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Manage Cribl Outpost

Control, diagnose, and upgrade your Cribl Outposts.

Preview Feature
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This Preview feature is still being developed. We do not recommend using it in a production environment, because the feature might not be fully tested or optimized for performance, and related documentation could be incomplete.

Please continue to submit feedback through normal Cribl support channels, but assistance might be limited while the feature remains in Preview.

View Outposts
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You can view all Outposts configured in your deployment on the Outposts page.

  1. On the top bar, select Products, and then select Edge.
  2. In the sidebar, select Outposts.

You will see a list of all Outposts, including disconnected ones. Select any row in the table to see a drawer with detailed information about the Outpost.

Cribl Edge UI with a list of two Outposts
List of Outposts

View Outpost Logs
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To view Outpost logs, consult the Logs tab in the Outpost drawer. For more information about Outpost logs, see Internal Logs.

Create Outpost Diagnostic Bundle
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In the outpost drawer you also create a diagnostic bundle to help to share with Cribl Support as help in diagnosing any issues. To do so, on the Diagnostic tab, select Create Diagnostic Bundle. To learn more about diagnostic bundles, see Diagnose Issues.

You can also create diagnostic bundles by using the diag command.

Restart an Outpost
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Required Permission: Admin/Owner

To restart an Outpost:

  1. On the top bar, select Products, and then select Edge.
  2. In the sidebar, select Outposts.
  3. Select the check box in the row of the Outpost or Outposts you want to restart and select Restart.
  4. Confirm with Restart.

Upgrade an Outpost
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Required Permission: Admin/Owner

You can upgrade any Outpost to the current Leader version. To upgrade an Outpost:

  1. On the top bar, select Products, and then select Edge.
  2. In the sidebar, select Outposts.
  3. Select the check box in the row of the Outpost you want to upgrade and select Upgrade.
  4. You will see the Leader version that the Outpost will upgrade to. Confirm with Upgrade.

The recommended order of upgrade is:

  1. Upgrade the Leader Node.
  2. Upgrade Outposts.
  3. Upgrade individual Edge Nodes.

For more information, refer to Upgrading Overview.