From f17277371622b97df4c15a6cfe3ce0b22e5538ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tommy Li Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:37:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Fix queue length documentation (#4872) --- content/en/docs/collector/internal-telemetry.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/docs/collector/internal-telemetry.md b/content/en/docs/collector/internal-telemetry.md index b86e113405f2..69768c300156 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/collector/internal-telemetry.md +++ b/content/en/docs/collector/internal-telemetry.md @@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ categorized by instrumentation type. | `otelcol_exporter_enqueue_failed_`
`log_records` | Number of logs that exporter(s) failed to enqueue. | Counter | | `otelcol_exporter_enqueue_failed_`
`metric_points` | Number of metric points that exporter(s) failed to enqueue. | Counter | | `otelcol_exporter_enqueue_failed_`
`spans` | Number of spans that exporter(s) failed to enqueue. | Counter | -| `otelcol_exporter_queue_capacity` | Fixed capacity of the retry queue, in batches. | Gauge | -| `otelcol_exporter_queue_size` | Current size of the retry queue, in batches. | Gauge | +| `otelcol_exporter_queue_capacity` | Fixed capacity of the sending queue, in batches. | Gauge | +| `otelcol_exporter_queue_size` | Current size of the sending queue, in batches. | Gauge | | `otelcol_exporter_send_failed_`
`log_records` | Number of logs that exporter(s) failed to send to destination. | Counter | | `otelcol_exporter_send_failed_`
`metric_points` | Number of metric points that exporter(s) failed to send to destination. | Counter | | `otelcol_exporter_send_failed_`
`spans` | Number of spans that exporter(s) failed to send to destination. | Counter | @@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ range and not considered outages. #### Queue length Most exporters provide a -[queue or retry mechanism](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/exporter/exporterhelper/README.md) +[queue and/or retry mechanism](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/exporter/exporterhelper/README.md) that is recommended for use in any production deployment of the Collector. The `otelcol_exporter_queue_capacity` metric indicates the capacity, in batches, -of the retry queue. The `otelcol_exporter_queue_size` metric indicates the -current size of the retry queue. Use these two metrics to check if the queue +of the sending queue. The `otelcol_exporter_queue_size` metric indicates the +current size of the sending queue. Use these two metrics to check if the queue capacity can support your workload. Using the following three metrics, you can identify the number of spans, metric