collector-installation

In this step, we'll install the collector and add a uniquely identifiable tag to these collectors.

1. Classic UI. In the main Sumo Logic menu, select Manage Data > Collection > OpenTelemetry Collection.
   New UI. In the Sumo Logic main menu select Data Management, and then under Data Collection select OpenTelemetry Collection. You can also click the Go To... menu at the top of the screen and select OpenTelemetry Collection.
2. On the OpenTelemetry Collection page, click + Add Collector.
3. In the Set up Collector step:
   1. Choose your platform (for example, Linux).
   2. Enter your Installation Token.
   3. Under Tag data on Collector level, add a new tag to identify these collectors for their corresponding use case (for example, if you are running Apache, set application = Apache).
   4. Leave the Collector Settings at their default values to configure collectors as remotely managed.
   5. Under Generate and run the command to install the collector, copy and run the installation command in your system terminal where the collector needs to be installed.
4. After installation is complete, click Next to proceed.
5. Select a source template (for example, Apache source template) to start collecting logs from all linked collectors, then proceed with the data configuration.
   

To revisit this screen later: From the Classic UI, select Manage Data > Collection > Source Template. From the New UI, select Data Management and under Data Collection select Source Template.