How do I correlate logs, metrics, and traces for Kubernetes basics?

Learn how to effectively correlate logs, metrics, and traces in Kubernetes to enhance observability and troubleshooting in your DevOps practices. This guide covers the basics and provides practical examples.

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// Example: Using OpenTelemetry to correlate logs, metrics, and traces in Kubernetes

// Load necessary libraries
use OpenTelemetry\Trace\TracerProvider;
use OpenTelemetry\Log\Logger;

$tracer = (new TracerProvider())->getTracer('my-tracer');
$logger = new Logger('my-logger');

// Create a span for a trace
$span = $tracer->startSpan('process-request');

try {
    // Log context-related information
    $logger->info("Processing request", ['span_id' => $span->getSpanContext()->getSpanId()]);

    // Simulate metric recording
    $metrics = [
        'request_time' => microtime(true) - $start_time,
        'success' => true,
    ];
    recordMetrics($metrics);

} catch (Exception $e) {
    $logger->error("Error processing request", ['error' => $e->getMessage()]);
    $span->setStatus('ERROR');
} finally {
    // End the span
    $span->end();
}
        

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