If you are installing Retrace in AWS on EC2 Windows instances that are dynamic, it’s easy to leverage the silent installation method of adding Stackify to ensure that your new EC2 instances always have the latest and greatest Retrace agent. Just follow the steps below to get started. Launch an Instance In the most common example, you will want to …
FAQ: Where Do I Find the Agent Log File?
There may be times when the support team requests the log file for the Stackify agent located on one of your servers. This log file contains information that can help with any support issues you might run into. Below are the instructions on how to locate these files for both Windows and Linux agents. For Windows Agents If you have …
Logs: Advanced IIS Logging
Stackify parses IIS logs to capture the usage, error rates, and load times of your web applications. Statistics are gathered at the app level and at the individual URL or action level. Logs are parsed by the Stackify agent continuously and up to 250 distinct URLs will be measured per minute and uploaded to Stackify for aggregation. Stackify only collects …
Errors and Logs: Configure Windows Event Logs
For Windows machines you can take advantage of the Logs Dashboard by streaming your Windows Event Logs. This way you will be able to view these logs aggregated with all the other errors and logs being sent to Stackify. Enabling Windows Event Logs Per Server To upload Windows Event logs for Windows servers, you will need to go to the Server Settings …
HTTP Proxies: Configure
If you have a network architecture that requires internet traffic to flow through a proxy server, this guide will help you ensure that Retrace can communicate out through your proxy server seamlessly. Before you proceed through these steps, you need to ensure that YUM or APT are configured to use the proxy as the Stackify Linux Agent installer will use …
.NET Agent Installation: Enable APM+ During Install
When installing an agent for the first time, you will have the option to enable the .NET profiler used to capture data for APM+. Below will outline the options in the installation wizard that will allow you to enable APM+ for your server. Enable the Profiler By default, one of the checkboxes to enable the profiler to send APM data …
Retrace: Agent Installation Overview, System Requirements, App Monitoring & Profiling
Below are the System Requirements and guides for installing an agent on your machine. System Requirements In order to make sure your installation goes smoothly, please verify these prerequisites: Windows 2008 R2 and newer. Supported versions of Linux include all major Linux distributions (Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian and more). You will need to install the Stackify Agent on each machine …
Errors and Logs: Overview
Stackify’s Errors and Logs API enables you to get more from what you’re logging. Simply plug in a Stackify appender into your existing framework, or log your messages directly to Retrace without a framework via the Stackify API. Once properly configured, you will be able to get more contextual information about your exceptions, view your app’s log messages, begin correlating exceptions …