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| Topic 1 | - Operations: This section of the exam measures the skills of Application Monitoring Specialists and covers daily operational tasks for managing Instana environments. It includes configuring website and application monitoring, handling synthetic monitoring, and creating incidents, issues, and alerts. Candidates will analyze infrastructure performance, set maintenance windows, and design custom dashboards. They are also expected to interpret golden signals, evaluate alerts, use analytics, and perform backup or restore operations to maintain optimal system performance.
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| Topic 2 | - Configuration: This section of the exam measures the skills of DevOps Administrators and evaluates their ability to configure and optimize Instana operational settings. It involves setting up business process monitoring, configuring both cloud and serverless agents, and defining agent proxy parameters. Candidates will learn to implement various technologies and sensors, manage OpenTelemetry integrations, set up smart alerts, create service naming rules, and define custom SLIs and payloads for alert channels. Managing licenses and ensuring proper configuration of alerts and notifications are also key components of this domain.
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| Topic 3 | - Troubleshooting: This section of the exam measures the skills of System Support Engineers and focuses on resolving technical and operational issues in Instana. It includes configuring log levels, collecting logs for debugging, and identifying connectivity issues between agents and the backend. Candidates will troubleshoot installation failures, diagnose communication problems, and apply corrective measures to ensure consistent Instana performance and stability across environments.
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