Operations
Post-installation tasks for managing Calico.
Upgrading Calico​
Upgrade Calico on Kubernetes
Upgrade to a newer version of Calico for Kubernetes.
Upgrade Calico on OpenShift 4
Upgrade to a newer version of Calico for OpenShift.
Upgrade Calico on OpenStack
Upgrade to a newer version of Calico for OpenStack.
calicoctl​
Install calicoctl
Install the CLI for Calico.
Configure calicoctl
Configure calicoctl for datastore access.
Configure calicoctl to connect to an etcd datastore
Sample configuration files etcd.
Configure calicoctl to connect to the Kubernetes API datastore
Sample configuration files for kdd.
Deploy image options​
Install images by registry digest
Specify the digests for operator to use to deploy images.
Configure use of your image registry
Configure Calico to pull images from a public or private registry.
eBPF​
eBPF use cases
Learn when to use eBPF, and when not to.
Enable the eBPF dataplane
Step-by-step instructions for enabling the eBPF dataplane.
Install in eBPF mode
Install Calico in eBPF mode.
Troubleshoot eBPF mode
How to troubleshoot when running in eBPF mode.
Monitoring​
Monitor Calico component metrics
Use open source Prometheus for monitoring and alerting on Calico components.
Visualizing metrics via Grafana
Use open source Grafana for visualizing Calico components.
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.
VPP dataplane troubleshooting
Specific troubleshooting steps for the VPP dataplane.
Other operations tasks​
Migrate Calico data from an etcdv3 datastore to a Kubernetes datastore
Migrate your cluster from using an etcdv3 datastore to a Kubernetes datastore.
Migrate Calico to an operator-managed installation
Migrate Calico from manifest-based to operator-managed installation
Enable kubectl to manage Calico APIs
Install the Calico API server on an existing Calico cluster
Decommission a node
Manually remove a node from a cluster that is installed with Calico.
FIPS mode
Run Calico using FIPS validated cryptography.
Manage TLS certificates used by Calico
Control the issuer of certificates used by Calico