# Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/orchestration/eck/79.md?page=22 [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) **Page:** 23 --- ## [Why to empDir in elasticsearch and kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-to-empdir-in-elasticsearch-and-kibana/262473)
**Author:** [@knagasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/knagasri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-to-empdir-in-elasticsearch-and-kibana/262473 "2021-02-01T09:03:20Z")
I am using ECK 1.1.0 , I am not defining anywhere in elasticsearch or kibana yaml files for empDir. But after deploying in kubernetes , when I describe pod I can see the below: - emptyDir: {} name: elastic-internal-e… --- ## [Elasticsearch-users added is not shown in Kibana UI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-users-added-is-not-shown-in-kibana-ui/262481)
**Author:** [@mchudinov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mchudinov)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-users-added-is-not-shown-in-kibana-ui/262481 "2021-01-29T10:29:47Z")
I have ECK Elasticsearch and Kibana running in k8s (Azure). One pod of each. I made a user with \*bin/elasticsearch-users useradd test123 -p 123456 -r superuser \* # elasticsearch-users useradd test123 -p 123456 -r super… --- ## [How to remove a Metricbeat daemonset?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-a-metricbeat-daemonset/262244)
**Author:** [@mchudinov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mchudinov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-remove-a-metricbeat-daemonset/262244 "2021-01-27T12:01:44Z")
How to remove a Metricbeat daemonset created with yaml: apiVersion: beat.k8s.elastic.co/v1beta1 kind: Beat metadata: name: metricbeat namespace: myspace spec: type: metricbeat version: 7.10.2 elasticsearchRef… --- ## [Can you run filebeat as an Deployment/Satefulset/Pod?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-run-filebeat-as-an-deployment-satefulset-pod/261895)
**Author:** [@ThePreMan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ThePreMan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-run-filebeat-as-an-deployment-satefulset-pod/261895 "2021-01-23T11:05:52Z")
In am currently setting up a workflow that requires a kubernetes filebeat instance that is running as a Deployment, StatefulSet or Pod. Basic idea: copy file to directory -\> filebeat reads file -\> logstash parse -\> etc… --- ## [ECK operator sizing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-operator-sizing/261868)
**Author:** [@deepak\_deore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/deepak_deore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-operator-sizing/261868 "2021-01-23T11:03:45Z")
elastic-operator pod was in CrashLoopBackOff on an EKS cluster of 125 worker node and 84 namespaces it was OOMKilled after deleting manually to come out of crashloop, default memory request is 128M, making it 256M also … --- ## [How to update Elasticsearch ECS in K8S without data loss](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-elasticsearch-ecs-in-k8s-without-data-loss/261655)
**Author:** [@mchudinov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mchudinov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-elasticsearch-ecs-in-k8s-without-data-loss/261655 "2021-01-22T14:08:05Z")
I use ECS (Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes) with Azure Kubernetes service. ECS version 1.3.1 I need to update Elasticsearch version from 7.10.0 to 7.10.1 I have changed the version number in yaml file and run # kubectl ap… --- ## [Secure Setting gcs.client.default.credentials\_file does not get updated](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-setting-gcs-client-default-credentials-file-does-not-get-updated/261280)
**Author:** [@jonathan.y.lee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jonathan.y.lee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-setting-gcs-client-default-credentials-file-does-not-get-updated/261280 "2021-01-21T16:19:12Z")
Hi, I am experiencing an issue with a deployment of ECK. I have updated our k8s Secret which contains gcs.client.default.credentials\_file however this does not have any effect. When I try to create a new Snapshot Repos… --- ## [Switch from the Apache 2.0 license to a dual license](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/switch-from-the-apache-2-0-license-to-a-dual-license/261781)
**Author:** [@knagasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/knagasri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/switch-from-the-apache-2-0-license-to-a-dual-license/261781 "2021-01-21T15:23:37Z")
From this doucment "https://www.elastic.co/blog/licensing-change" , have understood that switch from the Apache 2.0 license to a dual license that will take place for the upcoming 7.11 release. Is that will imapct for t… --- ## [ElasticCloud setup on Kubernetes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticcloud-setup-on-kubernetes/261670)
**Author:** [@abalge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abalge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticcloud-setup-on-kubernetes/261670 "2021-01-21T12:34:38Z")
I have installed Elastic Cloud (Elastic+Kibana) by following the guide https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/current/k8s-quickstart.html From there, I have done the steps to create the elastic operator, then to c… --- ## [ECK elasticsearch - 500](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-elasticsearch-500/261462)
**Author:** [@PaulRudin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PaulRudin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-elasticsearch-500/261462 "2021-01-19T15:46:02Z")
I had elasticsearch running in a cluster and all was well... however now I get 500s and the logs are full of stack traces. The first few lines: "at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.AuthenticationService.authenti… --- ## [ECK Operator Deployment and maintenance using helm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-operator-deployment-and-maintenance-using-helm/231608)
