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Service Mesh version 1.0 and 1.1 control planes are no longer supported. For information about upgrading your service mesh control plane, see Upgrading Service Mesh.

For information about the support status of a particular Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh release, see the Product lifecycle page.

You can customize your Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh by modifying the default Service Mesh custom resource or by creating a new custom resource.

Prerequisites

Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh custom resources

The istio-system project is used as an example throughout the Service Mesh documentation, but you can use other projects as necessary.

A custom resource allows you to extend the API in an Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh project or cluster. When you deploy Service Mesh it creates a default ServiceMeshControlPlane that you can modify to change the project parameters.

The Service Mesh operator extends the API by adding the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource type, which enables you to create ServiceMeshControlPlane objects within projects. By creating a ServiceMeshControlPlane object, you instruct the Operator to install a Service Mesh control plane into the project, configured with the parameters you set in the ServiceMeshControlPlane object.

This example ServiceMeshControlPlane definition contains all of the supported parameters and deploys Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 1.1.18.2 images based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

The 3scale Istio Adapter is deployed and configured in the custom resource file. It also requires a working 3scale account (SaaS or On-Premises).
Example istio-installation.yaml
apiVersion: maistra.io/v1
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
metadata:
  name: basic-install
spec:

  istio:
    global:
      proxy:
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 128Mi
          limits:
            cpu: 500m
            memory: 128Mi

    gateways:
      istio-egressgateway:
        autoscaleEnabled: false
      istio-ingressgateway:
        autoscaleEnabled: false
        ior_enabled: false

    mixer:
      policy:
        autoscaleEnabled: false

      telemetry:
        autoscaleEnabled: false
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 1G
          limits:
            cpu: 500m
            memory: 4G

    pilot:
      autoscaleEnabled: false
      traceSampling: 100

    kiali:
      enabled: true

    grafana:
      enabled: true

    tracing:
      enabled: true
      jaeger:
        template: all-in-one

ServiceMeshControlPlane parameters

The following examples illustrate use of the ServiceMeshControlPlane parameters and the tables provide additional information about supported parameters.

The resources you configure for Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh with these parameters, including CPUs, memory, and the number of pods, are based on the configuration of your OpenShift Container Platform cluster. Configure these parameters based on the available resources in your current cluster configuration.

Istio global example

Here is an example that illustrates the Istio global parameters for the ServiceMeshControlPlane and a description of the available parameters with appropriate values.

In order for the 3scale Istio Adapter to work, disablePolicyChecks must be false.
Example global parameters
  istio:
    global:
      tag: 1.1.0
      hub: registry.redhat.io/openshift-service-mesh/
      proxy:
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 128Mi
          limits:
      mtls:
        enabled: false
      disablePolicyChecks: true
      policyCheckFailOpen: false
      imagePullSecrets:
        - MyPullSecret
Table 1. Global parameters
Parameter Description Values Default value

disablePolicyChecks

This parameter enables/disables policy checks.

true/false

true

policyCheckFailOpen

This parameter indicates whether traffic is allowed to pass through to the Envoy sidecar when the Mixer policy service cannot be reached.

true/false

false

tag

The tag that the Operator uses to pull the Istio images.

A valid container image tag.

1.1.0

hub

The hub that the Operator uses to pull Istio images.

A valid image repository.

maistra/ or registry.redhat.io/openshift-service-mesh/

mtls

This parameter controls whether to enable/disable Mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS) between services by default.

true/false

false

imagePullSecrets

If access to the registry providing the Istio images is secure, list an imagePullSecret here.

redhat-registry-pullsecret OR quay-pullsecret

None

These parameters are specific to the proxy subset of global parameters.

Table 2. Proxy parameters
Type Parameter Description Values Default value

requests

cpu

The amount of CPU resources requested for Envoy proxy.

CPU resources, specified in cores or millicores (for example, 200m, 0.5, 1) based on your environment’s configuration.

10m

memory

The amount of memory requested for Envoy proxy

Available memory in bytes(for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi) based on your environment’s configuration.

128Mi

limits

cpu

The maximum amount of CPU resources requested for Envoy proxy.

CPU resources, specified in cores or millicores (for example, 200m, 0.5, 1) based on your environment’s configuration.

2000m

memory

The maximum amount of memory Envoy proxy is permitted to use.

Available memory in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi) based on your environment’s configuration.

1024Mi

Istio gateway configuration

Here is an example that illustrates the Istio gateway parameters for the ServiceMeshControlPlane and a description of the available parameters with appropriate values.

Example gateway parameters
  gateways:
    egress:
      enabled: true
      runtime:
        deployment:
          autoScaling:
            enabled: true
            maxReplicas: 5
            minReplicas: 1
    enabled: true
    ingress:
      enabled: true
      runtime:
        deployment:
          autoScaling:
            enabled: true
            maxReplicas: 5
            minReplicas: 1
Table 3. Istio Gateway parameters
Parameter Description Values Default value

gateways.egress.runtime.deployment.autoScaling.enabled

This parameter enables/disables autoscaling.

true/false

true

gateways.egress.runtime.deployment.autoScaling.minReplicas

The minimum number of pods to deploy for the egress gateway based on the autoscaleEnabled setting.

A valid number of allocatable pods based on your environment’s configuration.

1

gateways.egress.runtime.deployment.autoScaling.maxReplicas

The maximum number of pods to deploy for the egress gateway based on the autoscaleEnabled setting.

A valid number of allocatable pods based on your environment’s configuration.

5

gateways.ingress.runtime.deployment.autoScaling.enabled

This parameter enables/disables autoscaling.

true/false

true

gateways.ingress.runtime.deployment.autoScaling.minReplicas

The minimum number of pods to deploy for the ingress gateway based on the autoscaleEnabled setting.

A valid number of allocatable pods based on your environment’s configuration.

1

gateways.ingress.runtime.deployment.autoScaling.maxReplicas

The maximum number of pods to deploy for the ingress gateway based on the autoscaleEnabled setting.

A valid number of allocatable pods based on your environment’s configuration.

5

Cluster administrators can refer to Using wildcard routes for instructions on how to enable subdomains.

Istio Mixer configuration

Here is an example that illustrates the Mixer parameters for the ServiceMeshControlPlane and a description of the available parameters with appropriate values.

Example mixer parameters
mixer:
  enabled: true
  policy:
    autoscaleEnabled: false
  telemetry:
    autoscaleEnabled: false
    resources:
    requests:
      cpu: 10m
      memory: 128Mi
      limits:
Table 4. Istio Mixer policy parameters
Parameter Description Values Default value

enabled

This parameter enables/disables Mixer.

true/false

true

autoscaleEnabled

This parameter enables/disables autoscaling. Disable this for small environments.

true/false

true

autoscaleMin

The minimum number of pods to deploy based on the autoscaleEnabled setting.

A valid number of allocatable pods based on your environment’s configuration.

1

autoscaleMax

The maximum number of pods to deploy based on the autoscaleEnabled setting.

A valid number of allocatable pods based on your environment’s configuration.

5
Table 5. Istio Mixer telemetry parameters
Type Parameter Description Values Default

requests

cpu

The percentage of CPU resources requested for Mixer telemetry.

CPU resources in millicores based on your environment’s configuration.

10m

memory

The amount of memory requested for Mixer telemetry.

Available memory in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi) based on your environment’s configuration.

128Mi

limits

cpu

The maximum percentage of CPU resources Mixer telemetry is permitted to use.

CPU resources in millicores based on your environment’s configuration.

4800m

memory

The maximum amount of memory Mixer telemetry is permitted to use.

Available memory in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi) based on your environment’s configuration.

4G

Istio Pilot configuration

You can configure Pilot to schedule or set limits on resource allocation. The following example illustrates the Pilot parameters for the ServiceMeshControlPlane and a description of the available parameters with appropriate values.

