An organisation needs to test an internal application that is not reachable from the public internet. What does this imply for PoP placement?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
You need the test to start somewhere that can actually reach the target. For an internal app, that means putting a PoP inside the network where it's reachable.
Full Explanation
The correct option says a PoP must be deployed inside the network where the application is reachable, since a public location cannot reach it at all. Deploying a PoP within the network gives it the reachability the test requires, while it still reports results outbound to the backend. This is a common self-managed PoP use case. The option requiring public exposure so an existing PoP can test the application is incorrect because exposing an internal application publicly to enable monitoring introduces a security problem far larger than the one it solves. The option denying synthetic monitoring coverage for internal applications is incorrect because internal coverage is precisely what internally deployed PoPs provide. The option claiming any-location PoPs work because tests are routed through the Instana backend is incorrect because tests execute from the PoP itself and are not proxied through the backend. For the exam, treat target reachability as the deciding factor in PoP placement.