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database connection

daniela1
Loves-to-Learn Lots

I have a PostgreSQL database that I want to connect to using the Database Monitoring Overview in the APM section, as shown in the image (database.png).database.png

I'm currently unable to connect; I'm only getting infrastructure data.
I'm following this documentation: https://help.splunk.com/en/splunk-observability-cloud/monitor-databases/collect-data-from-your-datab...

I have the Collector installed using the installer script, and I'm configuring the YAML there as described in the shared documentation.
Can you please help me?

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bishida
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Can you confirm your OTel collector is version 0.138.0 or higher?

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daniela1
Loves-to-Learn Lots

my otel collector is v0.144.0 @bishida 

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bishida
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Here are some quick sanity checks to consider:
1) You've defined the postgresql receiver in your yaml (e.g., /etc/otel/collector/agent_config.yaml)
2) You've defined the otlphttp/dbmon exporter
2a) You've inserted your realm (e.g., us0, us1, etc) in your: logs_endpoint:
https://ingest.<YOUR  REALM>.signalfx.com/v3/event
3) You've added the postgresql receiver to both the metrics pipeline and the logs/dbmon pipeline
3a) You've used the same processors, in the same order, for your metrics and logs/dbmon pipelines
4) You've restarted the OTel collector

Is your OTel collector running on Linux? 

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