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AI-generatedJaeger Collector ↔ Jaeger Query: How does sampling influence trace visibility?
In Jaeger, the Collector ingests spans via gRPC or Thrift and forwards them to a storage backend. The Query service then retrieves these spans and the UI renders a timeline view. A documented feature is the sampling mechanism, where the Collector drops a configurable percentage of traces to limit storage usage. This introduces a tension: higher sampling rate
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