Configure and Deploy overview¶

This page introduces the Configure and Deploy section, which covers installing, tuning, securing, and upgrading a KX Sensors deployment for your environment.

Once your schemas and ingestion pipelines are defined, this section shows you how to bring KX Sensors up in your environment and tune it for your workload — from service class layout and system parameters through high availability, data retention, security, networking, and upgrades.

Install¶

Set up the core building blocks of a deployment.

Configure service classes in manifest.yaml — define service classes per node
Set up a message queue — configure your message queue
Set up your EMS streams in ems.yaml — configure EMS streams
Add a node — add a node to your cluster

Fine tuning configuration¶

Tune the system for your workload.

High availability¶

Run across multiple nodes with automatic failover.

Overview — topology options, failover, and failback
Set up your system parameters
HA clients quorum

Data retention¶

Manage compression, storage, and the data lifecycle.

Security¶

Authenticate users, encrypt data, and validate readings.

Network/Hardware¶

Configure networking and hardware prerequisites.

HAProxy
Docker containers and swarm network (v3 before 3.3) — superseded by host-based RT in 3.3
Network conditioning fast failure detection
Tasksets
Disk requirements layouts
Network requirements
OS settings

Upgrade¶

Move to a new version safely.

Where to next¶

Architecture — understand the system you are deploying
Develop — customize schemas, APIs, and ingestion
Operate — run and monitor a live deployment