Install the ARMS agent for an application deployed in an open source Kubernetes environment

Step 1: Install the ARMS agent

ARMS can monitor only the following two types of applications: Deployment and StatefulSet. To enable ARMS to monitor a Deployment application that is deployed in an open source Kubernetes environment, perform the following steps:

1. Download the arms-pilot installation package by using one of the following methods:
   • Method 1: Download arms-pilot installation package.
   • Method 2: Run the following wget command to download the arms-pilot installation package:

     wget 'http://arms-apm-hangzhou.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/arms-pilot/arms-pilot-0.1.1-community.tgz' -O arms-pilot-0.1.1.tgz                                

2. Run the following command to decompress the arms-pilot installation package:

   tar zxvf arms-pilot-0.1.1.tgz                         

3. Run the following command to install arms-pilot:

   helm install ./arms-pilot --namespace arms-pilot-system                        

Step 2: Obtain the license key

1. Log on to the ARMS console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Application Monitoring > Applications.
2. On the Applications page, select China (Hangzhou) in the top navigation bar, and click Add Application in the upper-right corner.
   Notice By default, applications that are deployed in open source Kubernetes environments reside in the China (Hangzhou) region. Therefore, you must obtain the license key for the China (Hangzhou) region.
3. Copy the license key at the top of the Add Application page.

   

Step 3: Edit the YAML file of the application

1. Run the following command to view the configurations of the Deployment application:

   ### Run the following command to view the configurations of a specified Deployment application: kubectl get deployment {Name of the Deployment application} -o yaml                            

   Note If you do not know the {Name of the Deployment application}, run the following command to view all Deployment applications. Then you can find the target Deployment application in the results, and view the application configurations.

   ### Run the following command to view the configurations of all Deployment applications: kubectl get deployments --all-namespace                

2. Run the following command to edit the YAML file of the Deployment application:

   kubectl edit deployment {Name of the Deployment application} -o yaml                        

3. In the YAML file, go to the spec -> template -> metadata -> labels directory and append the following content:

   ARMSApmAppName: xxx
   ARMSApmLicenseKey: xxx                           

   Notice

   • Replace xxx with your application name and license key. The application name cannot contain Chinese characters.
   • Replace the at sign (@) in the license key with an underscore (_).
   The following example shows a complete YAML file for creating a Deployment application in an open source environment and enabling ARMS to monitor the application.

   apiVersion: apps/v1beta1 # for versions before 1.8.0 use apps/v1beta1
   kind: Deployment
   metadata:
     name: arms-springboot-demo
     labels:
       app: arms-springboot-demo
   spec:
     replicas: 2
     selector:
       matchLabels:
         app: arms-springboot-demo
     template:
       metadata:
         labels:
           app: arms-springboot-demo
           ARMSApmLicenseKey: "xxx_xxx"
           ARMSApmAppName: "arms-k8s-demo"
       spec:
         containers:
           - resources:
               limits:
                 cpu: 0.5
             image: registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/arms-docker-repo/arms-springboot-demo:v0.1
             imagePullPolicy: Always
             name: arms-springboot-demo
             env:
               - name: MYSQL_SERVICE_HOST
                 value: "arms-demo-mysql"
               - name: MYSQL_SERVICE_PORT
                 value: "3306"
   ---
   apiVersion: apps/v1beta1 # for versions before 1.8.0 use apps/v1beta1
   kind: Deployment
   metadata:
     name: arms-demo-mysql
     labels:
       app: mysql
   spec:
     replicas: 1
     selector:
       matchLabels:
         app: mysql
     template:
       metadata:
         labels:
           app: mysql
       spec:
         containers:
           - resources:
               limits:
                 cpu: 0.5
             image: registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/arms-docker-repo/arms-demo-mysql:v0.1
             name: mysql
             ports:
               - containerPort: 3306
                 name: mysql
   ---
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Service
   metadata:
     labels:
       name: mysql
     name: arms-demo-mysql
   spec:
     ports:
       # the port that this service should serve on
       - name: arms-mysql-svc
         port: 3306
         targetPort: 3306
     # label keys and values that must match in order to receive traffic for this service
     selector:
       app: mysql
   ---

4. After the preceding configurations are saved, the application automatically restarts and then the configurations take effect.

   After 2 to 5 minutes, if your application is displayed on the Application Monitoring > Applications page in the ARMS console and some data records are sent, it indicates that your application is monitored by ARMS.

Uninstall the ARMS agent

1. If you no longer want to use ARMS to monitor your Java applications in an open-source Kubernetes environment, run the following command to uninstall arms-pilot:

   helm del --purge arms-pilot

2. Restart your business pod.