We collect trace data from a dotnet application with opentelemtry. Everything looks fine as expected. The use cause is checking the Observability => APM => Service whenever there is an issue or performance degradation. My question is related to index_mode settings. The current and default index_mod…

What is the best index_mode for the .Net trace data?

stephenb (Stephen Brown) July 11, 2025, 6:33pm 2

Hi @Musab_Dogan good question
traces-* should be left in standard mode... they have not been test / not support with logsdb mode.

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