IMS Connect span design
You can find information about the IMS Connect spans.
IMS
Connect writes two spans per
transaction as follows:
- Server Span. This represents the time the transaction was received from the client to when the response was sent to the client.
- Client Span. This represents the time the transaction was sent to IMS OTMA to when the response was received from IMS OTMA.
IMS Connect server span attributes
The attributes that are common to both the server and client spans are detailed in the following
table:
| Attribute Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| service.name | Identifies the span as a combination of the service, HWSID, and IMS transaction name. | ICON:HWS1:ACCTBAL |
| service.version | Represents the current IMS Connect version. | 15.05.00 |
| span.name | Identifies the span as a combination of the IMS Connect HWSID and IMS transaction name. | HWS1:ACCTBAL |
| ibm.ims.icon.hwsid | The IMS Connect HWSID of the IMS Connect instance that receives the message. | HWS1 |
| ibm.ims.icon.logonid | The logon ID passed by the IMS Connect client. | USER001 |
| ibm.ims.icon.userid | The user ID passed by the IMS Connect client. | USER001 |
| ibm.ims.icon.transaction | The name of the IMS transaction to be processed. | ACCTBAL |
| ibm.ims.icon.tpipemember | The IMS Connect TPIPE Member receiving this message. | TPMEMBER00001 |
| ibm.ims.icon.tpipelterm | The IMS Connect TPIPE LTERM that received the message. | TPLERM1 |
| ibm.ims.icon.session_token | The unique IMS Connect session token identifying the message. This can be used in IMS Problem Investigator to filter IMS Connect message flows. | Ca8f3d428273f2de |
The attributes that are specific to the IMS
Connect server spans are detailed in the
following table:
| Attribute Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm.ims.icon.ipaddress | The TCP/IP address of the IMS Connect. This attribute can either be formatted in IPV4 or IPV6 format. |
IPV4: 255.255.255.255 IPV6: 9999:9999:9999:9999:9999:9999:9999:99999 |
| Ibm.ims.icon.port | The port number of the IMS Connect where the message was received | 65535 |
| Ibm.ims.icon.client_ipaddress | The TCP/IP address of the IMS Connect client. This attribute can either be formatted in IPV4 or IPV6 format. |
IPV4: 255.255.255.255 IPV6: 9999:9999:9999:9999:9999:9999:9999:99999 |
| ibm.ims.icon.client_port | The port number of the IMS Connect client from where the message was sent. | 99999 |
The following image is an example of the IMS
Connect server span:
IMS Connect client span attributes
The attributes that are specific to the IMS
Connect client spans are detailed in the
following table:
| Attribute Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm.ims.icon.datastore | The name of the datastore to which the transaction is sent. | IMS1 |
The following image is an example of the IMS Connect client span:
