3. Install Components
Create a Kubernetes secret#
Use kubectl to create a Secret to store your Dynatrace connection details.
Substitute your values into the following command and execute it.
Change abc12345 to your environment ID and change dt0c01.sample.secret to the value of your API token (generated above).
Note: Do not change the name. Leave as dynatrace-otelcol-dt-api-credentials
kubectl create secret generic dynatrace-otelcol-dt-api-credentials \
--from-literal=DT_ENDPOINT=https://abc12345.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/otlp \
--from-literal=DT_API_TOKEN=dt0c01.sample.secret
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.