Prerequisites

2 min

Required Tools

Before starting this workshop, ensure you have the following tools installed:

AWS CLI

bash
# Check installation
aws --version

# Should output: aws-cli/2.x.x or higher

kubectl

bash
# Check installation
kubectl version --client

# Should output: Client Version: v1.28.0 or higher

eksctl

bash
# Check installation
eksctl version

# Should output: 0.150.0 or higher

Helm

bash
# Check installation
helm version

# Should output: version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.x.x"}

AWS Requirements

AWS account with permissions to create:
- EKS clusters
- VPCs and subnets
- EC2 instances
- IAM roles and policies
- Elastic Network Interfaces
AWS CLI configured with credentials (aws configure)

Splunk Observability Cloud

You’ll need:

A Splunk Observability Cloud account
An Access Token with ingest permissions
Your Realm identifier (e.g., us1, us2, eu0)

Getting Splunk Credentials

In Splunk Observability Cloud:

Navigate to Settings → Access Tokens
Create a new token with Ingest permissions
Note your realm from the URL: https://app.<realm>.signalfx.com

Cost Considerations

AWS Costs (Approximate)

EKS Control Plane: ~$73/month
EC2 Nodes (2x m5.xlarge): ~$280/month
Data Transfer: Variable
EBS Volumes: ~$20/month

Estimated Total: ~$380-400/month for lab environment

Splunk Costs

Based on metrics volume (DPM - Data Points per Minute)
Free trial available for testing

Warning

Remember to clean up resources after completing the workshop to avoid ongoing charges.

Time Estimate

EKS Cluster Creation: 15-20 minutes
Cilium Installation: 10-15 minutes
Integration Setup: 10 minutes
Total: Approximately 90 minutes