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Below is a table describing the Datadog trace semantics that are utilized when z/IRIS streams Db2 for z/OS spans using the Datadog API.

To find out more about integrating z/IRIS with Datadog using the Datadog API, refer to Traces integration using Datadog API.

>> Db2 for z/OS Observability


Db2 for z/OS tags via Datadog’s trace API

The table below shows how z/IRIS configures Datadog-specific tags for MQ for z/OS traces streamed using Datadog’s trace API. Refer to z/OS Connect spans for a complete list of tags.

Datadog Tag

Value

Notes

service

db2

Identifies the Db2 system for the request.

operation_name

Db2_Accounting

Identifies the Db2 accounting class performance data.

resource_name

Db2_Accounting

Identifies the Db2 accounting class performance data.

host

host.name

Values set in the host tag have no effect in the Datadog back-end. Users should integrate z/IRIS traces using OpenTelemetry to be able to list mainframe LPARs by host.name .

JDBC to Db2 for z/OS is not supported when streaming traces to Datadog via Datadog’s trace API or when JDBC applications are monitored by Datadog’s Agents.

service

The db2 service identifies the Db2 system.

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operation_name

operation_name is either set to Db2_Accounting or db2.call depending on integration mechanism used to access Db2.

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Operation names used by z/IRIS for Db2 spans

resource_name

Either identifies the Db2 location name where the db2.call operation was processed or contains Db2_Accounting.

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Resources listed for service:db2 and operation:db2.call