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Updated on 2022-06-09 GMT+08:00
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How Does APM Collect Mesh Data?

Collecting Data

Application Performance Management (APM) collects application data through the Istio mesh. The Istio mesh obtains input and output data of applications in non-intrusive mode. Specifically, the Istio mixer of Cloud Container Engine (CCE) obtains and processes service tracing data and call request KPI data while the ICAgent obtains and processes resource data. Then, all the data is reported to and displayed on APM. The procedure is as follows:

Collected Data

APM collects service tracing data, resource information, and call request KPI data, but does not collect your personal data. The collected data is used only for APM performance analysis and fault diagnosis, and is not used for any commercial purposes. The following table lists the details.

Data Type

Collected Data

Transmission Mode

Storage Mode

Data Purpose

Storage Period

Tracing data

Tracing span data

Transmission through HTTPS encryption and Access Key ID/Secret Access Key (AK/SK) authentication

Project-based isolated storage

Query and display at the tracing frontend

Configurable (7 days at most). The data will be deleted upon expiration.

Call request KPI data

Call initiator address, receiver address, API, duration, and status

Transmission through HTTPS encryption and AK/SK authentication

Project-based isolated storage

Calculation of transaction call KPI metrics, such as throughput, TP99 latency, average latency, and error calls, drawing of application topologies, and display at the frontend

7 days. The data will be deleted upon expiration.

Resource data

Service type, service name, creation time, deletion time, node address, and service release API

Transmission through HTTPS encryption and AK/SK authentication

Project-based isolated storage

Query and display at the resource library frontend

7 days. The data will be deleted upon expiration.
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