the URL is changed to www.google.com.hk. May I know how to troubleshoot for this please? step('Go to https://…

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## [Adding GeoIP pipeline to APM data](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-geoip-pipeline-to-apm-data/332035)

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**Author:** [@Scott\_Chapman1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Scott_Chapman1)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/adding-geoip-pipeline-to-apm-data/332035 "2023-05-02T19:02:27Z")

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Hi, We're essentially on ES 8.7 and I've interested on adding Geo Location data to our APM data from our Java application. I did see what I think is an old post that talked about it, but I suspect that a new mechanism w…

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## [Custom Logs via elastic agent on ECK](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-logs-via-elastic-agent-on-eck/331032)

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**Author:** [@Nada\_S](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nada_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-logs-via-elastic-agent-on-eck/331032 "2023-05-02T09:07:55Z")

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Hello, I am trying to view custom logs on elastic cloud on kubernetes using an elastic agent. This is my configuration and I cannot view data on elasticsearch. Elasticsearch and Kibana are running normally and I get met…

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## [Getting SIGSEV with elastic apm (version 1.35.0)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-sigsev-with-elastic-apm-version-1-35-0/330922)

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**Author:** [@rkg1201](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rkg1201)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-sigsev-with-elastic-apm-version-1-35-0/330922 "2023-05-02T08:00:57Z")

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Hi, Getting SIGSEV when using elastic apm agent in spring web application. Application crashes after 23-24 hours of use with SIGSEV. Without apm agent , application is working fine. JDK - Corretto-17.0.6.10.1 PID er…

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## [Logs and no-index fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-and-no-index-fields/331009)

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**Author:** [@rsk0](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rsk0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-and-no-index-fields/331009 "2023-05-01T16:13:22Z")

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Has anyone implemented a no-indexing strategy for their logs customers? Meaning, I’d like to allow my customers to insert arbitrary data/structure, but not consume from the finite field count resource, so I want to map …

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## [How to use elastic apm with windows service](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-elastic-apm-with-windows-service/331436)

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**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Bissa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gaurav_Bissa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-elastic-apm-with-windows-service/331436 "2023-05-01T02:32:24Z")

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I want to implement elastic apm with a windows service which is not hosted on IIS , But I am unable to do so. I can track transactions but not able to implement auto instrumentation Please let me know a solution for th…

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## [Which index do elastic agents output too?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-index-do-elastic-agents-output-too/331168)

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**Author:** [@learningelastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/learningelastic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-index-do-elastic-agents-output-too/331168 "2023-04-30T17:11:19Z")

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I'm trying to configure a stand alone elastic agent. I get a success response during installation but i'm not sure which index in elasticsearch the data get sent to? This is my elastic-agent.yml file: outputs: defau…

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## [Why is --fleet-server-es required if I already specified --url when installing elastic agent?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-fleet-server-es-required-if-i-already-specified-url-when-installing-elastic-agent/331169)

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**Author:** [@learningelastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/learningelastic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-fleet-server-es-required-if-i-already-specified-url-when-installing-elastic-agent/331169 "2023-04-30T00:56:30Z")

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I already have a fleet server and elastic instance set up in the cloud somewhere at https://fleet.example.net:8220 and https://elastic.example.net:9200. Next, I want to install an elastic agent on my laptop. I download…

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## [Customize APM agent to monitor whichever application I want](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customize-apm-agent-to-monitor-whichever-application-i-want/330999)

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**Author:** [@JasonREC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JasonREC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/customize-apm-agent-to-monitor-whichever-application-i-want/330999 "2023-04-28T03:42:53Z")

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Hi all, I currenly have a server that runs 3 PHP application, and when I installed the PHP elastic agent extension without changing my PHP source code, its already automatically montiored all of my PHP app and sent the …

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## [Service names](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-names/329265)

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**Author:** [@rsk0](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rsk0)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/service-names/329265 "2023-04-27T23:21:13Z")

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Howdy, ECS developers and ontology fans, I have some thoughts and questions: In the service.\* field set I feel there are two distinct “naming” purposes I want to achieve. I want a unique identifier I can use to collat…

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## [Help on instrumenting AppDynamics Java Agent into Elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-on-instrumenting-appdynamics-java-agent-into-elasticsearch/330836)

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**Author:** [@marcosrossem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marcosrossem)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-on-instrumenting-appdynamics-java-agent-into-elasticsearch/330836 "2023-04-27T08:00:38Z")

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Hi everyone! Currently we are trying to instrument the Java agent of AppDynamics in a Elasticsearch running on Kubernetes. We had a few access denied errors when the Appdynamics agent tried to monitor Elasticsearch, bu…

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## [PHP Guzzle - Add info to span](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/php-guzzle-add-info-to-span/330788)

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**Author:** [@seba1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seba1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/php-guzzle-add-info-to-span/330788 "2023-04-27T07:50:46Z")

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Hello! Is it possible to intercept the Span that is created when using Guzzle in PHP? I want to add labels to the span instead of creating my own span. getCurrentSpan() is always empty before and after I $client-\>get(…

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