name: whizard-telemetry description: Use when installing or configuring the WizTelemetry Platform Service extension for KubeSphere, which provides the common APIServer backend services for all WizTelemetry observability extensions

WizTelemetry Platform Service

Overview

WizTelemetry Platform Service is a common service for all observability extensions of KubeSphere's WizTelemetry Observability Platform. It provides a common APIServer for all observability extensions, offering backend platform services for Logging, Auditing, Events, Notifications, Tracing, and more.

When to Use

• Installing or configuring the WizTelemetry Platform Service extension
• Managing API services for observability extensions
• Configuring OpenSearch connections for various data types
• Enabling Global Observability monitoring

Architecture

Components

Dependencies

The WizTelemetry Platform Service does not have hard dependencies on other components. All APIs can be enabled/disabled based on the deployed extensions:

• Optional: OpenSearch - Required only when enabling logging, auditing, events, notification history, or traffic APIs
• Optional: Prometheus - Required only when enabling monitoring API
• Optional: Notification Manager - Required only when enabling notification API
• Optional: KubeSphere Observability (Whizard) - Required only when enabling global observability

Configuration should be added incrementally as you deploy additional observability extensions (e.g., WhizardLogging, WhizardAuditing, WhizardEvents, WhizardNotification).

Installation

Prerequisites

Step 1: Get latest version

kubectl get extensionversions -l kubesphere.io/extension-ref=whizard-telemetry -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.spec.version}{"\n"}{end}' | sort -V | tail -1

Step 2: Generate config

Run the helper script in the skill's scripts directory:

cd whizard-telemetry && ./scripts/generate-config.sh

This script will:

1. Check which observability extensions are installed (whizard-logging, whizard-auditing, whizard-events, whizard-notification, whizard-monitoring, whizard-alerting)
2. Check if vector extension is installed
3. Output the config section only (between ---CONFIG_START--- and ---CONFIG_END---)

Step 3: Create InstallPlan

Use the generated config to create the InstallPlan:

apiVersion: kubesphere.io/v1alpha1
kind: InstallPlan
metadata:
  name: whizard-telemetry
spec:
  extension:
    name: whizard-telemetry
    version: <VERSION>  # From Step 1
  enabled: true
  upgradeStrategy: Manual
  config: |
    <CONFIG_FROM_STEP_2>

⚠️ CRITICAL: InstallPlan metadata.name MUST be whizard-telemetry. DO NOT use any other name.

Configuration from Other Extensions

The whizard-telemetry configuration is automatically generated based on which observability extensions are installed. You do NOT need to manually configure it - it will be generated when you install the corresponding extensions.

How it works:

• When you install whizard-logging, whizard-auditing, whizard-events, etc., the system automatically generates the corresponding whizard-telemetry config
• OpenSearch endpoint and credentials are obtained from the vector extension's secret

Configuration Parameters

The whizard-telemetry.config section is automatically generated by the helper script based on installed extensions. You do not need to manually configure it.

Image Parameters

Scheduling Parameters

Extension Operations

Check Extension Status

# View extension installation status
kubectl get installplan whizard-telemetry

# View extension version
kubectl get extensionversions -l kubesphere.io/extension-ref=whizard-telemetry

Check Pod Status

# View API server pods
kubectl get pods -n extension-whizard-telemetry -l app=whizard-telemetry-apiserver

# View console pods
kubectl get pods -n extension-whizard-telemetry -l app=wiz-telemetry-console

View Logs

# View API server logs
kubectl logs -n extension-whizard-telemetry -l app=whizard-telemetry-apiserver --tail=100

# View console logs
kubectl logs -n extension-whizard-telemetry -l app=wiz-telemetry-console --tail=100

Uninstall Extension

# Delete the InstallPlan to uninstall
kubectl delete installplan whizard-telemetry

Update Configuration

When new observability extensions are installed or uninstalled (e.g., whizard-logging, whizard-events, whizard-auditing), you need to update the whizard-telemetry config.

Step 1: Generate new config

cd whizard-telemetry && ./scripts/generate-config.sh

This script will check installed extensions and generate the complete config.

Step 2: Update InstallPlan

# Get the generated config (between ---CONFIG_START--- and ---CONFIG_END---)
# Then patch the InstallPlan:
kubectl get installplan whizard-telemetry -n kubesphere-system -o yaml > /tmp/whizard-telemetry.yaml

# Edit the file and update the config section, then apply:
kubectl apply -f /tmp/whizard-telemetry.yaml

Note: The config is automatically generated based on installed extensions. After installing new extensions (logging, events, auditing, notification, etc.), always regenerate and apply the config.

Troubleshooting

Check API Server Health

# Check API server endpoints
kubectl get endpoints -n extension-whizard-telemetry whizard-telemetry-apiserver

# Check API server service
kubectl get svc -n extension-whizard-telemetry whizard-telemetry-apiserver

View Configuration

# View current configuration
kubectl get installplan whizard-telemetry -o yaml

# View configmap
kubectl get configmap -n extension-whizard-telemetry whizard-telemetry-config -o yaml