diff --git a/content/docs/tasks/telemetry/distributed-tracing/index.md b/content/docs/tasks/telemetry/distributed-tracing/index.md index ca57353294..40c97cdde1 100644 --- a/content/docs/tasks/telemetry/distributed-tracing/index.md +++ b/content/docs/tasks/telemetry/distributed-tracing/index.md @@ -19,27 +19,28 @@ example application for this task. * Setup Istio by following the instructions in the [Installation guide](/docs/setup/). - Either use the `istio.yaml` (or `istio-demo-auth.yaml`) template, which includes tracing support, or - use the helm chart with tracing enabled using the `--set tracing.enabled=true` option. + Either use the `istio-demo.yaml` or `istio-demo-auth.yaml` template, which includes tracing support, or + use the helm chart with tracing enabled by setting the `--set tracing.enabled=true` option. * Deploy the [Bookinfo](/docs/examples/bookinfo/) sample application. ## Accessing the dashboard -Setup access to the tracing dashboard URL using port-forwarding: +Setup access to the Jaeger dashboard by using port-forwarding: {{< text bash >}} $ kubectl port-forward -n istio-system $(kubectl get pod -n istio-system -l app=jaeger -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}') 16686:16686 & {{< /text >}} -Then open your browser at [http://localhost:16686](http://localhost:16686) +Access the Jaeger dashboard by opening your browser to [http://localhost:16686](http://localhost:16686). ## Generating traces using the Bookinfo sample With the Bookinfo application up and running, generate trace information by accessing `http://$GATEWAY_URL/productpage` one or more times. -If you now look at the dashboard, you should see something similar to the following: +From the left-hand pane of the Jaeger dashboard, select productpage from the Service drop-down list and click +Find Traces. You should see something similar to the following: {{< image width="100%" ratio="42.35%" link="./istio-tracing-list.png"