[docs] Improve exemplars tutorial

docs/metrics/exemplars/Program.cs

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+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Diagnostics.Metrics;
+using OpenTelemetry;
+using OpenTelemetry.Exporter;
+using OpenTelemetry.Metrics;
+using OpenTelemetry.Trace;
+
+public class Program
+{
+    private static readonly ActivitySource MyActivitySource = new("OpenTelemetry.Demo.Exemplar");
+    private static readonly Meter MyMeter = new("OpenTelemetry.Demo.Exemplar");
+    private static readonly Histogram<double> MyHistogram = MyMeter.CreateHistogram<double>("MyHistogram");
+
+    public static void Main()
+    {
+        var tracerProvider = Sdk.CreateTracerProviderBuilder()
+            .AddSource("OpenTelemetry.Demo.Exemplar")
+            .AddOtlpExporter()
+            .Build();
+
+        var meterProvider = Sdk.CreateMeterProviderBuilder()
+            .AddMeter("OpenTelemetry.Demo.Exemplar")
+            .SetExemplarFilter(ExemplarFilterType.TraceBased)
+            .AddOtlpExporter((exporterOptions, metricReaderOptions) =>
+            {
+                exporterOptions.Endpoint = new Uri("http://localhost:9090/api/v1/otlp/v1/metrics");
+                exporterOptions.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.HttpProtobuf;
+                metricReaderOptions.PeriodicExportingMetricReaderOptions.ExportIntervalMilliseconds = 1000;
+            })
+            .Build();
+
+        var random = new Random();
+
+        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit");
+
+        while (!Console.KeyAvailable)
+        {
+            using (var parent = MyActivitySource.StartActivity("Parent Operation"))
+            {
+                parent?.SetTag("key1", "value1");
+                parent?.SetTag("key2", "value2");
+
+                using (var child = MyActivitySource.StartActivity("Child Operation"))
+                {
+                    child?.SetTag("key3", "value3");
+                    child?.SetTag("key4", "value4");
+
+                    MyHistogram.Record(random.NextDouble() * 100, new("tag1", "value1"), new("tag2", "value2"));
+                }
+            }
+
+            Thread.Sleep(300);
+        }
+
+        // Dispose meter provider before the application ends.
+        // This will flush the remaining metrics and shutdown the metrics pipeline.
+        meterProvider.Dispose();
+
+        // Dispose tracer provider before the application ends.
+        // This will flush the remaining spans and shutdown the tracing pipeline.
+        tracerProvider.Dispose();
+    }
+}

docs/metrics/exemplars/README.md

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 # Using Exemplars in OpenTelemetry .NET
 
-Exemplars are example data points for aggregated data. They provide specific
-context to otherwise general aggregations. One common use case is to gain
-ability to correlate metrics to traces (and logs). While OpenTelemetry .NET
-supports Exemplars, it is only useful if the telemetry backend also supports the
-capabilities. This tutorial uses well known open source backends to demonstrate
-the concept. The following are the components involved:
+<details>
+<summary>Table of Contents</summary>
+
+* [Install and run Jaeger](#install-and-run-jaeger)
+* [Install and run Prometheus](#install-and-run-prometheus)
+* [Install and configure Grafana](#install-and-configure-grafana)
+* [Export metrics and traces from the
+  application](#export-metrics-and-traces-from-the-application)
+* [Use exemplars to navigate from metrics to
+  traces](#use-exemplars-to-navigate-from-metrics-to-traces)
+* [Learn more](#learn-more)
+
+</details>
+
+[Exemplars](../customizing-the-sdk/README.md#exemplars) are example data points
+for aggregated data. They provide specific context to otherwise general
+aggregations. One common use case is to gain ability to correlate metrics to
+traces (and logs). While OpenTelemetry .NET supports Exemplars, it is only
+useful if the telemetry backend also supports the capabilities. This tutorial
+uses well known open-source backends to demonstrate the concept. The following
+components are involved:
+
+* [Program.cs](./Program.cs) - this application is instrumented with
+  OpenTelemetry, it sends metrics to Prometheus, and traces to Jaeger.
+* [Prometheus](#install-and-run-prometheus) - Prometheus is used as the metrics
+  backend.
+* [Jaeger](#install-and-run-jaeger) - Jaeger is used as the distributed tracing
+  backend.
+* [Grafana](#install-and-configure-grafana) - UI to query metrics from
+  Prometheus, traces from Jaeger, and to navigate between metrics and traces
+  using Exemplars.
+
+## Install and run Jaeger
+
+Download the [latest binary distribution
+archive](https://www.jaegertracing.io/download/) of Jaeger.
+
+After finished downloading, extract it to a local location that's easy to
+access. Run the `jaeger-all-in-one(.exe)` executable:
 
