Kubernetes#

To track a new Kubernetes cluster Data Source in your OptScale account, please select the Kubernetes tab on the Data Source Connection page.

connect_kubernetes

Field	Description
Name	Specify any preferred name to be used for this data source in OptScale.
User	Specify a user for the cost metrics collector to use when pushing data to this data source.
Password	Specify a password for the cost metrics collector to use when pushing data to this data source.

Use Connect to create a Data Source in OptScale.

Click on the newly created Data Source on the Data Sources page. The page with detailed information appears.

kubernetes_clickon

Use KUBERNETES INTEGRATION or instructions to get the instructions to install the software that collects information about running pods and converts them into cost metrics.

kubernetes_instuctions

Software installation on a cluster#

To get cost metrics download and install helm chart on the Kubernetes cluster. Helm chart is created to collect Kubernetes resources information and share it with OptScale FinOps project. Install one release per cluster.

1. Download Hystax repo#

Use this command to download repo:

helm repo add hystax https://hystax.github.io/helm-charts

2. Install Helm Chart#

There is a difference in instructions when a Kubernetes Data Source is connected on my.optscale.com or on OptScale deployed from open source. In both cases, instructions given are adapted for a selected Data Source and deployed OptScale. All you need is just to copy-paste it and replace the <password_specified_during_data_source_connection> phrase with a user's password.

My.optscale.com#

kubernetes_chart_installation_prod

Note

Specify the user's password instead of the <password_specified_during_data_source_connection> phrase.

Warning

Please await the completion of the metric generation process, which typically requires approximately one hour.

Open Source OptScale#

kubernetes_instuctions_list_install

kubernetes_chart_installation

Note

Specify the user's password instead of the <password_specified_during_data_source_connection> phrase.

Warning

Please await the completion of the metric generation process, which typically requires approximately one hour.

For a more detailed description, see instructions.