This is a tech preview feature that currently has performance issues.
We are working to make that a fully supported feature.

When APM Integration is enabled, a single Syslog record (in JSON format) is sent for each gateway transaction to an external APM, log aggregator or any other Syslog server (e.g.: IBM APM, Splunk, ELK, etc.).

The Syslog record contains information about the transaction which is aggregated from several sources of information DPOD has.

The feature requires DataPower FW 7.6+.

Value to Customers

Gateway transactions can be displayed in the broader context of the entire transaction flow across the different components the APM is monitoring.
The APM gains access to knowledge only DPOD has about the gateway transactions (imagine that DPOD can tell the APM why the transaction failed in case of an error because DPOD analyzes the gateway logs).
Parsing and storing the JSON records which DPOD produces for each transaction takes much less storage space and parsing efforts than collecting the raw log records that the gateway is producing using log targets.
APM users can quickly drill down to any gateway transaction in DPOD for further analysis using deep links.
This feature may be used to export DPOD information for data warehousing purposes, allowing reports and dashboards in the organization's standard tools.

Transaction Record Structure

The following table describes the fields that are logged with this feature.

Field Name	Description	Possible Values
deviceName	DataPower gateway name	String
domainName	DataPower domain name where the transaction was executed	String
latencyElapsed	The elapsed time of the transaction in milliseconds	long
microSecTimestamp	Timestamp format of the time the transaction started	String
microSecTimestampStart	For internal use	String
microSecTimestampFinish	For internal use	String
serviceType	Service type as defined in the gateway	String - mpgw,wsp,xml-firewall,b2bgw
serviceUri	Request URI	String
serviceUrl	Request URL	String
srcNodeName	The name of the DPOD node that captured the transaction	String
isError	Indication whether the transaction completed with errors	Boolean true/false
isTechnicalError	Indication whether the transaction completed with errors	Boolean true/false
clientIp	The client IP of the machine (or load balancer) where the transaction started.	String
serviceName	The service the transaction ran on.	String
transactionId	DataPower transaction ID (TID)	String
transactionGlobalId	DataPower global transaction ID (GTID)	26 chars long
timeZone	The time zone used to log transaction start	String format +ZZ:ZZ
docAddedTimeInMil	For internal use	long
timeInMil	Transaction start time since Epoch in milliseconds	long number
timeHHMMSS	Full time of transaction start	String format HHMMSS where: HH: 00-23 MM: 00-59 SS: 00-59
requestSize	The request size	long
aggRecordVersion	Estimated FW version of the gateway that executed the transaction. (For internal use)	String

JSON Example

{
  "_index": "[logical-tran-compact_i3][0]",
  "_type": "wdpLogicalTransChild",
  "_id": "ea5ae3c55b45be5500056a13_348659",
  "_timestamp": "2018-07-11T08:22:45.457Z",
  "_version": 5,
  "_operation": "INDEX",
  "_source": {
    "deviceName": "1cb3a54303a9",
    "domainName": "Infra_Domain",
    "latencyElapsed": 2,
    "microSecTimestamp": "2018-07-11T11:22:45.313729+03:00",
    "microSecTimestampStart": "2018-07-11T11:22:45.313729+03:00",
    "microSecTimestampFinish": "2018-07-11T11:22:45.315558+03:00",
    "serviceType": "xmlfirewall",
    "serviceUri": "/UpdateWantedMenProfiles_WHSW/Service.asmx",
    "serviceUrl": "http://Infra.HA:2555/UpdateWantedMenProfiles_WHSW/Service.asmx",
    "srcNodeName": "NODE0",
    "isError": false,
    "isTechnicalError": false,
    "clientIp": "172.77.77.5",
    "serviceName": "WSS_Loopback.XMLFW",
    "transactionId": "348659",
    "transactionGlobalId": "ea5ae3c55b45be5500056a13",
    "timeZone": "+03:00",
    "docAddedTimeInMil": 1531297365329,
    "timeHHMMSS": "11:22:45",
    "timeInMil": 1531297365313,
    "aggRecordVersion": "7.6.0.0+"
  }
}

Feature enablement

To enable/disable this feature, please execute the following script: app_logical_tran.sh

IBM DPOD v1.0.21.x

IBM DataPower Operations Dashboard v1.0.21.x

APM Integration

Value to Customers

Transaction Record Structure

Feature enablement