What network access does a Synthetic Monitoring PoP require?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
You need to reach the target and the backend. If your PoP sits in a sealed network, it runs tests nobody ever sees.
Full Explanation
The correct answer is connectivity to the endpoints it will test and outbound connectivity to the Instana backend to report results. The PoP must be able to call what it is testing and to send its results back. Missing either half makes it useless: it either cannot run the test or cannot report the outcome.
The option requiring inbound access from the public internet so tests can be triggered externally is incorrect because tests are scheduled from the Instana side rather than triggered inbound.
The option claiming no network access, since tests execute entirely within the PoP, is incorrect because a synthetic test is by definition a network interaction with a target.
The option requiring access to the monitored application's database credentials is incorrect because synthetics exercise application interfaces and do not need database credentials.
For the exam, remember both required directions of connectivity.