Advanced OpenTelemetry Collector

In this workshop, you run one Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector in agent mode on a Linux host or Apple silicon Mac. The Collector receives sample traces, reads sample logs, and collects host metrics. You then use OTel Collector Config Builder to improve the data before it leaves the Collector.

Workshop overview #

During this workshop, you will:

• Run version 0.161.0 of the Collector as one Collector process.
• Generate traces and logs, and collect host metrics.
• Check all three signals locally and, when available, in Splunk Observability Cloud.
• Upload agent_config.yaml and inspect it in OTel Collector Config Builder.
• Filter noisy spans, protect sensitive attributes, and transform logs.
• Download the completed configuration, apply it to the Collector, and verify the results.

Chapter 6 includes more ways to continue learning after the workshop.