Install the Edge Delta Agent with kubectl

Installing the Edge Delta Fleet using kubectl.

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Overview

The Edge Delta fleet can be installed in a Kubernetes environment using kubectl. It is installed by default as a DaemonSet - pods on every node. It analyses logs from each pod in each node as well as metrics from the cluster, and streams them to the configured destinations.

Install with Default Settings

You can install Edge Delta using Helm without changing any default settings.

Install an Edge Delta Fleet

Use the Kubernetes template option while following these steps:

  1. Click Pipelines.
  2. Click New Fleet.
  3. Select Edge Fleet.
  4. Optionally, expand Advanced Fleet Configuration and select a pipeline with a configuration you want to duplicate.
  5. Click Continue.
  6. Select the appropriate template and click Continue.
  7. Specify a name to identify the Fleet.
  8. Click Generate Config.
  9. Execute the installation commands, they include the unique ID for the Fleet.
  10. Expand the namespaces and select the input sources you want to monitor.
  11. Select the Destination Outputs you want to send processed data to, such as the Edge Delta Observability Platform.
  12. Click Continue.
  13. Click View Dashboard.

Install with Custom Settings

You can create your own custom manifest. To start, download the default manifest and add custom variables to it. Then apply the local file, in this example the custom-agent.yml file in the current folder is applied:

kubectl apply -f custom-agent.yml