Install the Aspen Mesh add-ons#

About the Aspen Mesh add-ons#

Definition: Aspen Mesh add-ons#

Aspen Mesh add-ons are features that:

  • Were installed as part of Aspen Mesh 1.11.8-am4 and earlier

  • Are no longer installed as part of Aspen Mesh 1.14.5-am1 or later because they’re deprecated, which means they may be removed in a later release

Aspen Mesh add-on features#

The Aspen Mesh add-ons consist of the following features:

Feature

Function

Aspen Mesh control plane

Acts as a back-end for the dashboard and feeds data to particular Aspen Mesh add-on components.

Dashboard

Allows you to view a service graph based on Istio metrics and to get mesh health scores.

Event storage

Stores health-related events and alerts.

Jaeger

Collects and displays distributed traces.

Metrics Collector

Stores and retrieves Istio metrics and health-score metrics.

Important!#

If you weren’t relying on these features in Aspen Mesh 1.11.8-am4 or earlier, it’s recommended that you don’t install them because they may be removed in a later release. If you were relying on these features and they’re still present in an Aspen Mesh 1.14.5-am1 or later release archive file, you can install them after installing or upgrading Aspen Mesh; however, it’s recommended that you begin to identify suitable alternatives.

Alternatives to the Aspen Mesh add-on features#

This table gives an alternative for each feature in the Aspen Mesh add-ons:

Feature

Alternative

Aspen Mesh control plane

Kiali

Dashboard

Kiali

Event storage

Kiali

Jaeger

Jaeger

Metrics Collector

Prometheus

Install the Aspen Mesh add-ons#

When to follow these instructions#

Follow the instructions below only if you want to install the Aspen Mesh add-ons.

Install the add-ons#

  1. Change to the Aspen Mesh release directory.

  2. Is the manifests/charts/addons directory present?

    • Yes: Go to step 3.

    • No: Stop. The Aspen Mesh add-ons are not present in this Aspen Mesh version.

  3. Install the Aspen Mesh add-ons using your latest Aspen Mesh 1.11.8-am4 or earlier override values file, which includes your configuration of the add-ons when they were installed as part of Aspen Mesh. Learn about configuring the add-ons.

    $ helm install aspen-mesh-add-ons manifests/charts/addons \
    --namespace istio-system \
    --values aspen-mesh-override-values.yaml \
    --wait

Uninstall the Aspen Mesh add-ons#

When to follow these instructions#

Follow the instructions below only if you want to uninstall the Aspen Mesh add-ons because you no longer need them.

Uninstall the add-ons#

  • Uninstall the Aspen Mesh add-ons:

    $ helm uninstall aspen-mesh-add-ons --namespace istio-system --wait