Enabling OTEL Agent¶

Introduction¶

The OTEL Agent (DaemonSet) runs on every node to collect and forward cluster logs to Loki.

By default, the OTEL Agent is enabled when Loki is enabled. If you want to enable the OTEL Agent without enabling Loki, follow the steps below.

Process¶

Step 1: Access Privacera Manager Instance¶

SSH into the instance where Privacera Manager is installed.

Step 2: Navigate to Configuration Directory¶

Navigate to the config directory using the following command:

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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager/config/

Step 3: Copy Configuration File¶

Copy the vars.monitoring.yml file from the sample-vars folder to the custom-vars folder:

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cp sample-vars/vars.monitoring.yml custom-vars/

Step 4: Edit Configuration File¶

Open the vars.monitoring.yml file for editing:

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vi custom-vars/vars.monitoring.yml

Step 5: Enable OTEL Agent¶

Uncomment the following variable in the file and save it:

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OTEL_COLLECTOR_DEPLOYMENT_MODE: "daemonset"

Step 6: Redeploy Monitoring Components¶

Once the configuration is complete, redeploy the monitoring components.

a. Go to privacera-manager directory.

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cd ~/privacera/privacera-manager

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./privacera-manager.sh setup

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./pm_with_helm.sh install-monitoring

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./pm_with_helm.sh install

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./privacera-manager.sh post-install

Verification¶

To verify that the OTEL Agent is running:

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kubectl get daemonset -n privacera-monitoring
kubectl get pods -n privacera-monitoring

Look for pods with names containing otel-agent and ensure they show Running status.