Dynatrace OpenTelemetry Metrics Ingest API
Adding a Dynatrace OpenTelemetry Metrics Ingest API output
Login to the PowerConnect Cloud web UI
Click the Outputs link in the menu bar
Click the + button to add a new output
Choose dynatrace → metrics-ingest-api in the dropdown menu that appears
Populate the form with the details of your Dynatrace Metrics Ingest API endpoint
Configuration | Description | Required | Default Value | Comments |
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Dynatrace OpenTelemetry Metrics Ingest API URL | OpenTelemetry Metrics Ingest API url | Yes |
| Must use otlp endpoint e.g. https://xxx.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/otlp/v1/metrics |
Dynatrace Metrics Ingest API Token | OpenTelemetry Metrcis Ingest API token | Yes |
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Batch metrics together before sending to Dynatrace | Batch metrics | No | Yes |
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Batch size | Max size of the batches | No | 100 |
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Retry send if error occurs | Retry sending data if the Dynatrace endpoint is down | No | No |
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Number of times to retry | If retries are enabled defines how many times the Agent will retry before giving up | No | 3 |
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Backoff interval in seconds (fixed) | Time in seconds the Agent will wait between retries | No | 10 |
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Click Test Output → Test
Make sure the Output test is successful then click the Save button
The output has now been created