In Retrace’s Errors Dashboard you can mark errors as “Ignored” so that it will not be tracked as an error or show up in the default view of the Errors Dashboard. This is ideal for eliminating unwanted noise from errors you really don’t care about. Here are the following steps to take to mark an error type as “Ignored”: 1. …
Troubleshoot: Adding Exceptions to a Firewall
The following service endpoints are firewall exceptions that your server may need for the Retrace agent to work correctly on your network. The preference is to allow the domain name because the IP addresses listed below are subject to change without notification. These endpoints or IP addresses need to explicitly have port 443 (outbound) allowed: Agent-Related Networks Domain IP Address TCP Ports s1.stackify.com 138.91.73.204 443 …
Retrace: APM+ Overview
Retrace is a powerful new feature and serves as a core part of our Application Monitoring service. The feature implements byte code inspection of ASP.NET apps, giving you method-level telemetry on CLR code at run time. Use this tool to get instant insight on: Start time / end time and HTTP status codes HttpHandlers and HttpModules utilized in the IIS …
Troubleshoot: Errors and Logs .NET Configurations
This guide is intended to help users who are experiencing problems trying to configure their errors and logs to be sent to Stackify. If you haven’t already, check out our documentation on installing Stackify for your appropriate logging framework. This guide will provide you with a checklist of items that will help troubleshoot what is going on. If you are …
Custom Metrics: Configure for .NET
Below will outline the process of monitoring custom metrics from your .NET apps in Stackify. Getting the Metrics API Using NuGet Using NuGet from Visual Studio, it’s easy to add the Stackify API for Custom Metrics. If you just want Metrics, you can download the Stackify API. If you are integrating Stackify’s Error or Logging Appender into your project as …
FAQ: How Do I Disable Retrace for .NET?
In the event you want to disable APM+ on a server but want to continue monitoring the server and the apps on it without profiling, just follow these simple steps. Disabling via Server Settings First go to Server Settings for the server that is running APM+ that you wish to disable. Disable APM+ Simply click the Disable APM+ button to …
Performance: APM+ Requests
While in the Performance (APM+) tab within the App Dashboard there is a sub tab called By Requests. The By Requests tab allows you detailed insight into your applications request chain as well as information on the traces that are taken. By clicking on the requested actions link listed below the Satisfaction chart, you will be taken to an individual …
FAQ: Is Retrace APM+ Safe for Production Servers?
Designed for Production Usage Application performance monitoring products like Retrace APM+ are amazingly powerful for understanding the performance and behavior of your web applications. The downside is that APM solutions can slow down your applications due to their overhead. From day one we have designed Retrace APM+ to be very lightweight and safe for production servers. Three key reasons why …