# Elastic Observability **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=7 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 8 --- ## [MS managed SQL server diagnostic settings connection to Elastic Cloud](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ms-managed-sql-server-diagnostic-settings-connection-to-elastic-cloud/378061)
**Author:** [@roelofvsr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/roelofvsr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ms-managed-sql-server-diagnostic-settings-connection-to-elastic-cloud/378061 "2025-05-13T09:02:33Z")
We have a managed SQL server on Azure with one SQL DB. It has auditing enabled on server level which the DB inherits, and diagnostic settings are set up with two targets: log analytics and elastic cloud (azure partner s… --- ## [Organization wide role mapping](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/organization-wide-role-mapping/377872)
**Author:** [@prakashnair](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakashnair)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/organization-wide-role-mapping/377872 "2025-05-12T17:27:09Z")
Elastic oranization wide role mapping fails with "Failed to save the role mapping due to an unknown error. Try again later." --- ## [Observability field composition of Stream Logs message](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/observability-field-composition-of-stream-logs-message/378048)
**Author:** [@b790718](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/b790718)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/observability-field-composition-of-stream-logs-message/378048 "2025-05-12T15:03:35Z")
Elasticsearch: v8.11.0 Kibana: v8.11.0 Filebeat: v8.11.0 APM Agent: nodejs v8.10.0 I use winston logger with ecs-winston-format. I am so confused about what field composition of Stream Message is ? When I set ecsFo… --- ## [Elastic Agent doesn't resolve nodename](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-doesnt-resolve-nodename/376010)
**Author:** [@vigen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vigen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-doesnt-resolve-nodename/376010 "2025-05-07T18:48:01Z")
I followed to Example: Install Fleet-managed Elastic Agent on Kubernetes using Helm guide and deployed elastic agents on my k8s cluster. But agents statuses are unhealthy, and logs shows the following error Error fetchi… --- ## [Span details not visible](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/span-details-not-visible/377903)
**Author:** [@meghananagaraja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meghananagaraja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/span-details-not-visible/377903 "2025-05-07T12:16:29Z")
Dear All, I am using open-telemetry to collect traces and pushing them to APM-server. So if I set span kind as SERVER, I will be able to see span details in trace waterfall view. Any other kind of span (INTERNAL, CLIENT… --- ## [JAVA APM Agent latest version is crashing the jvm of the application](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-latest-version-is-crashing-the-jvm-of-the-application/377830)
**Author:** [@AKAM14](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AKAM14)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-latest-version-is-crashing-the-jvm-of-the-application/377830 "2025-05-06T08:30:51Z")
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: TIP 1: select at lea… --- ## [Filling Metadata with Elastic.Extensions.Logging](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filling-metadata-with-elastic-extensions-logging/377810)
**Author:** [@vicariouskp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vicariouskp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filling-metadata-with-elastic-extensions-logging/377810 "2025-05-05T11:20:32Z")
Hello, I'm trying to use Elastic.Extensions.Logging nuget in c# application and I don't know how to add Metadata property. How can I for example log some custom made class passed as an one of the args object in the Logge… --- ## [Unable to deploy code to synthetics using node.js project](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-deploy-code-to-synthetics-using-node-js-project/377765)
**Author:** [@Craig\_Sharp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Craig_Sharp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-deploy-code-to-synthetics-using-node-js-project/377765 "2025-05-03T03:19:33Z")
I have been trying to deploy the following code to synthetics using the Synthetics project setup. I can deploy with node.js (npx) for a lightweight monitor and it works fine. This code is just ignored. It is in the jou… --- ## [RUM for other platforms than JavaScript based UIs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rum-for-other-platforms-than-javascript-based-uis/377596)
**Author:** [@holterbades](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/holterbades)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rum-for-other-platforms-than-javascript-based-uis/377596 "2025-04-30T12:52:01Z")
Hello there, I ask myself if there is a way to integrate other platforms like mobile apps or desktop applications (WinForms, WPF, ...) into RUM (i guess not) and if not, if it is planned to provide souch integrations? B… --- ## [APM transaction not shown in request but clearly in custom](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-transaction-not-shown-in-request-but-clearly-in-custom/377574)
**Author:** [@AnuragAgarwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AnuragAgarwal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-transaction-not-shown-in-request-but-clearly-in-custom/377574 "2025-04-30T08:59:17Z")
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: TIP 1: select at lea… --- ## [Elastic APM Security Scan](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-security-scan/377634)
**Author:** [@88eighties88](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/88eighties88)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-security-scan/377634 "2025-04-29T19:30:23Z")
I am running the 8.18.0 and/or 9.9.0 elastic/apm-server docker image through a trivy image security scan and it is flagging the apm-server binary for having a version that has a CVE. The version it is saying is installe… --- ## [Elastic APM vs Application Dependency Mapping](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-vs-application-dependency-mapping/377632)
**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-vs-application-dependency-mapping/377632 "2025-04-29T18:57:47Z")
Hello, I was looking into the differences between Elastic APM and other competing solutions. The most notable competing solutions offer service mapping from APM, but it shows you everything from application to host to d… --- ## [Log Rate Spikes alert](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-rate-spikes-alert/377394)
**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-rate-spikes-alert/377394 "2025-04-25T19:59:16Z")
Hello, If I want to build an rule to alert me once a data source has a spike in the data, would the choice be to use ML job ? Or is there already something pre built for this? --- ## [Duplicate Traces in APM Observability after upgrade to kibana 8.16.5 from 8.16.2](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/duplicate-traces-in-apm-observability-after-upgrade-to-kibana-8-16-5-from-8-16-2/376712)
**Author:** [@VVK](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VVK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/duplicate-traces-in-apm-observability-after-upgrade-to-kibana-8-16-5-from-8-16-2/376712 "2025-04-25T14:34:10Z")
Kibana version: Kibana upgraded to 8.16.5 from 8.16.2 in self managed Observability Elasticsearch version: 8.16.5 APM Server version: apm-server:8.16.2 APM Agent language and version: Java / elastic-apm.version: 1… --- ## [APM Agent Monitoring](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-monitoring/377499)
**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-monitoring/377499 "2025-04-24T18:14:48Z")
Hello, Is there a way to monitor or check on the status of an apm agent? For example, a service might not be producing any traffic so no metrics are reported in, is there a way to check if the apm agent is okay and ope… --- ## [Services UI (Custom Information/Description)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/services-ui-custom-information-description/377496)
**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/services-ui-custom-information-description/377496 "2025-04-24T16:44:40Z")
Hello, Is there a way to display metadata information about the service in APM' Services UI or within each Service view? I want to add like very visibile description or something to help identify what the service is to … --- ## [Apm-server without ElasticSearch - refresh cache error: context deadline exceeded](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-without-elasticsearch-refresh-cache-error-context-deadline-exceeded/377450)
**Author:** [@Harm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Harm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-without-elasticsearch-refresh-cache-error-context-deadline-exceeded/377450 "2025-04-23T15:12:36Z")
APM Server version: 8.17.0-1 Problem: When starting the apm-server as standalone binary, no fleet, no Elasticsearch output, but output configured to Kafka, it keeps reporting errors about agentcfg: "failed to clear scr… --- ## [Elastic Agent sudo password](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-sudo-password/377059)
**Author:** [@Daoudy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Daoudy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-agent-sudo-password/377059 "2025-04-22T17:18:40Z")
I'm trying to install the elastic agent, so I pasted the command on /home/elastic/ but it's asking for the sudo password. --- ## [Error while using Elastic node APM with database transactions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-using-elastic-node-apm-with-database-transactions/376519)
**Author:** [@David\_Souza](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/David_Souza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-while-using-elastic-node-apm-with-database-transactions/376519 "2025-04-22T15:55:05Z")
Description: I am using elastic-apm-node to instrument a nestjs API it works perfectly, some weeks ago I needed to added database transactions using sequelize and I got the following error I tested and If I remove data… --- ## [Does the TCP Monitor "Response contains" need an exact string, or is it really "contains"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-the-tcp-monitor-response-contains-need-an-exact-string-or-is-it-really-contains/377041)
**Author:** [@taprove](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/taprove)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-the-tcp-monitor-response-contains-need-an-exact-string-or-is-it-really-contains/377041 "2025-04-22T14:03:10Z")
This wasn't really clear in the documentation: The scenario is on the TCP connect I was expecting it to be like the single page monitors, where I could just specify a string that it looks for inside the page. What I… --- ## [OpenTelemetry: set user context](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/opentelemetry-set-user-context/367119)
**Author:** [@skistar002](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/skistar002)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/opentelemetry-set-user-context/367119 "2025-04-19T11:09:16Z")
I'm looking for guidance on how to have the user context populated in APM when sending traces through OpenTelemetry (Javascript @opentelemetry/api package). Setting a span attribute of user.name results in the infamous l… --- ## [Migrating from Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch to Elastic.Serilog.Sinks](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-from-serilog-sinks-elasticsearch-to-elastic-serilog-sinks/361736)
**Author:** [@rudolf13](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rudolf13)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-from-serilog-sinks-elasticsearch-to-elastic-serilog-sinks/361736 "2025-04-18T14:34:36Z")
public static IHostBuilder ConfigureLogging(this IHostBuilder hostBuilder) { return hostBuilder.UseSerilog((context, services, configuration) =\> { configuration.WriteTo.Console() .WriteTo.Debug() .WriteTo… --- ## [APM UI Error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-ui-error/377219)
**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-ui-error/377219 "2025-04-18T13:49:24Z")
Hello, I recently upgraded to 8.18.0 Not sure if its related to that but I am getting this pop up error everytime I click into the a specific service: --- ## [Add Transaction.name in Spans / Merge Doucment of span and transaction](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-transaction-name-in-spans-merge-doucment-of-span-and-transaction/376172)
**Author:** [@kishorkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kishorkumar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-transaction-name-in-spans-merge-doucment-of-span-and-transaction/376172 "2025-04-16T20:50:08Z")
Hello Elastic Observability \> APM engineers, I have multiple agents ingerated with multiple type of applications using multiple methods like nodes js agents, python, java and some of the application are ingerated using… --- ## [ES|QL query all types of logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-ql-query-all-types-of-logs/377086)
**Author:** [@michael005](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michael005)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-ql-query-all-types-of-logs/377086 "2025-04-16T04:33:34Z")
Hello- I hope this is the right channel for my ES|QL question. I've setup a centralized log server with 3 IPs sending their logs to that server. I've installed an agent, but now can't figure out the right query to list e… --- ## [OTEL - Prometheus receiver and missing metrics](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/otel-prometheus-receiver-and-missing-metrics/376563)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Foster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Steve_Foster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/otel-prometheus-receiver-and-missing-metrics/376563 "2025-04-15T22:06:06Z")
Hi folks, i'm using the prometheusreceiver in a Deployment to scrape our pods every 60s, the metrics are then sent via OTLP to another instance of the collector running as a DaemonSet, which then sends them onto elastic… --- ## [Spring Cloud Gateway and subsequent service has different trace id](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-cloud-gateway-and-subsequent-service-has-different-trace-id/374396)
**Author:** [@DIPTOPOL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DIPTOPOL)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spring-cloud-gateway-and-subsequent-service-has-different-trace-id/374396 "2025-04-11T11:25:15Z")
I have added elastic apm with spring cloud gateway and two other microservices. I have added elastic-apm-agent as java agent for all the services. When I do a request which will go through gateway -\> service A -\> service… --- ## [Synthetics alerts](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetics-alerts/377038)
**Author:** [@bbreer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bbreer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetics-alerts/377038 "2025-04-11T11:17:30Z")
We're running ES 8.17.3. I have several Monitors configured in Observability/Synthetics. The down email alerts are generated with the Details section populated with all the correct data but in the up email alerts there i… --- ## [Missing Transactions in New APM Versions - Python with FastAPI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-transactions-in-new-apm-versions-python-with-fastapi/364552)
**Author:** [@mindyzwan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mindyzwan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-transactions-in-new-apm-versions-python-with-fastapi/364552 "2025-04-11T05:04:11Z")
Kibana version: 8.13 Elasticsearch version: 8.13 APM Server version: 8.13 APM Agent language and version: python, 6.22.3 Is there anything special in your setup? Using AWS ALB as a load balancer for the service. Des… --- ## [Synthetics / HTTP monitor / Global Parameters](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetics-http-monitor-global-parameters/376981)
**Author:** [@tneto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tneto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetics-http-monitor-global-parameters/376981 "2025-04-10T06:12:07Z")
Hello all. In my current solution I have: 3 Elasticsearch Nodes 1 Kibana Node I then have have Filebeat installed in 12 other servers, from which I collect the logs. In my Master Elastic Server, I have Heartbeat ins… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=6) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=8)