This section describes how to set up the nextgen gateway on Ubuntu VM.

Pre-requisites

Before installing the nextgen gateway on Ubuntu VM, make sure your environment meets these requirements:

  • 8 GB Memory (Recommended)
  • 60 GB Disk (Recommended)
  • 4 Core of CPU (Recommended)
  • Ubuntu 20.04 OS

Installation of k3s

To install the k3s the follow the below steps:

  1. Installing k3s with following command:

    • To install latest version of k3s use the following command.
      sudo curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="--cluster-init --disable traefik" sh -
    • To install a particular version of k3s use the following command (only replace the version with the required version below the command).
      curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="--cluster-init --disable traefik" INSTALL_K3S_VERSION="v1.23.5+k3s1" sh -

  2. Add following lines to /etc/environment.

    KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_OCI=1

  3. Run following command or re-login to shell to access the kubernetes.

    export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml

Installation of helm

To install the helm the follow the below steps:

  1. Download helm binary with following command
    sudo wget https://storage.googleapis.com/opsramp_cluster_gateway_asserts/collector-cli/helm/latest/helm
  2. Change helm permissions to 755.
    sudo chmod 755 helm
  3. Move the helm binary to /usr/local/bin/ folder.
    sudo mv helm /usr/local/bin/

Download the OpsRamp Collector Start Binary

  1. Download opsramp-collector-start binary from downloadable links provided by opsramp team.
    sudo wget https://storage.googleapis.com/opsramp_cluster_gateway_asserts/collector-cli/linux/1.4/amd/opsramp-collector-start
  2. Change opsramp-collector-start permissions to 755.
    sudo chmod 755 opsramp-collector-start
  3. Move opsramp-collector-start binary to /usr/local/bin/ folder
    sudo mv opsramp-collector-start /usr/local/bin/

Advanced configuration

For advanced configuration and instructions, refer Collector Bootstrap Tool documentation.