diff --git a/docs/sources/tempo/configuration/_index.md b/docs/sources/tempo/configuration/_index.md index 1b740c5299f..2902e4db0d9 100644 --- a/docs/sources/tempo/configuration/_index.md +++ b/docs/sources/tempo/configuration/_index.md @@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ For more information on the metrics-generator, refer to the [Metrics-generator d Metrics-generator processors are disabled by default. To enable it for a specific tenant, set `metrics_generator.processors` in the [overrides](#overrides) section. +{{< admonition type="note" >}} +If you want to enable metrics-generator for your Grafana Cloud account, refer to the [Metrics-generator in Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/traces/metrics-generator/) documentation. +{{< /admonition >}} + You can limit spans with end times that occur within a configured duration to be considered in metrics generation using `metrics_ingestion_time_range_slack`. In Grafana Cloud, this value defaults to 30 seconds so all spans sent to the metrics-generation more than 30 seconds in the past are discarded or rejected. diff --git a/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/_index.md b/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/_index.md index 9585fd3510e..919eeab0c99 100644 --- a/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/_index.md +++ b/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/_index.md @@ -10,13 +10,9 @@ weight: 500 # Metrics-generator Metrics-generator is an optional Tempo component that derives metrics from ingested traces. -If present, the distributor will write received spans to both the ingester and the metrics-generator. +If present, the distributors write received spans to both the ingester and the metrics-generator. The metrics-generator processes spans and writes metrics to a Prometheus data source using the Prometheus remote write protocol. -{{< admonition type="note" >}} -Enabling metrics generation and remote writing them to Grafana Cloud Metrics produces extra active series that could impact your billing. For more information on billing, refer to [Billing and usage](/docs/grafana-cloud/billing-and-usage/). -{{% /admonition %}} - ## Architecture Metrics-generator leverages the data available in the ingest path in Tempo to provide additional value by generating metrics from traces. @@ -76,3 +72,10 @@ high-resolution data. Users must [update the receiving endpoint](https://grafana histograms, and [update histogram queries](https://grafana.com/docs/mimir//visualize/native-histograms/) in their dashboards. To learn more about the configuration, refer to the [Metrics-generator]({{< relref "../configuration#metrics-generator" >}}) section of the Tempo Configuration documentation. + +## Use metrics-generator in Grafana Cloud + +If you want to enable metrics-generator for your Grafana Cloud account, refer to the [Metrics-generator in Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/traces/metrics-generator/) documentation. + +Enabling metrics generation and remote writing them to Grafana Cloud Metrics produces extra active series that could impact your billing. +For more information on billing, refer to [Billing and usage](/docs/grafana-cloud/billing-and-usage/). diff --git a/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/service_graphs/_index.md b/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/service_graphs/_index.md index 490e3a777ac..4003d2ebe53 100644 --- a/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/service_graphs/_index.md +++ b/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/service_graphs/_index.md @@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ weight: 300 # Service graphs -{{< docs/alias from="/docs/tempo/latest/server_side_metrics/service_graphs/" to="/docs/tempo/latest/metrics-generator/service_graphs/" >}} - - A service graph is a visual representation of the interrelationships between various services. Service graphs help you to understand the structure of a distributed system, and the connections and dependencies between its components: diff --git a/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/span_metrics.md b/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/span_metrics.md index dd89401f6d2..68430e3feca 100644 --- a/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/span_metrics.md +++ b/docs/sources/tempo/metrics-generator/span_metrics.md @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ --- aliases: - - /docs/tempo/latest/server_side_metrics/span_metrics/ - - /docs/tempo/latest/metrics-generator/span_metrics/ + - ../server_side_metrics/span_metrics/ # /docs/tempo/latest/server_side_metrics/span_metrics/ title: Span metrics description: The span metrics processor generates metrics from ingested tracing data, including request, error, and duration (RED) metrics. weight: 200 @@ -20,10 +19,6 @@ Span metrics are of particular interest if your system is not monitored with met but it has distributed tracing implemented. You get out-of-the-box metrics from your tracing pipeline. -{{< admonition type="note" >}} -Metrics generation is disabled by default. Contact Grafana Support to enable metrics generation in your organization. -{{% /admonition %}} - Even if you already have metrics, span metrics can provide in-depth monitoring of your system. The generated metrics will show application level insight into your monitoring, as far as tracing gets propagated through your applications. @@ -35,7 +30,10 @@ exemplars can be automatically added, providing additional value to these metric ## How to run -To enable span metrics in Tempo/GET, enable the metrics generator and add an overrides section which enables the `span-metrics` generator. See [here for configuration details]({{< relref "../configuration#metrics-generator" >}}). +To enable span metrics in Tempo or Grafana Enterprise Traces, enable the metrics generator and add an overrides section which enables the `span-metrics` processor. +Refer to [the configuration details]({{< relref "../configuration#metrics-generator" >}}). + +If you want to enable metrics-generator for your Grafana Cloud account, refer to the [Metrics-generator in Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/traces/metrics-generator/) documentation. ## How it works