-* Test App - We use existing example app from the repo. This app is already
-instrumented with OpenTelemetry for logs, metrics and traces, and is configured
-to export them to the configured OTLP end point.
-* OpenTelemetry Collector - An instance of collector is run, which receives
-telemetry from the above app using OTLP. The collector then exports metrics to
-Prometheus, traces to Tempo.
-* Prometheus - Prometheus is used as the Metric backend.
-* Tempo - Tempo is used as the Tracing backend.
-* Grafana - UI to query metrics from Prometheus, traces from Tempo, and to
-  navigate between metrics and traces using Exemplar.
+```sh
+./jaeger-all-in-one --collector.otlp.enabled
+```
 
-All these components except the test app require additional configuration to
-enable Exemplar feature. To make it easy for users, these components are
-pre-configured to enable Exemplars, and a docker compose file is provided to
- spun them all up, in the required configurations.
+## Install and run Prometheus
 
-## Pre-requisite
+Follow the [first steps](https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/first_steps/)
+to download the [latest release](https://prometheus.io/download/) of Prometheus.
 
-Install docker: <https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/>
+After finished downloading, extract it to a local location that's easy to
+access. Run the `prometheus(.exe)` server executable with feature flags
+[exemplars
+storage](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/feature_flags/#exemplars-storage)
+and
+[otlp-receiver](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/feature_flags/#otlp-receiver)
+enabled:
 
-## Setup
+```sh
+./prometheus --enable-feature=exemplar-storage --enable-feature=otlp-write-receiver
+```
 
-As mentioned in the intro, this tutorial uses OTel Collector, Prometheus, Tempo,
-and Grafana, and they must be up and running before proceeding. The following
-spins all of them with the correct configurations to support Exemplars.
+## Install and configure Grafana
 
-Navigate to current directory and run the following:
+Follow the operating system specific instructions to [download and install
+Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/installation/#supported-operating-systems).
 
-```sh
-docker compose up -d
-```
+After installation, start the standalone Grafana server (`grafana-server.exe` or
+`./bin/grafana-server`, depending on the operating system). Then, use a
+[supported web
+browser](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/installation/#supported-web-browsers)
+to navigate to [http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/).
+
+Follow the instructions in the Grafana getting started
+[doc](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/getting-started/getting-started/#step-2-log-in)
+to log in.
+
+After successfully logging in, hover on the Configuration icon
+on the panel at the left hand side, and click on Plugins.
+
+Find and click on the Jaeger plugin. Next click on `Create a Jaeger data source`
+button. Make the following changes:
+
+1. Set "URL" to `http://localhost:16686/`.
+2. At the bottom of the page click `Save & test` to ensure the data source is
+   working.
 
-If the above step succeeds, all dependencies would be spun up and ready now. To
-test, navigate to Grafana running at: `http://localhost:3000/`.
+![Add Jaeger data
+source](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/assets/17327289/8356dc1d-dad2-4c82-9936-9a84b51d12fa)
 
-## Run test app
+Find and click on the Prometheus plugin. Next click on
+`Create a Prometheus data source` button. Make the following changes:
 
-Now that the required dependencies are ready, lets run the demo app.
-This tutorial is using the existing ASP.NET Core app from the repo.
+1. Set "URL" to `http://localhost:9090`.
+2. Under the "Exemplars" section, enable "Internal link", set "Data source" to
+   `Jaeger`, and set "Label name" to `trace_id`.
+3. At the bottom of the page click `Save & test` to ensure the data source is
+   working.
 
