Deployment
Dynatrace provides a flexible approach to Kubernetes observability where you can pick and choose the level of observability you need for your Kubernetes clusters. This page gives an overview and guided path on the recommended options to cover your Kubernetes observability needs. All deployment options on this page leverage Dynatrace Operator. For dedicated documentation and options for the major Kubernetes distributions, see Distributions.
Observability options
Observability value
Kubernetes platform monitoring
Kubernetes platform monitoring
+ Application observability
Kubernetes platform monitoring
+ Full-Stack observability
License
Additional opt-in values
This table gives an overview of all the used components and required permissions for your Kubernetes observability needs. Dynatrace Operator manages the lifecycle of all observability components needed for your Kubernetes observability needs.
Components and permissions
Kubernetes platform monitoring
Kubernetes platform monitoring
+ Application observability
Kubernetes platform monitoring
+ Full-Stack observability
Components
Dynatrace Operator for managing observability components and lifecycle
Dynatrace Operator webhook for auto-injection and telemetry enrichment
Dynatrace Operator CSI driver for resource-friendly management of components
(opt-out)
Observability components
ActiveGate
ActiveGate
OneAgent code modules
OneAgent Log module (opt-in)
ActiveGate
OneAgent code modules
OneAgent Host module
OneAgent Log module
Dynatrace OpenTelemetry collector for extensions
opt-in
opt-in
opt-in
EdgeConnect for automations
opt-in
opt-in
opt-in
Permissions
Principle of least privilege
Kubernetes permissions 1
Kubernetes RBAC
Kubernetes RBAC
Privileged workload (CSI driver, opt-out)
Kubernetes RBAC
Privileged workload (CSI driver)
OS-level permission (OneAgent Host module)
Please see Dynatrace Operator security for more detailed documentation.
Kubernetes platform monitoring
Understand and troubleshoot the health of your Kubernetes clusters.
Kubernetes platform monitoring + Application observability
Ensure workload and microservice health and performance with automatic instrumentation.
Kubernetes platform monitoring + Full-Stack observability
Ensure workload, microservice and infrastructure health and performance throughout your cluster.
Leverage the Dynatrace platform value
The Dynatrace platform offers a variety of apps, analytics and automation functionality to cover your use cases for unified observability and security. You can leverage these capabilities for all the Kubernetes observability data you collect with any of the above modes, such as the ability to:
- Explore Kubernetes health and signals in the Kubernetes app
- Visualize data with Dashboards
- Collaborate and conduct custom analysis with Notebooks
- Automate with Workflows
- Boost productivity with Davis AI and Davis CoPilot
- Forecast trends and prevent issues with Davis® forecast analysis
- And much more…
Deployment from Marketplaces
Dynatrace supports deploying Dynatrace Operator from within the following Marketplaces:
Learn more
How it works
Familiarize yourself with Dynatrace components that are deployed in your Kubernetes cluster.
Guides
Learn how you can configure Dynatrace Operator to support specific use cases.
Reference
API reference and configuration options for all Dynatrace components within your Kubernetes cluster.
Dynatrace Operator release notes
See release notes for Dynatrace Operator.