Example pilot parameters
spec:
  runtime:
    components:
      pilot:
        deployment:
          autoScaling:
            enabled: true
            minReplicas: 1
            maxReplicas: 5
            targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 85
        pod:
          tolerations:
          - key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
            operator: Exists
            effect: NoExecute
            tolerationSeconds: 60
          affinity:
            podAntiAffinity:
              requiredDuringScheduling:
              - key: istio
                topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
                operator: In
                values:
                - pilot
        container:
          resources:
            limits:
              cpu: 100m
              memory: 128M
Table 6. Istio Pilot parameters
Parameter Description Values Default value

cpu

The percentage of CPU resources requested for Pilot.

CPU resources in millicores based on your environment’s configuration.

10m

memory

The amount of memory requested for Pilot.

Available memory in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi) based on your environment’s configuration.

128Mi

autoscaleEnabled

This parameter enables/disables autoscaling. Disable this for small environments.

true/false

true

traceSampling

This value controls how often random sampling occurs. Note: Increase for development or testing.

A valid percentage.

1.0

Configuring Kiali

When the Service Mesh Operator creates the ServiceMeshControlPlane it also processes the Kiali resource. The Kiali Operator then uses this object when creating Kiali instances.

The default Kiali parameters specified in the ServiceMeshControlPlane are as follows:

Example Kiali parameters
apiVersion: maistra.io/v1
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
spec:
    kiali:
      enabled: true
      dashboard:
        viewOnlyMode: false
      ingress:
        enabled: true
Table 7. Kiali parameters
Parameter Description Values Default value 
enabled

This parameter enables/disables Kiali. Kiali is enabled by default.

true/false

true

 
dashboard
   viewOnlyMode

This parameter enables/disables view-only mode for the Kiali console. When view-only mode is enabled, users cannot use the console to make changes to the Service Mesh.

true/false

false

 
ingress
   enabled

This parameter enables/disables ingress for Kiali.

true/false

true

Configuring Kiali for Grafana

When you install Kiali and Grafana as part of Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh the Operator configures the following by default:

  • Grafana is enabled as an external service for Kiali

  • Grafana authorization for the Kiali console

  • Grafana URL for the Kiali console

Kiali can automatically detect the Grafana URL. However if you have a custom Grafana installation that is not easily auto-detectable by Kiali, you must update the URL value in the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource.

Additional Grafana parameters
spec:
  kiali:
    enabled: true
    dashboard:
      viewOnlyMode: false
      grafanaURL:  "https://grafana-istio-system.127.0.0.1.nip.io"
    ingress:
      enabled: true

Configuring Kiali for Jaeger

When you install Kiali and Jaeger as part of Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh the Operator configures the following by default:

  • Jaeger is enabled as an external service for Kiali

  • Jaeger authorization for the Kiali console

  • Jaeger URL for the Kiali console

Kiali can automatically detect the Jaeger URL. However if you have a custom Jaeger installation that is not easily auto-detectable by Kiali, you must update the URL value in the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource.

Additional Jaeger parameters
spec:
  kiali:
    enabled: true
    dashboard:
      viewOnlyMode: false
      jaegerURL: "http://jaeger-query-istio-system.127.0.0.1.nip.io"
    ingress:
      enabled: true

Configuring Jaeger

When the Service Mesh Operator creates the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource it can also create the resources for distributed tracing. Service Mesh uses Jaeger for distributed tracing.

You can specify your Jaeger configuration in either of two ways:

  • Configure Jaeger in the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource. There are some limitations with this approach.

  • Configure Jaeger in a custom Jaeger resource and then reference that Jaeger instance in the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource. If a Jaeger resource matching the value of name exists, the control plane will use the existing installation. This approach lets you fully customize your Jaeger configuration.

The default Jaeger parameters specified in the ServiceMeshControlPlane are as follows:

Default all-in-one Jaeger parameters
apiVersion: maistra.io/v1
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
spec:
  version: v1.1
  istio:
    tracing:
      enabled: true
      jaeger:
        template: all-in-one
Table 8. Jaeger parameters
Parameter Description Values Default value 
tracing:
   enabled:

This parameter enables/disables installing and deploying tracing by the Service Mesh Operator. Installing Jaeger is enabled by default. To use an existing Jaeger deployment, set this value to false.

true/false

true

 
jaeger:
   template:

This parameter specifies which Jaeger deployment strategy to use.

