Effective configuration of OTel Collectors
View the actual configuration an OTel Collector agent uses, even when it's composed from multiple files.
The effective configuration is the complete and active configuration an OpenTelemetry (OTel) Collector agent uses.
OTel Collector agents use OpAMP (Open Agent Management Protocol) for communication. A standard OpAMP capability, ReportsEffectiveConfig, allows an agent to send its effective configuration. When OpAMP is configured, the ReportsEffectiveConfig capability is enabled by default. If an agent implements this capability, Splunk saves the configuration in its database and displays it on the Effective configuration tab.
- Configuration display
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If an agent sends multiple configuration files, the Effective configuration tab displays separate tabs for each file, allowing you to review them individually. If the configuration is a single, unnamed file, it appears as one block of code without additional tabs.
- No effective configuration
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If an agent does not generate an effective configuration, the Effective configuration tab is visible and the error message is displayed.
For more details about OTel Collector configuration, refer to the OpenTelemetry documentation and search for "Collector configuration." This documentation can help you define elements like telemetry sources or exporters.