Overview
The kdb Insights Command Line Interface is a tool used by administrators to manage their kdb Insights Enterprise system. It can be used to
Installing the CLI
See the CLI installation guide
Installing kdb Insights Enterprise
See the installation guide for full details on installing kdb Insights Enterprise. See the command line reference for a full list of install sub-commands.
Value Precedence
Values may be specified from multiple sources at install time. It is possible to use a values.yaml
file and values secret created at setup in combination. Upon executing the kxi install run
command, the following places will be searched for a value, in order of precedence:
- The provided command line parameter. See command line interface reference for options.
- Values file
- Values secret
- The default value
Options Precedence
CLI commands may be provided options from a varity of sources. They are read in the following order of precedence:
- The provided command line parameter. See command line interface reference for options.
- Value set in user's local cli-config file
- User prompt (in an interactive session)
- The default value
Namespace Precenedence
Namespace option precedence has an extra check. They are read in the following order of precedence:
- The provided command line parameter
--namespace
. - Namespace from user's active kube context
namespace
value set in user's local cli-config file- User prompt (in an interactive session)
- The default value