  • all-in-one- For development, testing, demonstrations, and proof of concept.

  • production-elasticsearch - For production use.

all-in-one

The default template in the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource is the all-in-one deployment strategy which uses in-memory storage. For production, the only supported storage option is Elasticsearch, therefore you must configure the ServiceMeshControlPlane to request the production-elasticsearch template when you deploy Service Mesh within a production environment.

Configuring Elasticsearch

The default Jaeger deployment strategy uses the all-in-one template so that the installation can be completed using minimal resources. However, because the all-in-one template uses in-memory storage, it is only recommended for development, demo, or testing purposes and should NOT be used for production environments.

If you are deploying Service Mesh and Jaeger in a production environment you must change the template to the production-elasticsearch template, which uses Elasticsearch for Jaeger’s storage needs.

Elasticsearch is a memory intensive application. The initial set of nodes specified in the default OpenShift Container Platform installation may not be large enough to support the Elasticsearch cluster. You should modify the default Elasticsearch configuration to match your use case and the resources you have requested for your OpenShift Container Platform installation. You can adjust both the CPU and memory limits for each component by modifying the resources block with valid CPU and memory values. Additional nodes must be added to the cluster if you want to run with the recommended amount (or more) of memory. Ensure that you do not exceed the resources requested for your OpenShift Container Platform installation.

Default "production" Jaeger parameters with Elasticsearch
apiVersion: maistra.io/v1
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
spec:
  istio:
    tracing:
    enabled: true
    ingress:
      enabled: true
    jaeger:
      template: production-elasticsearch
      elasticsearch:
        nodeCount: 3
        redundancyPolicy:
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: "1"
            memory: "16Gi"
          limits:
            cpu: "1"
            memory: "16Gi"
Table 9. Elasticsearch parameters
Parameter Description Values Default Value Examples 
tracing:
  enabled:

This parameter enables/disables tracing in Service Mesh. Jaeger is installed by default.

true/false

true

 
ingress:
  enabled:

This parameter enables/disables ingress for Jaeger.

true/false

true

 
jaeger:
   template:

This parameter specifies which Jaeger deployment strategy to use.

all-in-one/production-elasticsearch

all-in-one

 
elasticsearch:
  nodeCount:

Number of Elasticsearch nodes to create.

Integer value.

1

Proof of concept = 1, Minimum deployment =3

 
requests:
  cpu:

Number of central processing units for requests, based on your environment’s configuration.

Specified in cores or millicores (for example, 200m, 0.5, 1).

1Gi

Proof of concept = 500m, Minimum deployment =1

 
requests:
  memory:

Available memory for requests, based on your environment’s configuration.

Specified in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi).

500m

Proof of concept = 1Gi, Minimum deployment = 16Gi*

 
limits:
  cpu:

Limit on number of central processing units, based on your environment’s configuration.

Specified in cores or millicores (for example, 200m, 0.5, 1).

Proof of concept = 500m, Minimum deployment =1

 
limits:
  memory:

Available memory limit based on your environment’s configuration.

Specified in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi).

Proof of concept = 1Gi, Minimum deployment = 16Gi*

 




* Each Elasticsearch node can operate with a lower memory setting though this is not recommended for production deployments. For production use, you should have no less than 16Gi allocated to each pod by default, but preferably allocate as much as you can, up to 64Gi per pod.











Procedure


    

  1. 

    Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console as a user with the cluster-admin role.
    

    2. 

  2. 

    Navigate to Operators → Installed Operators.
    

    3. 

  3. 

    Click the Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh Operator.
    

    4. 

  4. 

    Click the Istio Service Mesh Control Plane tab.
    

    5. 

  5. 

    Click the name of your control plane file, for example, basic-install.
    

    6. 

  6. 

    Click the YAML tab.
    

    7. 

  7. 

    Edit the Jaeger parameters, replacing the default all-in-one template with parameters for the production-elasticsearch template, modified for your use case.  Ensure that the indentation is correct.
    

    8. 

  8. 

    Click Save.
    

    9. 

  9. 

