3. Install Components
Create a Kubernetes secret#
Use kubectl to create a Secret to store your Dynatrace connection details.
Copy and paste the following code block as-is.
source .env
kubectl create secret generic dynatrace-otelcol-dt-api-credentials \
--from-literal=DT_ENDPOINT=$DT_URL/api/v2/otlp \
--from-literal=DT_API_TOKEN=$DT_API_TOKEN
You should see this: secret/dynatrace-otelcol-dt-api-credentials created
Add OpenTelemetry Helm charts and Update#
Copy and paste the following to add the OpenTelemetry Helm chart and update it to the latest versions.
helm repo add open-telemetry https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-helm-charts
helm repo update
Configure and Install Dynatrace OpenTelemetry Collector#
The OpenTelemetry collector requires a configuration file.
This is already available in the environment. See collector-values.yaml
You do not need to modify this file.
Install the collector by copy and pasting this content:
helm upgrade -i dynatrace-collector open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector -f collector-values.yaml
After Helm indicates it has installed, run the following command and you should see a pod either Pending or Running.
kubectl get pods
Wait and periodically re-run kubectl get pods until the Pod is Running.
Install OpenTelemetry Demo#
Use Helm to install the OpenTelemetry demo system, passing the configuration file (already created for you - see otel-demo-values.yaml).
This is a demo website we will use to generate OpenTelemetry data (logs, metrics and traces).
helm upgrade -i my-otel-demo open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo -f otel-demo-values.yaml
The Pods may take 2-3 minutes to start, but running kubectl get pods should eventually show the pods running.