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Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector commands reference πŸ”—

The following table lists all the commands and their usage in context of the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector. Select a command for a more detailed description and syntax examples.

Command

Usage

helm delete

Delete the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository

helm install

Deploy the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository

helm repo add

Add the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository

helm repo update

Update the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository

journalctl

Check the collector logs on the host

kubectl config

Modify Kubernetes configurations

kubectl create

Create a Kubernetes resource

kubectl delete

Delete a Kubernetes resource

kubectl describe

Check Kubernetes system configurations

kubectl edit

Edit a Kubernetes resource. Use this command for initial configuration, effective configuration, and checking the status of the collector.

kubectl exec

Execute a command in a Kubernetes container

kubectl get

Display one or many resources running on Kubernetes

kubectl logs

Check logs in a Kubernetes container

restart

Restart the collector on the host

start

Start the collector on the host

status

Check the collector status on the host (Linux only)

stop

Stop the collector on the host

helm delete πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Delete the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository.

Syntax πŸ”—

helm delete splunk-otel-collector

helm install πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Deploy the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository.

Syntax πŸ”—

helm install splunk-otel-collector \
--set="splunkRealm=$REALM" \
--set="splunkAccessToken=$ACCESS_TOKEN" \
--set="clusterName=<MY-CLUSTER>" \
--set="logsEnabled=false" \
--set="environment=$<MY-ENV>" \
splunk-otel-collector-chart/splunk-otel-collector \
-f ~/workshop/k3s/otel-collector.yaml

You can also set Helm values as arguments using a YAML file. For example, after creating a YAML file named my_values.yaml, run the following command to deploy the Helm chart:

helm install my-splunk-otel-collector --values my_values.yaml splunk-otel-collector-chart/splunk-otel-collector

helm repo add πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Add the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository.

Syntax πŸ”—

helm repo add splunk-otel-collector-chart https://signalfx.github.io/splunk-otel-collector-chart

# Use these two commands together to add and update the repository at the same time
helm repo add splunk-otel-collector-chart https://signalfx.github.io/splunk-otel-collector-chart && helm repo update

helm repo update πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Update the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector Helm chart repository.

Syntax πŸ”—

helm repo update https://signalfx.github.io/splunk-otel-collector-chart

journalctl πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Check the collector logs on the host.

Syntax πŸ”—

journalctl -u splunk-otel-collector -f
tail -100 /var/log/messages

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

-f

Show new log entries as they are added

tail -100

Retrieve the last 100 lines of logs from the log file

-u

Show messages for the specified systemd unit UNIT (such as a service unit), or for any of the units matched by PATTERN

/var/log/messages

File where the log messages are displayed from

kubectl config πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Modify Kubernetes configurations using subcommands. See the Kubectl Reference Documentation for a full list of subcommands and optional arguments.

Syntax πŸ”—

kubectl config [subcommand]

# Examples

# Show kubeconfig settings
kubectl config view

# Save namespace for all subsequent kubectl commands in context
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=ggckad-s2

# Get the password for the e2e user
kubectl config view -o jsonpath='{.users[?(@.name == "e2e")].user.password}'

# Display the first user
kubectl config view -o jsonpath='{.users[].name}'

# Get a list of users
kubectl config view -o jsonpath='{.users[*].name}'

# Display list of contexts
kubectl config get-contexts

# Display the current-context
kubectl config current-context

# Set the default context to my-cluster-name
kubectl config use-context my-cluster-name

# Add a new user to your kubeconfig that supports basic authorization
kubectl config set-credentials kubeuser/foo.kubernetes.com --username=kubeuser --password=kubepassword

# Set a context utilizing a specific username and namespace
kubectl config set-context gce --user=cluster-admin --namespace=foo \ && kubectl config use-context gce

kubectl create πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Create a Kubernetes resource from a file. Accepted file formats are JSON and YAML. See the Kubectl Reference Documentation for a full list of subcommands and optional arguments.

Syntax πŸ”—

sudo kubectl create -f <file-name>

# Examples

# Use the subcommand configmap to create a ConfigMap from a source file
sudo kubectl create configmap <map-name> --from-file=<file path>

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

-f

The source file to create a resource

--from-file

Path to the source file to create a ConfigMap

<map-name>

Name of the ConfigMap

kubectl delete πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Delete a Kubernetes resource from a source file. See the Kubectl Reference Documentation for a full list of subcommands and optional arguments.

