Quick Start Installation

Get started with default settings using Kubernetes.

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Overview

This workflow gets you started for POC purposes in a kubernetes cluster. For more detailed installation instructions for your specific environment, see Edge Delta Fleet Installation.

  1. Create a kubernetes cluster
  2. Sign up with Edge Delta
  3. Install the Edge Delta Fleet
  4. Explore the Edge Delta Interface
  5. Edit the Pipeline Configuration

1. Create a Kubernetes Cluster

This macOS workflow gets you started for POC purposes in a local kubernetes cluster. It uses Docker, minikube and Helm. For more detailed installation instructions for your specific environment, see Edge Delta Fleet Installation.

First start the Docker daemon then create a kind cluster.

open -a docker

minikube start --driver docker

See Kubernetes Requirements

2. Sign Up

  1. Visit the Edge Delta application web site.
  2. Click Sign Up.
  1. Enter your account details and click Register. Alternatively, click Sign up with Google.

Your selected password must adhere to the following criteria for validation:

  • Includes at least one lower case letter
  • Incorporates at least one upper case letter
  • Contains at least one digit (0-9)
  • Excludes any segment of your username
  • Is not a frequently used password
  • Is distinct from the last four passwords you have used

Now you are ready to install a fleet of agents.

3. Install an Edge Delta Fleet

  1. Select Kubernetes
  2. Specify a name for the configuration that will be used by this Fleet. This is usually a friendly name for the environment such as prod_eks.
  3. Click Continue.
  4. Copy and run the commands provided. They include the fleet version and the unique Pipeline ID. Click I Ran Deploy Commands.
  1. Click I’ll Take it from here. Alternatively, click Guide Me to enter the guided tour of the interface.

A new fleet with the default configuration is now installed in your cluster.

Note: there are no application workloads generating logs in your cluster so your dashboards may be sparsely populated for now.

4. Explore the Edge Delta Interface

  1. Click Dashboard and select the K8s Overview tab. It shows an overview of the Kubernetes components that are being monitored by the Fleet. See here for more information.

You need at least one workload in your cluster for data to populate the Kubernetes Dashboard.

  1. Click Logs and select the Patterns tab. This page displays detected patterns including those with a negative sentiment. See here for more information.

  2. Select the Search tab on the Logs page. You can search for specific logs on this page. See here for more information.

  3. Click Pipelines and ensure the Dashboard tab is selected. This page lists your fleets and you can edit their pipelines using the GUI. See here for more information.

5. Edit the Pipeline Configuration

Configure a Pipeline contains a quick how-to on how to update the fleet configuration to cater for your workflow. The Pipeline Configuration section provides detailed specifications for each node type.