-Navigate to [Example Asp.Net Core App](../../../examples/AspNetCore/Program.cs)
-directory and run the following command:
+![Add Prometheus data
+source](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/assets/17327289/a137c4ac-dfd7-4d24-8811-208f66e67e37)
+
+## Export metrics and traces from the application
+
+Create a new console application and run it:
 
 ```sh
+dotnet new console --output exemplars
+cd exemplars
 dotnet run
 ```
 
-Once the application is running, navigate to
-[http://localhost:5000/weatherforecast]("http://localhost:5000/weatherforecast")
-from a web browser. You may use the following Powershell script to generate load
-to the application.
-
-```powershell
-while($true)
-{
-    Invoke-WebRequest http://localhost:5000/weatherforecast
-    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500
-}
+Add reference to [OTLP
+Exporter](../../../src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/README.md):
+
+```sh
+dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol
 ```
 
-## Use Exemplars to navigate from Metrics to Traces
+Now copy the code from [Program.cs](./Program.cs) and run the application again.
+The application will start sending metrics to Prometheus and traces to Jaeger.
+
+The application is configured with trace-based exemplar filter, which enables
+the OpenTelemetry SDK to attach exemplars to metrics:
 
-The application sends metrics (with exemplars), and traces to the OTel
-Collector, which export metrics and traces to Prometheus and Tempo
-respectively.
+```csharp
+var meterProvider = Sdk.CreateMeterProviderBuilder()
+    ...
+    .SetExemplarFilter(ExemplarFilterType.TraceBased)
+    ...
+```
+
+For more details about the `SetExemplarFilter` API see: [Customizing
+OpenTelemetry .NET SDK for Metrics >
+ExemplarFilter](../customizing-the-sdk/README.md#exemplarfilter).
 
-Please wait for 2 minutes before continuing so that enough data is generated
-and exported.
+## Use exemplars to navigate from metrics to traces
 
 Open Grafana, select Explore, and select Prometheus as the source. Select the
-metric named "http_server_duration_bucket", and plot the chart. Toggle on the
-"Exemplar" option from the UI and hit refresh.
+metric named `MyHistogram_bucket`, and plot the chart. Toggle on the "Exemplars"
+option from the UI and hit refresh.
 
-![Enable Exemplar](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16979322/218627781-9886f837-11ae-4d52-94d3-f1821503209c.png)
+![Enable
+Exemplars](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/assets/17327289/bc461c6d-a0b9-49b7-a91d-94b07c3f417f)
 
 The Exemplars appear as special "diamond shaped dots" along with the metric
-charts in the UI. Select any Exemplar to see the exemplar data, which includes
+charts in the UI. Select any exemplar to see the exemplar data, which includes
 the timestamp when the measurement was recorded, the raw value, and trace
 context when the recording was done. The "trace_id" enables jumping to the
-tracing backed (tempo). Click on the "Query with Tempo" button next to the
-"trace_id" field to open the corresponding `Trace` in Tempo.
-
-![Navigate to trace with exemplar](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16979322/218629999-1d1cd6ba-2385-4683-975a-d4797df8361a.png)
-
-## References
-
-* [Exemplar specification](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/metrics/sdk.md#exemplar)
-* [Exemplars in Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/feature_flags/#exemplars-storage)
-* [Exemplars in Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/fundamentals/exemplars/)
-* [Tempo](https://github.com/grafana/tempo)
+tracing backed (Jaeger in this case). Click on the "Query with Jaeger" button
+next to the "trace_id" field to open the corresponding trace in Jaeger.
+
+![Navigate to trace with
+exemplar](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/assets/17327289/56bb5297-f744-41f3-bc35-8596392b8673)
+
+## Learn more
+
+* [Exemplar
+  specification](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/metrics/sdk.md#exemplar)
+* [What is Prometheus?](https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/)
+* [Prometheus now supports OpenTelemetry
+  Metrics](https://horovits.medium.com/prometheus-now-supports-opentelemetry-metrics-83f85878e46a)
+* [Jaeger Tracing](https://www.jaegertracing.io/)
+* [Grafana support for
+  Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/docs/visualization/grafana/#creating-a-prometheus-graph)

docs/metrics/exemplars/exemplars.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)\src\OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol\OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>