BEL CLI reference

In addition to the commands provided by the Linkerd CLI, the commands below are available in the BEL CLI.

buoyant diagnostics

Collects data from the Linkerd control plane or a Linkerd proxy running in a specified pod, and generates a single gzip file that can be sent to Buoyant for further analysis.

Usage

Control plane bundle:

linkerd buoyant diagnostics

Proxy bundle:

linkerd buoyant diagnostics -pod hello-5774974dbc-qlct8

Flags

FlagUsage
-f, --fileWrite the diagnostics bundle to the specified file
-n, --namespaceCollect diagnostics for the proxy running in the specified namespace
-p, --podCollect diagnostics for the proxy running in the specified pod
-h, --helphelp for diagnostics

fips audit

Audits FIPS compliance on Linkerd-enabled clusters.

Usage

linkerd fips audit

Flags

FlagUsage
--verboseList each Linkerd proxy that was checked for FIPS compliance
-h, --helphelp for audit

license

Prints client license information based on the BUOYANT_LICENSE environment variable, and the server license based on the current cluster.

Usage

linkerd license

Flags

FlagUsage
--clientPrint the client license only
-h, --helphelp for license

policy generate

Generates policy based on current traffic.

Usage

linkerd policy generate

Flags

FlagUsage
--concurrencyLimit of concurrent requests to the Kubernetes API (default 10)
--disable-auditDisable audit mode, deny traffic
--verboseOutput detailed logging to stderr
-h, --helphelp for generate