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SignalFx

Tracetest fetches traces from SignalFx's realm and token.

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Examples of configuring Tracetest can be found in the examples folder of the Tracetest GitHub repo.

Configure Tracetest to Use SignalFx as a Trace Data Store​

Configure Tracetest to be aware that it has to fetch trace data from SignalFx.

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Need help configuring the OpenTelemetry Collector so send trace data from your application to SignalFx? Read more in the reference page here.

Connect Tracetest to SignalFx with the Web UI​

In the Web UI, (1) open Settings, and, on the (2) Trace Ingestion tab, (3) select SignalFx.

You need your SignalFx:

  • Realm
  • Token

Follow this guide.

Trace Ingestion Settings

Connect Tracetest to SignalFx with the CLI​

Or, if you prefer using the CLI, you can use this file config.

type: DataStore
spec:
  name: SignalFX
  type: signalfx
  default: true
  signalfx:
    realm: us1
    token: mytoken

Proceed to run this command in the terminal, and specify the file above.

tracetest apply datastore -f my/data-store/file/location.yaml