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MustGather: Instana etcd Sensor

Troubleshooting


Problem

This guide provides essential steps for collecting data related to Instana etcd sensor. Before contacting IBM® support for assistance, please review the information below to familiarize yourself with the troubleshooting process.

Resolving The Problem

To explore potential solutions, search for issues, access documentation, or visit support forums, head to the IBM® Support page. If you are aware of the affected component, refer to the relevant MustGather details below:
MustGather Data Collection Requirements for Instana etcd Sensor

Monitored environment details:
  • Kind of deployment (Single host , Kubernetes, docker, podman, AWS Fargate)
  • OS (Linux/ Windows) and version
  • etcd version
Agent logs:
  • Collect the Instana agent debug log:
    • See the MustGather page for Instana Agent for more details
Agent configuration:
  • Collect <instana-agent-dir>/etc/instana/configuration.yaml 
Additional output & files to collect:
  • SaaS url details
  • Use the following command to collect etcd endpoint status (update the binary path and endpoints according to your environment):
    • /opt/homebrew/opt/etcd/bin/etcdctl --endpoints=127.0.0.1:2379 --write-out=json endpoint status

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 October 2025

UID

ibm17246448