OpenTelemetry

OpenTelemetry export is enabled when the exporter YAML contains an openTelemetry section. If the section is absent, no OpenTelemetry exporter is started.

Configuration fields

Field	Description
endpoint	Optional URL for the OpenTelemetry endpoint.
protocol	Optional protocol string passed to the OpenTelemetry exporter.
interval	Optional export interval in seconds. Must be greater than zero.
timeoutSeconds	Optional timeout in seconds. Must be greater than zero.
headers	Optional map of string headers.
resourceAttributes	Optional map of string resource attributes.
serviceInstanceId	Optional non-blank service instance id.
serviceNamespace	Optional non-blank service namespace.
serviceName	Optional non-blank service name.
serviceVersion	Optional non-blank service version.

OpenTelemetry-only Java agent

java -javaagent:jmx_prometheus_javaagent-1.6.0.jar=exporter.yaml -jar your-application.jar

openTelemetry:
  endpoint: http://localhost:4317
  protocol: grpc
  interval: 60
  timeoutSeconds: 30
rules:
- pattern: ".*"

OpenTelemetry-only standalone

java -jar jmx_prometheus_standalone-1.6.0.jar exporter.yaml

hostPort: application.example.com:9999
openTelemetry:
  endpoint: http://localhost:4317
rules:
- pattern: ".*"

Combined mode

java -javaagent:jmx_prometheus_javaagent-1.6.0.jar=9404:exporter.yaml -jar your-application.jar

openTelemetry:
  endpoint: http://localhost:4317
  protocol: grpc
  headers:
    Authorization: Bearer token
  resourceAttributes:
    service.name: jmx-exporter
  serviceInstanceId: instance-001
  serviceNamespace: prometheus
  serviceName: jmx-exporter
  serviceVersion: "1.6.0"
rules:
- pattern: ".*"