Install xObserve

Install xObserve from the xDP UI to enable observability and AI-powered diagnostics for your xDP deployment.

Before You Begin

Ensure that:

• xCentral is installed and accessible.
• You have the required permissions to manage infrastructure components.
• External PostgreSQL and VictoriaMetrics connection details are available if you plan to use externally managed services.
• An API key is available if you plan to configure an AI/LLM provider during installation.

Steps

1. In the xDP UI, go to Infrastructure.
2. Select xCentral.
3. Click Install xObserve. The Install xObserve page opens.
4. Configure the required settings and complete the installation workflow.

Configure Release Information

1. Review the release information.

   • xCentral Release Version – Automatically detected from the selected xCentral cluster.
   • Helm Chart Version – Select the Helm chart version to deploy.

2. Click Continue.

Configure PostgreSQL Connection

xObserve uses PostgreSQL to store configuration and application metadata.

1. On the PostgreSQL Connection page, select one of the following options:

   • Internal PostgreSQL – Deploys PostgreSQL as part of the xCentral installation.
   • External PostgreSQL – Connects to an existing PostgreSQL instance.

2. If you select External PostgreSQL, provide the following information:

   1. URL: JDBC connection URL for the PostgreSQL database
   2. Username: Database user name
   3. Password: Database password

3. Click Continue.

Configure VictoriaMetrics Connection

xObserve uses VictoriaMetrics for storing metrics and logs.

1. On the VictoriaMetrics Connection page, select one of the following options:

   • Internal VictoriaMetrics – Deploy VictoriaMetrics as part of the xCentral installation.
   • External VictoriaMetrics – Connect to an existing VictoriaMetrics deployment.

2. If you select External VictoriaMetrics, provide the following information:

   1. Select URL: VictoriaMetrics query endpoint URL
   2. Insert URL: VictoriaMetrics ingestion endpoint URL
   3. Victoria Logs URL: VictoriaLogs query endpoint URL
   4. Username: User name for authentication
   5. Password: Password for authentication

3. Click Continue.

Configure LLM Provider (Optional)

Configure an AI/LLM provider to enable xObserve Sense AI-powered diagnostics and MCP server capabilities.

1. On the LLM Provider Configuration page, enter the following details:

   1. Provider: Select an LLM provider such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI (Gemini), or AWS Bedrock
   2. Model: Enter the model name, for example gpt-4o or claude-sonnet-4-20250514
   3. API Key: API key for the selected provider
   4. Temperature: Value between 0.1 and 1.0 that controls response randomness

2. Click Skip and Continue to proceed without configuring an LLM provider.

Review Deployment Configuration

1. On the YAML Configuration page, review the generated deployment configuration.
2. Switch between YAML and Form views as needed.
3. Modify configuration values if required.
4. Click Save and Apply.

Verify Installation

After the installation completes:

1. Click Open xObserve.
2. Verify that the xObserve UI opens successfully in a new browser window.

Next Steps

After installation, you can:

• Configure observability for xCompute, xStore, and supported applications.
• Configure xObserve Sense for AI-powered diagnostics.
• Monitor metrics, logs, and platform health from the xObserve UI dashboard.