Observability in Hybrid / Multi-Cloud Environments
NETSCOUT’s Omnis® KlearSight Sensor for Kubernetes solution is a new standard in cloud observability, filling the visibility gap in on-premise and cloud Kubernetes deployments. Using extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) technology, Omnis KlearSight Sensor overcomes a blind spot in end-to-end observability enabling IT organizations to better pinpoint true root cause of problems throughout the communications path, including those that originate in a Kubernetes environment.
As part of NETSCOUT's network observability solution, the Omnis® KlearSight Sensor for Kubernetes integrates NETSCOUT's Adaptive Service Intelligence™ (ASI) technology into Kubernetes environments, delivering continuous, end-to-end, service level visibility for performance and availability. It extracts packets using eBPF technology, enabling targeted monitoring of applications in both Enterprise and Service Provider settings.
Acting like a virtual TAP, the Omnis KlearSight Sensor monitors traffic to and from any containerized network function or node interface, automatically adapting to Kubernetes topology changes. It merges captured packet data with context-aware metadata, enriching the deep packet/protocol insights powered by ASI smart data for analysis and visualization in nGeniusONE. Omnis KlearSight Sensor captures Kubernetes packets and SSL messages that have already been decrypted by the Linux kernel. It converts this traffic into standard IT data for NETSCOUT ASI processing without accessing or requiring encryption keys.
Omnis KlearSight Sensor for Kubernetes is uniquely capable of being deployed in enterprise or service provider environments and in a variety of different areas: public clouds, private clouds, and on-premises infrastructure.
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Omnis KlearSight Manager
Deployed into the Kubernetes cluster, it monitors the cluster topology, manages the Omnis KlearSight Sensors, identifies pods to be monitored based on configuration, and informs the Omnis KlearSight Sensor.
Omnis KlearSight Sensor
Pods are deployed as a Daemon Set to every Kubernetes worker node. Acquires traffic associated with targeted services based on configuration and cluster context and forwards it to the NETSCOUT ASI InfiniStreamNG® or vSTREAM® external to the cluster.
ASI Instrumentation
An InfiniStreamNG or vSTREAM external to the Kubernetes cluster receives the traffic from Omnis KlearSight Sensors and converts this to NETSCOUT's ASI® smart data for nGeniusONE analysis. ASI instrumentation’s architecture will follow the specific requirements of the network under monitoring (e.g. Enterprise vs. Service Provider deployment models)
nGeniusONE
Management and end-user dashboard providing smart analytics leveraging ASI smart data to deliver packet-based triage, troubleshooting, performance assurance, views, and reports.
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