A team wants to send OpenTelemetry data into Instana. What must be configured for that data to arrive and be usable?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
You need a reachable OpenTelemetry ingestion endpoint and intact trace context from end to end. Without both, Instana can't map spans into usable service traces.
Full Explanation
The correct answer is the option requiring an OpenTelemetry ingestion endpoint that exporters can reach, with trace context preserved end to end so spans map onto Instana's service model. OpenTelemetry exporters must be pointed at a reachable ingestion endpoint, and the trace context that links spans across services must survive the whole path for Instana to reconstruct requests as services and calls. The option saying nothing beyond installing the agent is incorrect because OpenTelemetry data is pushed by exporters to a configured destination; nothing discovers it on its own. The option describing a gateway that strips trace context before forwarding is incorrect because stripping trace context breaks span correlation, leaving disconnected fragments rather than traces. The option describing an exporter target on a firewall-blocked port with retries left enabled is incorrect because a blocked port means the data never arrives, and retries only consume resources. For the exam, pair endpoint configuration with trace-context preservation.