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Calico Enterprise 3.19 (latest) documentation

Operations

Post-installation tasks for managing Calico Enterprise.

Configuring Manager UI

Configure access to Calico Enterprise Manager UI

Configure access to the Calico Enterprise Manager user interface.

Authentication quickstart

Use default token authentication to log in to Calico Enterprise Manager UI and Kibana.

Configure an external identity provider

Configure an external identity provider for user access to Calico Enterprise Manager and Kibana.

Configure user roles and permissions

Configure roles and permissions for Calico Enterprise features and functions.

calicoctl and calicoq

Install calicoctl

Install the CLI for Calico.

Configure calicoctl

Configure calicoctl for datastore access.

Configure calicoctl to connect to the datastore

Sample configuration files for the Kubernetes API datastore.

Install calicoq

Install the CLI for Calico Enterprise.

Configure calicoq

Configure the CLI to connect to the Kubernetes API datastore.

Configure calicoq to connect to the datastore

Configure CLI to connect to the Kubernetes API datastore.

Securing component communications

Configure encryption and authentication to secure Calico Enterprise components

Enable TLS authentication and encryption for various Calico Enterprise components.

Secure Calico Enterprise Prometheus endpoints

Limit access to Calico Enterprise metric endpoints using network policy.

Secure BGP sessions

Configure BGP passwords to prevent attackers from injecting false routing information.

Provide TLS certificates for Calico Enterprise Manager

Add TLS certificates to secure access to Calico Enterprise Manager user interface.

Provide TLS certificates for log storage

Add TLS certificate to secure access to log storage.

Provide TLS certificates for Linseed APIs

Add TLS certificate to secure access to Linseed APIs.

Provide TLS certificates for the API server

Add TLS certificates to secure access to the Calico Enterprise API server.

Provide TLS certificates for Typha and Node

Add TLS certificates to secure communications between if you are using Typha to scale your deployment.

Provide TLS certificates for compliance

Add TLS certificate to secure access to compliance.

Provide TLS certificates for PacketCapture APIs

Add TLS certificate to secure access to PacketCapture APIs.

Manage TLS certificates used by Calico Enterprise

Control the issuer of certificates used by Calico Enterprise.

Storage

Log storage recommendations

Guidelines for setting up your log storage.

Configure storage for logs and reports

Configure persistent storage for flow logs, DNS logs, audit logs, and compliance reports.

Adjust log storage size

Adjust the log storage size during or after installation.

Advanced Node Scheduling

Control where Elasticsearch pods and replicas are scheduled.

Monitoring

Prometheus support

Prometheus support in Calico Enterprise.

Bring your own Prometheus

Steps to get Calico Enterprise metrics using your own Prometheus.

Configure Prometheus

Configure rules for alerts and denied packets, for persistent storage.

Configure Alertmanager

Configure Alertmanager, a Prometheus feature that routes alerts.

Recommended Prometheus metrics

Recommended Prometheus metrics for monitoring Calico Enterprise components.

BGP metrics

Monitor BGP peering and route exchange in your cluster and get alerts by defining rules and thresholds.

License metrics

Monitor Calico Enterprise license metrics such as nodes used, nodes available, and days until license expires.

Policy metrics

Monitor the effects of policy in your cluster and received alerts by defining rules and thresholds.

Elasticsearch and Fluentd metrics

Monitor Elasticsearch and Fluentd metrics, and get alerts on log storage or collection issues.

eBPF

eBPF use cases

Learn when to use eBPF, and when not to.

Enable eBPF on an existing cluster

Steps to enable the eBPF dataplane on an existing cluster.

Install in eBPF mode

Install Calico Enterprise in eBPF mode.

Troubleshoot eBPF mode

How to troubleshoot when running in eBPF mode.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting and diagnostics

View logs and diagnostics, common issues, and where to report issues in github.

Troubleshooting commands

Learn basic commands to verify cluster and components are working.

Component logs

Where to find component logs.

Other operations tasks

Decommission a node

Manually remove a node from a cluster that is installed with Calico.

License expiration and renewal

Review options to track your Calico Enterprise license expiration.