Prerequisites

Required Tools

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

AWS CLI

# Check installation
aws --version

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

kubectl

# Check installation
kubectl version --client

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

eksctl

# Check installation
eksctl version

# Should output: 0.150.0 or higher

Helm

# 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:

  1. Navigate to Settings → Access Tokens
  2. Create a new token with Ingest permissions
  3. 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