Docker Host added to Kubernetes Cluster and showing the same machine id

Problem:

Kubernetes nodes and hosts are not connected correctly.

Solution:

This could happen if every node in the cluster has an identical machineId, which should be a unique identifier for k8s nodes. 

Kubernetes API does not provide the mac address.  We have to use the machine-id.  Furthermore, machine-id's are intended to be unique - not just for Instana, but for everything.  Every host needs a unique machine-id in the same way that they need unique IP Addresses, mac addresses, etc.  Please see:


We recommend that you fix your deployment scripts to generate unique machine-id's in order to resolve this issue.

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