**Author:** [@singharunk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/singharunk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-operator-deployment-and-maintenance-using-helm/231608 "2021-01-15T15:38:05Z")
Hi Team, I am planning to deploy ECK operator and manage Elasticsearch/Kibana deployment using Helm. Is it a good idea ? Any OOTB repository for ECK helm is available ? Regards Ak --- ## [TLS errors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-errors/260996)
**Author:** [@PaulRudin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PaulRudin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-errors/260996 "2021-01-14T17:35:12Z")
Hi, I've used eck to get ES and Kibana up. This seem to be running OK, but I disabled tls for the communication between kibana and ES: by putting spec.http.tls.selfSignedCertificate.disabled to true and I'm seeing errors… --- ## [Don't want to use https and user:password](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dont-want-to-use-https-and-user-password/202332)
**Author:** [@Kumar\_Saurabh\_Srivas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kumar_Saurabh_Srivas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dont-want-to-use-https-and-user-password/202332 "2021-01-13T15:39:01Z")
Hi I am deploying ECK on GKE in a private Kubernetes cluster. That cluster has the only service which will talk to Elasticsearch. So I don't need to have any https or user:password authentication. All I want is a simple… --- ## [Elastic-operator fails to spin up ES cluster](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-operator-fails-to-spin-up-es-cluster/261029)
**Author:** [@mu44ly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mu44ly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-operator-fails-to-spin-up-es-cluster/261029 "2021-01-14T15:40:43Z")
Hello, I've installed eck-operator using all-in-one.yaml example (https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/current/k8s-deploy-eck.html). It started ok, but constantly complains in logs (verbosity=1): E0113 16:47:58… --- ## [Elasticsearch cluster deletes itself](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-deletes-itself/261129)
**Author:** [@prelator](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prelator)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-deletes-itself/261129 "2021-01-14T15:37:08Z")
Hi we have a strange problem with our elasticsearch cluster in kubernetes. sometimes it happens that the entire cluster is simply deleted. suddenly all pvc's, configmaps, secrets and statefulsets are gone. only the ela… --- ## [Elasticsearch custom users with custom keys in existing Secret config](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-custom-users-with-custom-keys-in-existing-secret-config/260950)
**Author:** [@ismarslomic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ismarslomic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-custom-users-with-custom-keys-in-existing-secret-config/260950 "2021-01-13T08:50:58Z")
File realm doc provides example on how to define users and roles by Secret Kubernetes configuration with use of keys users and users\_roles and referring to this with spec.auth.fileRealm from Elasticsearch configuration. … --- ## [Volume expansion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/volume-expansion/258076)
**Author:** [@knagasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/knagasri)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/volume-expansion/258076 "2021-01-07T12:45:18Z")
I was deploying elasticsearch cluster as statefulset. I upgraded elastic-operator to 1.3.0. I can see that volume expansion is supported for 1.3.0 release: But still I am seeing the old storage size. Is volume expan… --- ## [Getting error while enabled tls](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-enabled-tls/257525)
**Author:** [@knagasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/knagasri)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/getting-error-while-enabled-tls/257525 "2021-01-06T04:22:26Z")
Enabled tls certs in elasticsearch and kibana.Using custom certificates and passed the secrets in elasticsearch.yaml. Elasticsearch pods are running. But kibana pod is not in running state. Below are the kibana logs: {… --- ## [ECK vs Elastic Cloud](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878)
**Author:** [@wittydavid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wittydavid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878 "2020-12-31T03:14:08Z")
Hi all, I'm researching the main differences between using an ECK on a GKE on GCP vs just going for the fully managed Elastic-cloud solution. One of our main concerns is the price differences. Is there some online calc… --- ## [Recovering from crashlooping masters due to exhausted disk capacity (2/3)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recovering-from-crashlooping-masters-due-to-exhausted-disk-capacity-2-3/259844)
**Author:** [@John\_Nason](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/John_Nason)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recovering-from-crashlooping-masters-due-to-exhausted-disk-capacity-2-3/259844 "2020-12-30T02:50:20Z")
My ECK topology is 3 master nodes, and 4 data/ingest nodes (as specified in the config: stanza). The data nodes all have large volumes attached. Without knowing better, I left the masters at the default, which happens … --- ## [Elasticsearch cluster fails to start](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-fails-to-start/259270)
