Pipeline Quickstart: Add a Telemetry Generator Node

Add a Telemetry Generator node to simulate traffic in the pipeline using the Apache Error template.

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Overview

This is the first step in the Pipeline Quickstart guide. See that page for an overview and the prerequisites.

In this section, you create a telemetry generator node to generate dummy traffic in the pipeline.

1. Add Telemetry Generator Source Node

  1. Click Add Node.
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  1. Search for generator and click Telemetry Generator Source. Then select Edge Delta as a destination and click Connect.
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  1. The Telemetry Generator Source configuration page opens. Select Apache Error in the Templates field.
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This form configures the Telemetry Generator to output logs that look like apache errors at a rate of 1 per second.

  1. Click Save.

The Telemetry Generator node starts sending Apache Error traffic to Edge Delta.

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Next Step

Reduce noise and volume by dropping lower‑value severities (debug, info, trace, notice).

See Effective Pipeline Design for details on using templates to test and validate pipeline configurations.