Syntax πŸ”—

sudo kubectl delete -f <file-name>

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

-f

The source file to delete a resource

kubectl describe πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Check Kubernetes system configurations.

Syntax πŸ”—

kubectl describe -n <namepsace> pod <pod-name>

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

-n

Namespace to check the configurations

pod

Pod to check the configurations

kubectl edit πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Edit a resource running on a Kubernetes container.

Syntax πŸ”—

kubectl edit cm <name>
kubectl edit ds <name>

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

cm

Specify the item you want to modify is a ConfigMap

ds

Specify the item you want to modify is a DaemonSet

<name>

Name of the resource you want to modify

kubectl exec πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Execute a command in a Kubernetes container.

Syntax πŸ”—

kubectl exec -it <container/pod> -- curl <commands>

# Examples

# Initial configuration
kubectl exec -it my-splunk-otel-collector-agent-hg4gk -- curl http://localhost:55554/debug/configz/initial

# Effective configuration
kubectl exec -it my-splunk-otel-collector-agent-hg4gk -- curl http://localhost:55554/debug/effective

# Check status of the collector
kubectl exec -it <your-agent-pod> -- curl localhost:55679/debug/tracez | lynx -stdin
kubectl exec -it splunk-otel-collector-agent-f4gwg -- curl localhost:55679/debug/tracez | lynx -stdin

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

-it

Your agent pod

-- curl

Any additional curl commands

kubectl get πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Display one or many resources running on Kubernetes.

Syntax πŸ”—

kubectl get pods -n <namespace>
kubectl get configmap
kubectl get ds

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

configmap

Display the ConfigMap

ds

Display the DaemonSet

-n

Namespace

pods

List all pods in process status output format

kubectl logs πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Check logs in a Kubernetes container.

Syntax πŸ”—

sudo kubectl logs <pod-name | type/name> -l <label> -f -c <container-name>

# Examples

# Return snapshot logs from pod nginx with only one container
kubectl logs nginx

# Return snapshot logs from pod nginx with multiple containers
kubectl logs nginx --all-containers=true

# Return snapshot logs from all containers in pods defined by label app=nginx
kubectl logs -l app=nginx --all-containers=true

# Return snapshot of previous terminated ruby container logs from pod web-1
kubectl logs web-1 -p -c ruby

# Begin streaming the logs of the ruby container in pod web-1
kubectl logs web-1 -f -c ruby

# Begin streaming the logs from all containers in pods defined by label app=nginx
kubectl logs -f -l app=nginx --all-containers=true

# Display only the most recent 20 lines of output in pod nginx
kubectl logs nginx --tail=20

# Show all logs from pod nginx written in the last hour
kubectl logs nginx --since=1h

# Show logs from a kubelet with an expired serving certificate
kubectl logs nginx --insecure-skip-tls-verify-backend

# Return snapshot logs from first container of a job named hello
kubectl logs job/hello

# Return snapshot logs from container nginx-1 of a deployment named nginx
kubectl logs deployment/nginx -c nginx-1

Optional arguments πŸ”—

Argument

Description

--all-containers

If true, get all containers’ logs in the pod(s). Default value is false

-c

The container where the logs are displayed from

-f

Show new log entries as they are added

--insecure-skip-tls-verify-backend

Skip verifying the identity of the kubelet that logs are requested from. Use this when you want to get logs from a kubelet with an expired serving certificate

-l

A label to filter on

-p

If true, show the logs for the previous instance of the container in a pod if it exists. Default value is false

--since

Get only the latest logs within the specified time duration

--tail

Number of most recent log lines to show

restart πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Restart the collector on the host. If the Fluentd service is installed, you can also restart it using sudo systemctl restart td-agent.

Syntax πŸ”—

sudo systemctl restart splunk-otel-collector

start πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Start the collector on the host. If the Fluentd service is installed, you can also start it using sudo systemctl start td-agent.

Syntax πŸ”—

sudo systemctl start splunk-otel-collector

status πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Check the status of the collector on the host. Only available for Linux .

Additionally, you can use the Health Check extension , which activates to probe an HTTP url to check the status of the OpenTelemetry Collector.

Syntax πŸ”—

sudo systemctl status splunk-otel-collector

stop πŸ”—

Description πŸ”—

Stop the collector on the host. If the Fluentd service is installed, you can also stop it using sudo systemctl stop td-agent.

Syntax πŸ”—

sudo systemctl stop splunk-otel-collector