Installing Self-Hosted Custom Edition (Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform)

You can create a new self-hosted Instana backend in a Red Hat OpenShift container platform or Kubernetes cluster by installing the Instana Enterprise operator and then configuring the Instana backend. Then, you can upgrade your operator-based Instana backend to a newer release based on your needs.

To install a self-hosted Instana backend on a Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift cluster, complete the following steps:

Prerequisites

  1. Understand the Instana Enterprise operator. For more information, see Instana Enterprise operator.

  2. Review the system requirements for Self-Hosted Custom Edition (Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform) and outbound network access requirements for self-hosted Instana deployments, and ensure that the requirements are met before you install the Instana backend.

  3. Set up and configure required data stores. For more information, see Setting up required data stores.

Installation procedure

  1. Install the kubectl plug-in. For more information, see Installing the kubectl plug-in.

  2. Install and configure the Instana Enterprise operator in your Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift cluster.

  3. Install the components of the Instana backend.

  4. Set up load balancers and DNS for the Acceptor and Gateway services. For more information, see Setting up load balancers and DNS.

What to do next

  • Some features in Instana are disabled by default. To enable these features for Self-Hosted Custom Edition (Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform), add the feature flags in the configuration file for the core. For more information, see Enabling optional features.

  • You can upgrade Custom Edition from one release to another. For more information, see Upgrading.