Insight Point (Helm Chart)

Deploy an Insight Point to a Kubernetes cluster.

The Kubernetes integration requires an Insight Point running within the cluster to discover RBAC entities. When adding the integration, you will specify the cluster details and the Insight Point to use. Veza provides a helm chart to simplify the process of deploying and managing the Insight Point.

Requirements

A Kubernetes Helm chart is a package format used to define, install, and upgrade applications in Kubernetes. Helm is often referred to as a package manager for Kubernetes. To install the chart, you will need:

• Insight Point Key: You will need to generate a secret key for the Insight Point. To create one, go to Veza Integrations > Insight Point > Create.

• Insight Point Version: Note the most recent Insight Point version (e.g. 2024.8.12-9) from Veza's OCI repository.

• Access to the Kubernetes Cluster: Ensure you have the necessary permissions and access credentials to interact with the target Kubernetes cluster.

• Helm Installed: Ensure Helm version 3.8 or greater is installed on your local machine. You can install Helm by following the official documentation: Helm Installation.

• Your organization security policies must allow chart installation from the VEZA ECR public.ecr.aws/veza

Install Insight Point (Helm Chart)

1. Customize Values and Install the Insight Point:

   Use the helm install command to install the Insight Point into the Kubernetes cluster. Replace <NAME>, <VERSION>, <KEY>, and key with your specific values:

   helm install <NAME> oci://public.ecr.aws/veza/helm-chart/insight-point --version <VERSION> --namespace <NAMESPACE> --create-namespace  --set key=<KEY>

   • --namespace <NAMESPACE>: required if installing the Insight Point into a different namespace than the default.

   • --create-namespace: required if the namespace does not exist yet.

   An Veza Insight Point Key must be provided. To do this, you can specify the value with the --set key=<registration-key> option when installing the chart.

   Example:

   helm install veza-insight-point oci://public.ecr.aws/veza/helm-chart/insight-point --version 2024.1.29-1 --namespace veza --create-namespace --set key=key

2. Verify Installation:

   Verify the status of the installation by running:

   helm list -n <NAMESPACE>

   This command will return a list of Helm releases, including the Insight Point you just installed. Ensure the STATUS is "DEPLOYED."

3. Get Insight Point Logs:

   If the Insight Point fails to initialize or can't connect to Veza, you can get more details by reviewing the container logs. You can retrieve this using the terminal:

   kubectl logs -l app=<veza-insight-point> -n <NAMESPACE>

4. Upgrade and Maintain:

   Over time, you may need to upgrade the Insight Point to newer versions or adjust its configuration. Use the helm upgrade command to make these changes.

   Example:

   helm upgrade <veza-insight-point> oci://public.ecr.aws/veza/helm-chart/insight-point --version <VERSION> --namespace <NAMESPACE>

5. Uninstall the Insight Point:

   If you need to uninstall the Insight Point, you can do so using the helm uninstall command:

   helm uninstall <veza-insight-point> --namespace <NAMESPACE>