Installing the host agent on IBM Cloud

You can install the Instana host agent to Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes on IBM Cloud.

Installing the host agent to Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

To install the agent to Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud, follow the general Red Hat OpenShift installation guide in Installation methods.

Installing the host agent on IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

To install the agent in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IBM Kubernetes Service), follow the general Kubernetes installation guide in Installation methods.

Additional Kubernetes configuration

For more information about extra Kubernetes configurations, see the following sections in the Installing the Host Agent on Kubernetes document:

Checking the status of the host agent

After you install the host agent, you can check the status of the host agent in the Instana UI or on the host. For more information, see Checking the status of the host agent.

Troubleshooting agent deployment

If installing the agent is not successful at first, you can check log messages and troubleshooting tips. If this troubleshooting section does not answer the questions you have, contact the IBM Instana support team with information about your experience, so that we can help you and update our documentation accordingly.

For troubleshooting information that is general to all host agents, see Managing host agents / Troubleshooting.