Configure the Opentracing Extension

The Opentracing extension sends data about workflow runs to a Jaeger server. Data includes the workflow status, input and output parameters, the user that initiated the workflow run, and the workflow ID data.

Starting with Automation Orchestrator 8.8.2, the Opentracing extension for Automation Orchestrator is deprecated and will be removed from the product in a future release.

Prerequisites

• Verify sure that Opentracing is enabled in the Automation Orchestrator Appliance. See Enabling the Opentracing extension.
• Deploy a Jaeger server for use in the Opentracing extension. For more information, see the Getting Started with Jaeger documentation.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Control Center as root.
2. Select the Extension Properties page.
3. Select the Opentracing extension.
4. Enter the Jaeger server host address and port.
   Note: Insert two forward slashes ("//") before entering the server address.
5. Click Save.

Results

You have configured the Opentracing extension for Automation Orchestrator.

What to do next

• To access the Jaeger UI containing the data collected by the Opentracing extension, visit the host address entered during configuration.
• Under the Service option, select Workflows.
• To specify what data to view, use the Tags option. For example, to view data about failed workflows, enter status=failed.