opting-out-telemetry.md

Opting out of telemetry collection

This topic describes how to opt out of the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). By default, when you install Tanzu Application Platform, you are opted into telemetry collection. To turn off telemetry collection, complete following the instructions.

Note: If you opt out of telemetry collection, VMware cannot offer you proactive support and the other benefits that accompany participation in the CEIP.

Turn off telemetry collection

To turn off telemetry collection on your Tanzu Application Platform installation:

1. Ensure your Kubernetes context is pointing to the cluster where Tanzu Application Platform is installed.

2. Run the following kubectl command:

   kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Namespace
   metadata:
     name: vmware-system-telemetry
   ---
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: ConfigMap
   metadata:
     namespace: vmware-system-telemetry
     name: vmware-telemetry-cluster-ceip
   data:
     level: disabled
   EOF

3. If you already have Tanzu Application Platform installed, restart the telemetry collector to pick up the change:

   kubectl delete pods --namespace tap-telemetry --all

Your Tanzu Application Platform deployment no longer emits telemetry, and you are opted out of the CEIP.