Getting Started With OpenTelemetry for Traces
Logit.io provides extensive features and configurations to ingest, monitor, and analyze data, manage your infrastructure and so much more!
Follow this quickstart guide to send metrics data using the OpenTelemetry collector.
Pre-requisites
You'll need a Logit.io account. Sign up for a free trial here (opens in a new tab).
Step 1: Get your data into Logit.io
Your data analytics journey starts by sending your Logs, Metrics or Traces to Logit.io. For this purpose, we will be using the OpenTelemetry Collector. This choice enables you to quickly and securely ship your data.
The OpenTelemetry Collector offers a vendor-agnostic way to collect, process, and export telemetry data, ensuring compatibility and flexibility across different monitoring tools and services.
Set up your data source
Traces OpenTelemetry Collector
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Login to Logit.io
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Initiate the configuration process by clicking on View Data Integrations.
Navigate to "Integrations" > "OpenTelemetry" > "Traces OpenTelemetry Collector"
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After you have installed and configured the OpenTelemetry Collector return to your dashboard https://dashboard.logit.io (opens in a new tab)
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From your dashboard choose Launch APM.
Step 2: Verify and Search your Data
As Jaeger launches, which serves as the default Trace viewer, you are redirected to the SearchView.
The Search View
The Search View in Jaeger enables the exploration and analysis of your stack's incoming trace data. It provides an intuitive interface for quickly identifying specific traces, pinpointing errors, or examining varied trace information and metadata. The Search View in Jaeger enables the exploration and analysis of your stack's incoming trace data. It provides an intuitive interface for quickly identifying specific traces, pinpointing errors, or examining varied trace information and metadata.
Select the required Service from the list as shown below and choose Find Traces to visualize your data. Select the required Service from the list as shown below and choose Find Traces to visualize your data.
Step 3: Investigate and Troubleshoot
To investigate a trace in greater detail, click on a trace summary in Jaeger's Overview. This action allows for an in-depth examination of a trace's span durations and operational flow, essential for diagnosing issues and optimizing system performance.
Once you've sent your traces to Logit.io, you can gain an in-depth perspective on the health and performance of your distributed cloud services through using real-time monitoring, and custom dashboards. This allows your team to dive deep into logs for troubleshooting, while simultaneously offering a broad view of your infrastructure's status via custom dashboards and notifications.