# Elastic Observability Exam query
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148
**Category:** Elastic Training
**Created:** [May 4, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148 "2026-05-04T07:52:29Z")
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### Author:  [@Sharmon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharmon)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148/1 "2026-05-04T07:52:29Z")
Course: Elastic Certified Observability Exam
Version: 8.8
Hello Elastic Training Team,
I recently completed my Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and have a question regarding the exam requirements for APM.
Edit and configure the APM integration —specifically the webinar to prepare for elastic observability —suggest that we need to know how to configure the APM Server.
Could you clarify the expected depth of configuration for the exam? Specifically, does the objective cover the full end-to-end setup (installation, server configuration, and service instrumentation) or is the scope limited to basic configurations, such as editing apm-server to point to Elasticsearch?
I am planning to take a practice exam will it answer the issue?
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### Author:  [@juancamiloll](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/juancamiloll)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148/2 "2026-05-06T12:40:17Z")
Hi,
Take a look at this information; it might help answer your question.
> **[Mohamed Saidani](https://www.youtube.com/@mohamedsaidani8509/search?query=apm)**
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> Welcome, your go-to destination for comprehensive and insightful training in Elastic Stack, Cybersecurity, and Observability. 🚀 Whether you're a beginner looking to build a strong foundation or an experienced professional aiming to deepen your...
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### Author:  [@Sharmon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharmon)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148/3 "2026-05-15T10:35:39Z")
Hi thanks for the reply.
I think the preparation video is outdated where apm server binary was in play and it mentioned setting up that, but currently we can just use elastic agent as server so that negates that
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### Author:  [@juancamiloll](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/juancamiloll)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148/4 "2026-06-02T20:39:06Z")
He has some recent videos; he might have a more recent one on the topic you need