ICE Server configuration for the Vector agent
To configure ICE Server for the Vector agent
1. Deploy the Vector agent using helm:
helm repo add vector https://helm.vector.dev helm repo update |
2. Create a vector_values.json for the Vector agent on ICE Server:
cat <<-'VALUES' > ~/vector_values.json { "role": "Agent" } VALUES |
3. Deploy Vector on ICE Server:
helm install vector vector/vector \ --namespace vector \ --create-namespace \ --values ~/vector_values.yaml |
4. Change the default output from stdout to the remote Vector server:
5. Edit the vector configmap on the ICE Server in a vi editor:
kubectl -n vector edit cm vector |
6. Look for the sinks section:
sinks: prom_exporter: type: prometheus_exporter inputs: [host_metrics, internal_metrics] address: 0.0.0.0:9090 stdout: type: console inputs: [kubernetes_logs] encoding: codec: json |
7. Replace stdout with your preferred name for the Vector output, e.g., my_vector_sink:
my_vector_sink: type: console inputs: [kubernetes_logs] encoding: codec: json |
8. Update type from console to vector:
my_vector_sink: type: vector inputs: [kubernetes_logs] encoding: codec: json |
9. Delete the codec line:
my_vector_sink: type: vector inputs: [kubernetes_logs] encoding: |
10. Replace the encoding line with address: remote_vector_fqdn_or_IP:9000:
helm repo add vector https://helm.vector.dev helm repo update |
11. If TLS is enabled on the remote server, you must also enable it on the agent with the FQDN name of the Vector server by adding a TLS section:
my_vector_sink: type: vector inputs: [kubernetes_logs] address: vector.icnow.app:9000 tls: enabled: true |
12. Restart the Vector agent on ICE Server:
kubectl -n vector delete pods --all |