fo/>Bookinfo</a> sample as the example application.</p><p>To learn how Istio handles tracing, visit the <a href=../overview/>Distributed Tracing Overview</a> section.</p><h2 id=configure-tracing>Configure tracing</h2><p>If you used an <code>IstioOperator</code> configuration to install Istio, add the following field to your configuration:</p><pre><code class=language-yaml data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>apiVersion: install.istio.io/v1alpha1
kind: IstioOperator
spec:
  meshConfig:
    defaultProviders: