Initialize the PubSub Beat

Prerequisites

• The Open Collector is installed. If you have not already installed it, follow the instructions in the Open Collector Installation and User Guide, and then return to this topic.

• To collect log from any GCP service, the services must be enabled on the GCP portal, and you should have one topic and subscription.

• The following port is open:

  Direction	Port	Protocol	Source
  Outbound	443	HTTPS	pubsubbeat

  
  

Initialize the Beat

1. To confirm the Open Collector is running, run the following command:

   ./lrctl status
   

   You should see the open_collector and metrics as shown in the following graphic:
   

   If the Open Collector is not running correctly, see

   Troubleshoot the Open Collector

   in the Open Collector Installation and User Guide.

   
   

2.  In the Open Collector, run the following command:

   ./lrctl pubsubbeat start
   

   
   

3. Enter the following details:

   The contents of this user credential file are saved in encrypted format.

   1. The Project ID of your project from GCP:
      

   2. The Topic name from GCP. Enter only the portion that appears after topics\. For example, if your GCP console listed the Topic name as projects/datacollector-0000/topics/sample-topic, you would enter sample-topic.
      

   3. The Subscription name from GCP. Enter only the portion that appears after subscriptions\. For example, if your GCP console listed the Subscription name as projects/datacollector-0000/topics/sample-subscription, you would enter sample-subscription.
      

4. The configuration saves and the service starts successfully.
   

5. To check the status of the service, run the following command:

   ./lrctl pubsubbeat status
   

   

Default Config Values for Pub Sub Beat: