Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:Import trace data from Java applications to ARMS through OpenTelemetry

Import trace data from Java applications to ARMS through OpenTelemetry

You can use multiple methods to import trace data from Java applications to Application Real-Time Monitoring Service (ARMS) with OpenTelemetry. You can directly import trace data from OpenTelemetry or use OpenTelemetry Collector to forward trace data to ARMS.

Directly import trace data from OpenTelemetry

• Use the ARMS agent for Java applications and the OpenTelemetry SDK for Java

  The ARMS agent for Java applications V2.7.1.3 and later supports OpenTelemetry SDK for Java extensions. You can use the ARMS agent for Java applications to automatically obtain the trace data of common components and use the OpenTelemetry SDK for Java to instrument custom methods. For more information, see Use OpenTelemetry SDK for Java to manually instrument an application.

• Use the OpenTelemetry SDK for Java and a Jaeger exporter

  You can use the OpenTelemetry SDK for Java to instrument your application and then use a Jaeger exporter to report trace data. For more information, see Use OpenTelemetry to submit the trace data of Java applications.

Forward trace data to ARMS by using OpenTelemetry Collector

Forward trace data by using the open source OpenTelemetry Collector

To use the open source OpenTelemetry Collector to forward trace data to ARMS, you need only to modify the endpoint and token of the exporter.

exporters:
  otlp:
    endpoint: <endpoint>:8090
    tls:
      insecure: true
    headers:
      Authentication: <token>

Use trace data

ARMS provides a variety of diagnostic features, such as trace details query, pre-aggregated metric dashboards, post-aggregated metric analysis of Trace Explorer, and access to the logs of trace-associated services, which ensures that trace data is used effectively.

• Trace details

  You can view the interface call order and duration of the trace on the left side of the trace details page and view additional information and associated metrics, such as SQL, JVM, and host metrics, on the right side of the trace details page.

• Pre-aggregated metric dashboards

  ARMS provides multiple pre-aggregated metric dashboards based on trace data. The dashboards include an application overview dashboard, API call dashboard, and database query dashboard. For more information, see Application overview.

  

• Post-aggregated metric analysis of Trace Explorer

  ARMS provides multi-dimensional filtering and post-aggregated metric analysis features, such as querying the abnormal traces of applications. These features are helpful for debugging applications. ARMS also helps you aggregate trace data by IP address or API. For more information, see Trace Explorer.

  

• Access to the logs of trace-associated services

  ARMS associates traces with service logs to help you troubleshoot exceptions by calling APIs. For more information, see Identify business exceptions by analyzing traces and logs.