**Author:** [@NK2812](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NK2812)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-cluster-fails-to-start/259270 "2020-12-29T10:25:53Z")
Hi, We use the eck operators to create the Elasticsearch and we create the cluster dynamically when there is a request to create the same. we are using 7.5.0 version and trying to upgrade to 7.9.2 version. So when we t… --- ## [Logs of an Elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-of-an-elasticsearch/257156)
**Author:** [@Vineeth\_varma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vineeth_varma)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-of-an-elasticsearch/257156 "2020-12-08T09:48:47Z")
Hi, I have deployed Elasticsearch 7.10.0 in kubernetes using Operator. I have path.logs: /usr/share/elasticsearch/logs , here I am getting only gc.log Apart from this I am not getting any elasticsearch logs. So here… --- ## [Automatically elastic operator pod went down and up](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatically-elastic-operator-pod-went-down-and-up/258840)
**Author:** [@knagasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/knagasri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatically-elastic-operator-pod-went-down-and-up/258840 "2020-12-16T15:53:36Z")
Deployed Elasticsearch cluster in GCP. Without making any changes, operator pod goes down and after sometime pods get restarted. Elastic operator version is 1.1.0 . Below is logs of elastic operator pod . {"log.level":… --- ## [ES operator log rotation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-operator-log-rotation/256494)
**Author:** [@Ravi\_Gusain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ravi_Gusain)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-operator-log-rotation/256494 "2020-12-14T04:12:54Z")
Hi, What's the by default log rotation policy for ES operator? I have created master node of 1G, want to understand chances of it getting filled with the logs. Thanks Ravi --- ## [Deploying elasticsearch cluster on kubernetes issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deploying-elasticsearch-cluster-on-kubernetes-issue/258474)
**Author:** [@zozo6015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zozo6015)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deploying-elasticsearch-cluster-on-kubernetes-issue/258474 "2020-12-13T10:24:44Z")
Hello, I am trying to deploy elasticsearch 7.7.1 on kubernetes into a 3 node cluster. I have tried following the documentation for it and when I run kubectl apply -f \.yaml I am getting the following error: … --- ## [Reconciler error when trying to deploy an elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reconciler-error-when-trying-to-deploy-an-elasticsearch/218628)
**Author:** [@FlorianT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FlorianT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reconciler-error-when-trying-to-deploy-an-elasticsearch/218628 "2020-12-12T11:58:29Z")
Hello, I've got an issue with the the ECK operator on Openshift when I'm trying to deploy an elasticsearch, when I deploy the elasticsearch object, I've got the following errors on the operator logs: {"level":"info","@… --- ## [Best practice for monitoring ECK and Elastic stack on Kubernetes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-for-monitoring-eck-and-elastic-stack-on-kubernetes/258181)
**Author:** [@ismarslomic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ismarslomic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-for-monitoring-eck-and-elastic-stack-on-kubernetes/258181 "2020-12-09T23:27:48Z")
I have just installed ECK on our on prem Kubernetes cluster. Currently with Elastic stack consisting of Elasticsearch and Enterprise Search (both v7.10.0). My question is what would be the preferred way of monitoring th… --- ## [Create custom API Key for Enterprise Search/App Search in ECK through Kubernetes resource](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-api-key-for-enterprise-search-app-search-in-eck-through-kubernetes-resource/257771)
**Author:** [@ismarslomic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ismarslomic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-custom-api-key-for-enterprise-search-app-search-in-eck-through-kubernetes-resource/257771 "2020-12-07T02:12:17Z")
I have been following official documentation for Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes and have successfully setup Operator, Elasticsearch and Enterprise Search (v7.10.0) on premise Kubernetes cluster. I´m now ready to start cons… --- ## [Log rotation policy](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-rotation-policy/256683)
**Author:** [@knagasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/knagasri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-rotation-policy/256683 "2020-12-01T15:17:39Z")
I have deployed elasticsearch cluster in GCP with one master and data-ingest nodes. What is the default log rotation policy. How frequently logs are rotated? How much logs will be collected in pvc? --- ## [Use existing elastic search persistence disk](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-existing-elastic-search-persistence-disk/257118)
**Author:** [@rajkumar\_25](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajkumar_25)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-existing-elastic-search-persistence-disk/257118 "2020-11-30T19:17:12Z")
I am facing "cluster\_uuid": "na", an issue in my GKE deployed elastic search. I haven’t taken any snapshots. But the persistence disk is still available. Is there is any way to retrieve the data from the existing persis… [Previous page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/orchestration/eck/79.md?page=21) [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/orchestration/eck/79.md?page=23)