Create the Kubernetes secret key command: use of "docker-email=$email"

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

On the Kubernetes probe Documentation in the "Deploy the Clusterinfo Image" section there is an example command to create Create the Kubernetes secret key 

 

kubectl create secret docker-registry kubesecret --docker-server=uim-docker.packages.broadcom.com --docker-username=$username --docker-password=$token --docker-email=$email  --namespace=dxuim

 

The documentation note states: 

As the $username is already the email address, shall I replace $email also with my email address? 

Environment

DX UIM 20.4.x, 23.4

Cause

Guidance

Resolution

for: 

--docker-username=$username

Replace $username with the email address

 

for:

--docker-email=$email 

$email can be left as it in the command. 

 

 

Example command: 

kubectl create secret docker-registry kubesecret --docker-server=uim-docker.packages.broadcom.com --docker-username= ####@example.com --docker-password=#######token######### --docker-email=$email  --namespace=dxuim

 

Additional Information

Kubernetes Monitoring (broadcom.com)

Kubernetes Metrics (broadcom.com) 

How To: Kubernetes Inventory Monitoring with DX UIM - YouTube