$ tar xvf netobserv-cli.tar.gz
The Network Observability CLI ( |
The Network Observability CLI (oc netobserv
) is deployed separately from the Network Observability Operator. The CLI is available as an OpenShift CLI (oc
) plugin. It provides a lightweight way to quickly debug and troubleshoot with network observability.
Network Observability CLI ( For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Technology Preview features, see Technology Preview Features Support Scope. |
You can quickly debug and troubleshoot networking issues by using the Network Observability CLI (oc netobserv
). The Network Observability CLI is a flow and packet visualization tool that relies on eBPF agents to stream collected data to an ephemeral collector pod. It requires no persistent storage during the capture. After the run, the output is transferred to your local machine. This enables quick, live insight into packets and flow data without installing the Network Observability Operator.
CLI capture is meant to run only for short durations, such as 8-10 minutes. If it runs for too long, it can be difficult to delete the running process. |
Installing the Network Observability CLI (oc netobserv
) is a separate procedure from the Network Observability Operator installation. This means that, even if you have the Operator installed from OperatorHub, you need to install the CLI separately.
You can optionally use Krew to install the |
You must install the OpenShift CLI (oc
).
You must have a macOS or Linux operating system.
Download the oc netobserv
CLI tar file.
Unpack the archive:
$ tar xvf netobserv-cli.tar.gz
Make the file executable:
$ chmod +x ./build/oc-netobserv
Move the extracted netobserv-cli
binary to a directory that is on your PATH
, such as /usr/local/bin/
:
$ sudo mv ./build/oc-netobserv /usr/local/bin/
Verify that oc netobserv
is available:
$ oc netobserv version
Netobserv CLI version <version>