    Click Reload.
OpenShift Container Platform redeploys Jaeger and creates the Elasticsearch resources based on the specified parameters.
    

    10. 









Connecting to an existing Jaeger instance




In order for the SMCP to connect to an existing Jaeger instance, the following must be true:






    

  • 

    The Jaeger instance is deployed in the same namespace as the control plane, for example, into the istio-system namespace.
    

    • 

  • 

    To enable secure communication between services, you should enable the oauth-proxy, which secures communication to your Jaeger instance, and make sure the secret is mounted into your Jaeger instance so Kiali can communicate with it.
    

    • 

  • 

    To use a custom or already existing Jaeger instance, set spec.istio.tracing.enabled to "false" to disable the deployment of a Jaeger instance.
    

    • 

  • 

    Supply the correct jaeger-collector endpoint to Mixer by setting spec.istio.global.tracer.zipkin.address to the hostname and port of your jaeger-collector service. The hostname of the service is usually <jaeger-instance-name>-collector.<namespace>.svc.cluster.local.
    

    • 

  • 

    Supply the correct jaeger-query endpoint to Kiali for gathering traces by setting spec.istio.kiali.jaegerInClusterURL to the hostname of your jaeger-query service - the port is normally not required, as it uses 443 by default. The hostname of the service is usually  <jaeger-instance-name>-query.<namespace>.svc.cluster.local.
    

    • 

  • 

    Supply the dashboard URL of your Jaeger instance to Kiali to enable accessing Jaeger through the Kiali console. You can retrieve the URL from the OpenShift route that is created by the Jaeger Operator. If your Jaeger resource is called external-jaeger and resides in the istio-system project, you can retrieve the route using the following command:
    

    

    

    $ oc get route -n istio-system external-jaeger
    

    

    

    

    Example output
    

    

    NAME                   HOST/PORT                                     PATH   SERVICES               [...]
external-jaeger        external-jaeger-istio-system.apps.test        external-jaeger-query  [...]
    

    

    

    

    The value under HOST/PORT is the externally accessible URL of the Jaeger dashboard.
    

    

    • 







Example Jaeger resource




apiVersion: jaegertracing.io/v1
kind: "Jaeger"
metadata:
  name: "external-jaeger"
  # Deploy to the Control Plane Namespace
  namespace: istio-system
spec:
  # Set Up Authentication
  ingress:
    enabled: true
    security: oauth-proxy
    openshift:
      # This limits user access to the Jaeger instance to users who have access
      # to the control plane namespace. Make sure to set the correct namespace here
      sar: '{"namespace": "istio-system", "resource": "pods", "verb": "get"}'
      htpasswdFile: /etc/proxy/htpasswd/auth

  volumeMounts:
  - name: secret-htpasswd
    mountPath: /etc/proxy/htpasswd
  volumes:
  - name: secret-htpasswd
    secret:
      secretName: htpasswd








The following ServiceMeshControlPlane example assumes that you have deployed Jaeger using the Jaeger Operator and the example Jaeger resource.






Example ServiceMeshControlPlane with external Jaeger




apiVersion: maistra.io/v1
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
metadata:
  name: external-jaeger
  namespace: istio-system
spec:
  version: v1.1
  istio:
    tracing:
      # Disable Jaeger deployment by service mesh operator
      enabled: false
    global:
      tracer:
        zipkin:
          # Set Endpoint for Trace Collection
          address: external-jaeger-collector.istio-system.svc.cluster.local:9411
    kiali:
      # Set Jaeger dashboard URL
      dashboard:
        jaegerURL: https://external-jaeger-istio-system.apps.test
      # Set Endpoint for Trace Querying
      jaegerInClusterURL: external-jaeger-query.istio-system.svc.cluster.local










Configuring Elasticsearch




The default Jaeger deployment strategy uses the all-in-one template so that the installation can be completed using minimal resources.  However, because the all-in-one template uses in-memory storage, it is only recommended for development, demo, or testing purposes and should NOT be used for production environments.






If you are deploying Service Mesh and Jaeger in a production environment you must change the template to the production-elasticsearch template, which uses Elasticsearch for Jaeger’s storage needs.






