Container Mode

A container mode is a special XEServer operation mode that adopts XEServer features for use in a containerized environment. In this mode the behavior of some XEServer components changes to adjust to running in a container to support reliability, simplify deployment, and allow following the best practices. The container mode is activated by setting the environment property EDFX_CONTAINER_MODE.

For detailed information on how this mode changes the behavior of separate components, see XEServer documentation.

XES Agent Communication in Container Mode

In the container mode, XEServer profiles communicate with the XEServer Agent using the telemetry protocol. This data exchange mode allows data transmission (events, statistics, health statuses) between profiles and the agent in a containerized environment.

The interaction between XEServer profiles and XESManager in the container mode looks as follows:

The telemetry layer provides a bidirectional connection between XEServer profiles and the agent. The profiles send the data to the agent via HTTP along with the information so the agent could locate these profiles and connect to them. For this to work, your profile Environment tab must have the following properties:

• The type of the receiver:

  xeserver.telemetry.sink=com.edifecs.etools.management.telemetry.sink.http.HttpSink

• The receiver address (the agent's HTTP URL):

  xeserver.telemetry.http.endpoint=https://<xesagent_box_ip>/:<port>/telemetry

You can disable XES Agent telemetry by using the environment property EDFX_TELEMETRY_CONTAINER_MODE=<true|false>. Setting this property forcibly disables the telemetry usage even if the container mode is active.