Administering OpenSearch services

You can manage and maintain the OpenSearch service to keep it running smoothly, securely, and efficiently.

Platform UI

Connecting to OpenSearch service
You can connect to an OpenSearch service from external client applications by using the OpenSearch Python client (opensearch-py) or other compatible clients. This topic describes how to obtain the required connection information and configure your client application.
Verifying the OpenSearch service health
You can check the health status of an OpenSearch cluster to ensure it is functioning correctly.
Exposing OpenSearch services with routes
You can expose an OpenSearch service instance to external traffic by creating OpenShift passthrough routes and updating the TLS certificate that is used by the Traefik ingress.
Configuring pod and PVC metadata for OpenSearch instances
You can manually configure the pods and PVC metadata for OpenSearch instances.
Accessing the OpenSearch API
After exposing the OpenSearch service, you can access the OpenSearch API using the route hostname.
Accessing OpenSearch dashboards
After exposing the OpenSearch service, you can access the OpenSearch dashboards by using the route hostname.

Parent topic: Integrating with OpenSearch