Elasticsearch is a memory intensive application. The initial set of nodes specified in the default OpenShift Container Platform installation may not be large enough to support the Elasticsearch cluster.  You should modify the default Elasticsearch configuration to match your use case and the resources you have requested for your OpenShift Container Platform installation. You can adjust both the CPU and memory limits for each component by modifying the resources block with valid CPU and memory values. Additional nodes must be added to the  cluster if you want to run with the recommended amount (or more) of memory. Ensure that you do not exceed the resources requested for your OpenShift Container Platform installation.






Default "production" Jaeger parameters with Elasticsearch




apiVersion: maistra.io/v1
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
spec:
  istio:
    tracing:
    enabled: true
    ingress:
      enabled: true
    jaeger:
      template: production-elasticsearch
      elasticsearch:
        nodeCount: 3
        redundancyPolicy:
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: "1"
            memory: "16Gi"
          limits:
            cpu: "1"
            memory: "16Gi"







Table 10. Elasticsearch parameters










Parameter
Description
Values
Default Value
Examples







tracing:
  enabled:




This parameter enables/disables tracing in Service Mesh. Jaeger is installed by default.






true/false






true










ingress:
  enabled:




This parameter enables/disables ingress for Jaeger.






true/false






true










jaeger:
   template:




This parameter specifies which Jaeger deployment strategy to use.






all-in-one/production-elasticsearch






all-in-one










elasticsearch:
  nodeCount:




Number of Elasticsearch nodes to create.






Integer value.






1






Proof of concept = 1,
Minimum deployment =3








requests:
  cpu:




Number of central processing units for requests, based on your environment’s configuration.






Specified in cores or millicores (for example, 200m, 0.5, 1).






1Gi






Proof of concept = 500m,
Minimum deployment =1








requests:
  memory:




Available memory for requests, based on your environment’s configuration.






Specified in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi).






500m






Proof of concept = 1Gi,
Minimum deployment = 16Gi*








limits:
  cpu:




Limit on number of central processing units, based on your environment’s configuration.






Specified in cores or millicores (for example, 200m, 0.5, 1).








Proof of concept = 500m,
Minimum deployment =1








limits:
  memory:




Available memory limit based on your environment’s configuration.






Specified in bytes (for example, 200Ki, 50Mi, 5Gi).








Proof of concept = 1Gi,
Minimum deployment = 16Gi*












* Each Elasticsearch node can operate with a lower memory setting though this is not recommended for production deployments. For production use, you should have no less than 16Gi allocated to each pod by default, but preferably allocate as much as you can, up to 64Gi per pod.











Procedure


    

  1. 

    Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console as a user with the cluster-admin role.
    

    2. 

  2. 

    Navigate to Operators → Installed Operators.
    

    3. 

  3. 

    Click the Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh Operator.
    

    4. 

  4. 

    Click the Istio Service Mesh Control Plane tab.
    

    5. 

  5. 

    Click the name of your control plane file, for example, basic-install.
    

    6. 

  6. 

    Click the YAML tab.
    

    7. 

  7. 

    Edit the Jaeger parameters, replacing the default all-in-one template with parameters for the production-elasticsearch template, modified for your use case.  Ensure that the indentation is correct.
    

    8. 

  8. 

    Click Save.
    

    9. 

  9. 

    Click Reload.
OpenShift Container Platform redeploys Jaeger and creates the Elasticsearch resources based on the specified parameters.
    

    10. 









Configuring the Elasticsearch index cleaner job




When the Service Mesh Operator creates the ServiceMeshControlPlane it also creates the custom resource (CR) for Jaeger. The Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing platform (Jaeger) Operator then uses this CR when creating Jaeger instances.






