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Kubernetes Collection - Before You Begin

Team Live Optics
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Make sure you read and understand the following information before you begin a Kubernetes collection using the Live Optics collector.

  • Live Optics collection should work on all on-prem environments, but has been tested only on the following at this time: 
       - Red Hat OpenShift
       - Rancher
       - K3S
  • You can create a temporary user/service account and token with read-only permissions to complete a Live Optics Kubernetes collection. This step is optional. See Create a service account for a Red Hat OpenShift environment or Create a service account with kubectl (non-OpenShift environments) for more information.

    NOTE: The user/service account must have at least read-only access to the objects for which you wish to collect data. For example, access to pod and container objects requires different permissions. 

  • You can also use an existing kubeconfig file to complete a collection. See Complete a Kubernetes collection for more information. 

  • To authenticate, Live Optics supports kubeconfig files for:
       - User Accounts with token
       - Service Accounts with token
       - User Accounts with X. 509 certificate
       - Service Accounts with X. 509 certificate
  • Live Optics does not support OpenID or any other authentication method at this time.
  • Live Optics does not save kubeconfig file or credential information.