Explore debugging techniques for service mesh issues in production environments, focusing on Istio. Learn how to diagnose and resolve problems with sidecar proxy Envoy, monitor the Istio control plane, utilize operational tools like "istioctl" for configuration troubleshooting, and implement profiling to identify bottlenecks. Gain insights into recommended practices for deploying a secure, production-ready Istio setup. Delve into topics such as enabling and interpreting access logs, understanding Envoy configuration, Istio agent lifecycle and debugging, Istiod metrics and scaling factors, and troubleshooting mTLS. This comprehensive webinar, presented by experts from Aspen Mesh and Google, equips you with essential knowledge to maintain and optimize your service mesh infrastructure effectively.
Debugging Your Debugging Tools - What to Do When Your Service Mesh Goes Down in Production
CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
What Is a Service Mesh A service mesh is...
Key Benefits of a Service Mesh
Debugging Istio
Debugging Envoy
Connectivity to Istiod
Application Access Logs • Useful for diagnosing traffic flows and failures • End-to-end request routing across al microservices
Globally Enabling Access Logs
Enabling Access Logs for a Namespace
Understanding Access Logs
Understanding Response Flags
Envoy Debug Logging
Envoy Configuration Overview
Envoy Listener Dump Virtual inbound listener
Envoy HTTP Listener Configuration
Istio Agent Bootstrapping
Istio Agent Lifecycle
Istio Agent Debugging
Istio Agent Readiness
Istiod Metrics
Profiling
Istioctl Debugging Capabilities
Istioctl Configuration Analysis
Factors for Istiod Scaling Size of config to generate
Unbalanced Istiod Load
Understanding mTLS
Understanding Auto mTLS
roubleshooting Guide
Taught by
CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
