Chapter 21. Using the Skupper console


You can use the Skupper console to monitor and troubleshoot your application network. The console provides a visual overview of the sites, links, services, and communication metrics.

Prerequisites

  • Access to an Kubernetes cluster with Network Observer installed.
  • A site is created in a namespace

Procedure

  1. Change context to the site namespace.
  2. If you are using the OpenShift console:

    1. Navigate to Operators Installed Operators.
    2. Choose Red Hat Service Interconnect Network Observer Operator from the list of available Operators, and then click Create Instance.
  3. If you are not using the OpenShift console:

    1. Create a file named network-observer.yaml with the following CR:

      apiVersion: observability.skupper.io/v2alpha1
      kind: NetworkObserver
      metadata:
        name: networkobserver-sample
        namespace: west
      spec: {}
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      Change the namespace value to match the site namespace.

  4. Apply the CR YAML:

    $ kubectl apply -f network-observer.yaml
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  5. Determine the console URL:

    kubectl get --namespace west -o jsonpath="{.spec.host}" route networkobserver-sample-network-observer
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  6. Navigate to the console.
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