When using Elasticsearch storage, by default a job is created to clean old traces from it. To configure the options for this job, you edit the Jaeger custom resource (CR), to customize it for your use case. The relevant options are listed below.








  apiVersion: jaegertracing.io/v1
  kind: Jaeger
  spec:
    strategy: production
    storage:
      type: elasticsearch
      esIndexCleaner:
        enabled: false
        numberOfDays: 7
        schedule: "55 23 * * *"







Table 11. Elasticsearch index cleaner parameters








Parameter
Values
Description







enabled:


true/ false


Enable or disable the index cleaner job.






numberOfDays:


integer value


Number of days to wait before deleting an index.






schedule:


"55 23 * * *"


Cron expression for the job to run









For more information about configuring Elasticsearch with OpenShift Container Platform, see  Configuring the Elasticsearch log store.












3scale configuration






The following table explains the parameters for the 3scale Istio Adapter in the ServiceMeshControlPlane resource.






Example 3scale parameters




apiVersion: maistra.io/v2
kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
metadata:
  name: basic
spec:
  addons:
    3Scale:
      enabled: false
      PARAM_THREESCALE_LISTEN_ADDR: 3333
      PARAM_THREESCALE_LOG_LEVEL: info
      PARAM_THREESCALE_LOG_JSON: true
      PARAM_THREESCALE_LOG_GRPC: false
      PARAM_THREESCALE_REPORT_METRICS: true
      PARAM_THREESCALE_METRICS_PORT: 8080
      PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS: 300
      PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_REFRESH_SECONDS: 180
      PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_ENTRIES_MAX: 1000
      PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_REFRESH_RETRIES: 1
      PARAM_THREESCALE_ALLOW_INSECURE_CONN: false
      PARAM_THREESCALE_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: 10
      PARAM_THREESCALE_GRPC_CONN_MAX_SECONDS: 60
      PARAM_USE_CACHED_BACKEND: false
      PARAM_BACKEND_CACHE_FLUSH_INTERVAL_SECONDS: 15
      PARAM_BACKEND_CACHE_POLICY_FAIL_CLOSED: true
# ...







Table 12. 3scale parameters









Parameter
Description
Values
Default value







enabled


Whether to use the 3scale adapter


true/false


false






PARAM_THREESCALE_LISTEN_ADDR


Sets the listen address for the gRPC server


Valid port number


3333






PARAM_THREESCALE_LOG_LEVEL


Sets the minimum log output level.


debug, info, warn, error, or none


info






PARAM_THREESCALE_LOG_JSON


Controls whether the log is formatted as JSON


true/false


true






PARAM_THREESCALE_LOG_GRPC


Controls whether the log contains gRPC info


true/false


true






PARAM_THREESCALE_REPORT_METRICS


Controls whether 3scale system and backend metrics are collected and reported to Prometheus


true/false


true






PARAM_THREESCALE_METRICS_PORT


Sets the port that the 3scale /metrics endpoint can be scrapped from


Valid port number


8080






PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS


Time period, in seconds, to wait before purging expired items from the cache


Time period in seconds


300






PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_REFRESH_SECONDS


Time period before expiry when cache elements are attempted to be refreshed


Time period in seconds


180






PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_ENTRIES_MAX


Max number of items that can be stored in the cache at any time. Set to 0 to disable caching


Valid number


1000






PARAM_THREESCALE_CACHE_REFRESH_RETRIES


The number of times unreachable hosts are retried during a cache update loop


Valid number


1






PARAM_THREESCALE_ALLOW_INSECURE_CONN


Allow to skip certificate verification when calling 3scale APIs. Enabling this is not recommended.


true/false


false






PARAM_THREESCALE_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS


Sets the number of seconds to wait before terminating requests to 3scale System and Backend


Time period in seconds


10






PARAM_THREESCALE_GRPC_CONN_MAX_SECONDS


Sets the maximum amount of seconds (+/-10% jitter) a connection may exist before it is closed


Time period in seconds


60






PARAM_USE_CACHE_BACKEND


If true, attempt to create an in-memory apisonator cache for authorization requests


true/false


false






PARAM_BACKEND_CACHE_FLUSH_INTERVAL_SECONDS


If the backend cache is enabled, this sets the interval in seconds for flushing the cache against 3scale


Time period in seconds


15






PARAM_BACKEND_CACHE_POLICY_FAIL_CLOSED


Whenever the backend cache cannot retrieve authorization data, whether to deny (closed) or allow (open) requests


true/false


true