diff --git a/modules/microshift-otel-config-large.adoc b/modules/microshift-otel-config-large.adoc
index 9494b412ddcc..ebd24d32d779 100644
--- a/modules/microshift-otel-config-large.adoc
+++ b/modules/microshift-otel-config-large.adoc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ processors:
     system:
       hostname_sources: [ "os" ]
 exporters:
-  otlp:
+  otlp_grpc:
     sending_queue:
       storage: file_storage
     endpoint: ${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4317
@@ -94,33 +94,33 @@ service:
     metrics/kubeletstats:
       receivers: [ kubeletstats ]
       processors: [ batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     metrics/hostmetrics:
       receivers: [ hostmetrics ]
       processors: [ resourcedetection/system, batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     logs/kube_events:
       receivers: [ k8s_events ]
       processors: [ resourcedetection/system, batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     logs/host:
       receivers: [ hostmetrics ]
       processors: [ resourcedetection/system ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     logs/journald:
       receivers: [ journald ]
       processors: [ resourcedetection/system ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     metrics/pods:
       receivers: [ prometheus ]
       processors: [ batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
   telemetry:
     metrics:
       readers:
         - periodic:
             exporter:
-              otlp:
+              otlp_http:
                 protocol: http/protobuf
                 endpoint: http://${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4318
 ----
diff --git a/modules/microshift-otel-config-medium.adoc b/modules/microshift-otel-config-medium.adoc
index 726eecd2ee32..93403d55135e 100644
--- a/modules/microshift-otel-config-medium.adoc
+++ b/modules/microshift-otel-config-medium.adoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ processors:
     system:
       hostname_sources: [ "os" ]
 exporters:
-  otlp:
+  otlp_grpc:
     sending_queue:
       storage: file_storage
     endpoint: ${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4317
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ service:
     metrics/kubeletstats:
       receivers: [ kubeletstats ]
       processors: [ batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     logs/kube_events:
       receivers: [ k8s_events ]
       processors: [ resourcedetection/system, batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     logs/journald:
       receivers: [ journald ]
       processors: [ resourcedetection/system ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
   telemetry:
     metrics:
       readers:
         - periodic:
             exporter:
-              otlp:
+              otlp_http:
                 protocol: http/protobuf
                 endpoint: http://${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4318
 ----
diff --git a/modules/microshift-otel-config-small.adoc b/modules/microshift-otel-config-small.adoc
index afb65ec0165a..ed836dacb6cd 100644
--- a/modules/microshift-otel-config-small.adoc
+++ b/modules/microshift-otel-config-small.adoc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ processors:
     system:
       hostname_sources: [ "os" ]
 exporters:
-  otlp:
+  otlp_grpc:
     sending_queue:
       storage: file_storage
     endpoint: ${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4317
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ service:
     metrics/kubeletstats:
       receivers: [ kubeletstats ]
       processors: [ batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
     logs/kube_events:
       receivers: [ k8s_events ]
       processors: [ resourcedetection/system, batch ]
-      exporters: [ otlp ]
+      exporters: [ otlp_grpc ]
   telemetry:
     metrics:
       readers:
         - periodic:
             exporter:
-              otlp:
+              otlp_http:
                 protocol: http/protobuf
                 endpoint: http://${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4318
 ----
diff --git a/modules/microshift-otel-config.adoc b/modules/microshift-otel-config.adoc
index d3b7ff549d43..d41dc873841b 100644
--- a/modules/microshift-otel-config.adoc
+++ b/modules/microshift-otel-config.adoc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ If an endpoint is not specified, {microshift-short} Observability does not start
 ----
 # ...
 exporters:
-  otlp:
+  otlp_grpc:
     sending_queue:
       storage: file_storage
     endpoint: ${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4317
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ service:
       readers:
         - periodic:
             exporter:
-              otlp:
+              otlp_http:
                 protocol: http/protobuf
                 endpoint: http://${env:OTEL_BACKEND}:4318
 # ...
diff --git a/modules/ossm-configuring-distr-tracing-tempo.adoc b/modules/ossm-configuring-distr-tracing-tempo.adoc
index 930d1c9e58ff..fe9265934bb0 100644
--- a/modules/ossm-configuring-distr-tracing-tempo.adoc
+++ b/modules/ossm-configuring-distr-tracing-tempo.adoc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ spec:
           grpc:
             endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
     exporters:
-      otlp:
+      otlp_grpc:
         endpoint: "tempo-sample-distributor.tracing-system.svc.cluster.local:4317" # <2>
         tls:
           insecure: true
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ spec:
         traces:
           receivers: [otlp]
           processors: []
-          exporters: [otlp]
+          exporters: [otlp_grpc]
 ----
 <1> Include the namespace in the `ServiceMeshMemberRoll` member list.
 <2> In this example, a TempoStack instance is running in the `tracing-system` namespace. You do not have to include the TempoStack namespace, such as`tracing-system`, in the `ServiceMeshMemberRoll` member list.