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Co-authored-by: Brandon Morelli <[email protected]>

Author: colleenmcginnis

reference/apm/observability/apm.md

@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ Metrics are another vital source of information when debugging production system
 
 ## Give Elastic APM a try [_give_elastic_apm_a_try]
 
-Want to quickly spin up an APM deployment? Refer to [Get started for APM](/solutions/observability/apm/get-started.md). To host everything yourself instead, use [Fleet-managed APM Server](/solutions/observability/apm/apm-server-fleet-managed.md).
+Want to quickly spin up an APM deployment? Refer to [Get started for APM](/solutions/observability/apm/get-started.md). To host everything yourself instead, refer to [Set up APM Server](/solutions/observability/apm/apm-server-setup.md).

solutions/observability/apm/apm-server-fleet-managed.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Fleet is a web-based UI in {{kib}} that is used to centrally manage {{agent}}s.
 
 :::{image} /solutions/images/observability-fm-ov.png
 :alt: APM Server fleet overview
+:::
 
 This guide will explain how to set up and configure a Fleet-managed APM Server.
 

solutions/observability/apm/apm-server-setup.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The fastest way to get started with Elastic APM is with Elastic Cloud Serverless
 Read more in [](/solutions/observability/apm/get-started.md).
 :::
 
-APM Server receives performance data from your APM agents, validates and processes it, and then transforms the data into {{es}} documents. If you’re on this page, then you’ve chosen to self-manage the Elastic Stack, and you now must decide how to run and configure the APM Server. There are two options, and the components required are different for each:
+APM Server receives performance data from your APM agents and Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry (EDOT) SDKs, validates and processes it, and then transforms the data into {{es}} documents. If you’re on this page, then you’ve chosen to self-manage the Elastic Stack, and you now must decide how to run and configure the APM Server. There are two options, and the components required are different for each:
 
 * [Fleet-managed APM Server](#apm-setup-fleet-managed-apm)
 * [APM Server binary](#apm-setup-apm-server-binary)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Fleet-managed APM Server does *not* support all the outputs that are supported b
 
 **Required components**:
 
-* APM agents
+* EDOT SDKs or APM agents
 * {{agent}} (which runs multiple subprocesses including APM Server, Fleet Server, and {{stack}})
 
 **Configuration method**: {{kib}} UI
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Install, configure, and run the APM Server binary wherever you need it.
 
 **Required components**:
 
-* APM agents
+* EDOT SDKs or APM agents
 * APM Server
 * {{stack}}
 

solutions/observability/apm/apm-server.md

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ applies_to:
 
 # Work with APM Server
 
-When self-managing the Elastic Stack, APM Server is used to receive performance data from APM agents,
-validates and processes it, and then transforms the data into Elasticsearch documents.
+When self-managing the Elastic Stack, APM Server receives performance data from APM agents,
+validates and processes it, and transforms the data into {{es}} documents.
 
 This section contains information on working with APM Server including:
 

solutions/observability/apm/index.md

@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ Metrics are another vital source of information when debugging production system
 
 ## Give Elastic APM a try [give_elastic_apm_a_try]
 
-Want to quickly spin up an APM deployment? Refer to [Get started for APM](/solutions/observability/apm/get-started.md). To host everything yourself instead, use [Fleet-managed APM Server](/solutions/observability/apm/apm-server-fleet-managed.md).
+Want to quickly spin up an APM deployment? Refer to [Get started for APM](/solutions/observability/apm/get-started.md). To host everything yourself instead, refer to [Set up APM Server](/solutions/observability/apm/apm-server-setup.md).