OpenTelemetry Agent - Java WebSphere Liberty App Server Installation

Installation Steps

  1. Download the Open Telemetry Java Agent
  2. Move the Opentelemetry-javaagent.jar to a place on the filesystem where the Java application runs
  3. Add the Java Agent JVM parameters to the Application
  4. Restart the Application

JVM Parameters To Be Added to WebSphere Liberty

  1. On the WebSphere Liberty Application Server, open WLP/usr/servers/YOUR_SERVER/jvm.options
  2. Add the lines below to this file
  • Find-and-replace $PATH_TO_OPENTELEMETRY_JAVAAGENT_JAR with the full path to this JAR
  • Find-and-replace $PROTOCOL with http or https based on the VF Server configuration
  • Find-and-replace $VF_SERVER_ADDRESS with the URL for login to your organization’s vFunction Server
  • Find-and-replace $VF_APP_ID with the Application UUID created with the Installation Instructions provided after creating the Distributed Application in the vFunction Server UI
-javaagent:$PATH_TO_OPENTELEMETRY_JAVAAGENT_JAR 
-Dotel.exporter.otlp.protocol=http/protobuf 
-Dotel.exporter.otlp.endpoint=$PROTOCOL://$VF_SERVER_ADDRESS/api/unauth/otlp 
-Dotel.traces.exporter=otlp 
-Dotel.exporter.otlp.traces.headers=X-VF-APP=$VF_APP_ID 
-Dotel.metrics.exporter=none 
-Dotel.logs.exporter=none"

Updated on 07 Oct 2024