Deploy the USM Agent¶
This page shows you how to deploy the Unified Stream Manager (USM) Agent.
The USM Agent deployment is a two-part process:
- Generate and download a configuration file from the Confluent Cloud wizard.
- Use that file and your own tools (Confluent for Kubernetes or Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform) to deploy the agent in your Confluent Platform environment.
Note
No data from your Confluent Platform cluster appears in Confluent Cloud until you successfully deploy the agent in your Confluent Platform environment.
Generate and download the configuration file¶
In this step, you generate a configuration file from Confluent Cloud. This file contains the secure credentials and endpoint URLs that the agent needs to connect from your Confluent Platform environment. When you start the generation, Confluent Cloud provisions the necessary resources, such as API keys and endpoints, on the backend. The configuration file generation can take up to 20 minutes to complete. The wizard displays the status of this operation.
To generate the configuration file, follow these steps:
- On the Deploy USM agent page, click Generate configuration file.
- Wait for the status to update to Configuration file ready.
- Click Download file and save it to your local machine.
Deploy the agent in your Confluent Platform environment¶
After you download the file, use it to deploy the agent in your Confluent Platform environment. This deployment happens outside of the Confluent Cloud wizard, using your own tools, such as Confluent for Kubernetes or Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform.
- Choose the deployment method that matches your environment.
- If you use Confluent for Kubernetes, follow the instructions in Confluent for Kubernetes.
- If you use Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform, follow the instructions in Ansible Playbooks.
- After you complete the deployment in your environment, return to the wizard and click Next.