Point Kubernetes Explorer OpenTelemetry setup at reference configurations - #39308
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Replace the step-by-step configuration fragments on the OpenTelemetry tab with a pointer to the Kubernetes Metrics setup guide and its maintained cluster and node Collector reference configurations, and summarize what the Cluster Collector configuration does for Kubernetes Explorer. Recommend the kubernetesAttributes Helm preset for custom Collector configurations that do not need custom metadata extraction or pod association.
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What does this PR do? What is the motivation?
This one needs input from the feature owners before it goes anywhere — it changes how the setup is documented, not just how it reads.
The OpenTelemetry tab of the Kubernetes Explorer page currently walks through several configuration fragments, then a Helm install step, then another fragment that requires editing the values file and redeploying, and finally links to a complete reference configuration. Readers end up with two competing paths to follow.
This PR replaces the fragments with a pointer to the Kubernetes Metrics setup guide and its maintained
cluster-collector.yamlanddaemonset-collector.yamlreference configurations, keeping a summary of what the Cluster Collector configuration does for Kubernetes Explorer: thekubernetesObjectspreset, the3mk8sobjectsinterval,resourcedetection, andorchestrator_explorer.It also recommends the
kubernetesAttributesHelm preset for custom Collector configurations that don't need custom metadata extraction or pod association, rather than copying a long processor block.Open questions for reviewers:
kube-state-metricsand two Collectors. Kubernetes Explorer alone only needs the Cluster Collector, so readers who want just the Explorer follow a heavier setup than they strictly need.Merge readiness
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Drafted with Codex, then reviewed with Claude Code. Claude verified each claim about the reference configurations and Helm presets against the upstream
DataDog/opentelemetry-examplesfiles and the pinnedopentelemetry-collectorchart templates.Additional notes
The reference configurations in
DataDog/opentelemetry-examplesstill define the Kubernetes Attributes processor explicitly rather than using thekubernetesAttributespreset. That looks intentional (they customize metadata extraction and pod association), but simplifying them is a possible follow-up in that repo.Note that DOCS-15427 asks for a site-availability header on this same tab, since the feature isn't available on US1-FED or US2-FED. That change would touch the section this PR restructures.