Kubernetes metrics
Many of the collected metrics from Kubernetes cluster and node entities are displayed as widgets in SolarWinds Observability explorers; additional metrics may be collected and available in the Metrics Explorer. You can also create an alert for when an entity's metric value moves out of a specific range. See Entities in SolarWinds Observability SaaS for information about entity types in SolarWinds Observability SaaS.
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Cluster metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
sw.metrics.healthscore
|
Percent (%) |
Health score. A health score provides real-time insight into the overall health and performance of your monitored entities. The health score is calculated based on anomalies detected for the entity, alerts triggered for the entity's metrics, and the status of the entity. The health score is displayed as a single numerical value that ranges from a Good (70-100) to Moderate (40-69) to Bad (0-39) distinction. To view the health score for Kubernetes cluster entities in the Metrics Explorer, filter the |
k8s.cluster.cpu.allocatable
|
core |
The allocatable of CPU on cluster that are available for scheduling. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.cpu.capacity
|
core |
The cluster CPU capacity. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.cpu.utilization
|
Percent (%) |
The cluster CPU usage. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.memory.allocatable |
Binary Bytes |
The allocatable of memory on cluster that are available for scheduling. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.memory.capacity
|
Binary Bytes |
The cluster memory capacity. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.memory.utilization
|
Percent (%) |
The cluster memory usage. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.nodes
|
Count |
The number of nodes on cluster. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.nodes.ready
|
Count |
The number of nodes with status condition ready. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.nodes.ready.avg
|
Percent (%) |
The percentage of nodes with status condition ready. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.pods
|
Count |
The number of pods on a cluster. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.pods.running
|
Count |
The number of pods in running phase. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.spec.cpu.requests
|
cores |
The total number of requested CPU by all containers in a cluster. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.cluster.spec.memory.requests
|
Binary Bytes |
The total number of requested memory by all containers in a cluster. Metric type: Gauge. |
Node metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
sw.metrics.healthscore
|
Percent (%) |
Health score. A health score provides real-time insight into the overall health and performance of your monitored entities. The health score is calculated based on anomalies detected for the entity, alerts triggered for the entity's metrics, and the status of the entity. The health score is displayed as a single numerical value that ranges from a Good (70-100) to Moderate (40-69) to Bad (0-39) distinction. To view the health score for Kubernetes node entities in the Metrics Explorer, filter the |
k8s.kube_node_created |
seconds (s) |
Unix creation timestamp. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_node_info |
Information about a cluster node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_node_spec_unschedulable
|
Whether a node can schedule new pods. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_node_status_allocatable |
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The amount of resources allocatable for pods (after reserving some for system daemons). Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_node_status_capacity |
|
The total amount of resources available for a node. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_node_status_condition
|
The condition of a cluster node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_node_status_ready
|
Node status (as tag Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.cpu.allocatable |
core |
CPU Utilization. The allocatable of CPU on node that are available for scheduling. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.cpu.capacity
|
core |
CPU Utilization. The node CPU capacity. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.cpu.usage.seconds.rate
|
core |
CPU Utilization. The rate of node cumulative CPU time consumed. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.fs.iops |
Disk IOPS. Rate of reads and writes of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.fs.throughput
|
Disk throughput. Rate of bytes read and written of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.fs.usage |
Binary Bytes |
Disk Usage. Number of bytes that are consumed by containers on this node’s filesystem. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.memory.allocatable |
Binary Bytes |
Memory Utilization. The allocatable of memory on node that are available for scheduling. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.memory.capacity |
Binary Bytes |
Memory Utilization. The node memory capacity. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.memory.working_set
|
Binary Bytes |
Memory utilization. Current working set on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.network.bytes_received |
Network In. Rate of bytes received of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.network.bytes_transmitted
|
Network Out. Rate of bytes transmitted of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.network.packets_received
|
Rate of packets received of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.network.packets_transmitted
|
Rate of packets transmitted of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.network.receive_packets_dropped
|
Rate of packets dropped while receiving of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.network.transmit_packets_dropped
|
Rate of packets dropped while transmitting of all pods on node. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.pods |
Count |
Number of pods. The number of pods on a node. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.node.status.condition.diskpressure
|
The condition diskpressure of a cluster node (1 when true, 0 when false or unknown). Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.status.condition.memorypressure |
The condition memorypressure of a cluster node (1 when true, 0 when false or unknown). Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.status.condition.networkunavailable
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The condition networkunavailable of a cluster node (1 when true, 0 when false or unknown). Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.status.condition.pidpressure
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The condition pidpressure of a cluster node (1 when true, 0 when false or unknown). Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.node.status.condition.ready
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The condition ready of a cluster node (1 when true, 0 when false or unknown). Metric type: Gauge. |
Pod metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.kube.pod.owner.daemonset
|
Information about the DaemonSet owning the pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube.pod.owner.replicaset
|
Information about the ReplicaSet owning the pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube.pod.owner.statefulset
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Information about the StatefulSet owning the pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_completion_time |
seconds (s) |
Completion time in unix timestamp for a pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_pod_created
|
seconds (s) |
Unix creation timestamp. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_pod_info |
Information about the pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_owner
|
Information about the pod owner. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_start_time
|
seconds (s) |
Start time in unix timestamp for a pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_pod_status_phase
|
The pod's current phase. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_status_ready
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Describes whether the pod is ready to serve requests. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_status_reason
|
The pod status reasons. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.containers |
Count |
The number of containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.containers.running
|
Current number of running containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.cpu.usage.seconds.rate
|
seconds (s) |
CPU Utilization. The rate of pod's cumulative CPU time consumed. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.fs.iops
|
Disk IOPS. Rate of reads and writes of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.fs.reads.bytes.rate
|
Rate of bytes read of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.fs.reads.rate
|
Rate of reads of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.fs.throughput
|
Disk Throughput. Rate of bytes read and written of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.fs.usage.bytes
|
Binary Bytes |
Disk Usage. Number of bytes that are consumed by containers on this pod's filesystem. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.fs.writes.bytes.rate
|
Rate of bytes written of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.fs.writes.rate
|
Rate of writes of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.memory.working_set
|
Binary Bytes |
Memory Utilization. Current working set on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.network.bytes_received
|
Network In. Rate of bytes received of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.network.bytes_transmitted
|
Network Out. Rate of bytes transmitted of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.network.packets_received
|
Rate of packets received of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.network.packets_transmitted
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Rate of packets transmitted of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.network.receive_packets_dropped
|
Rate of packets dropped while receiving of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.network.transmit_packets_dropped
|
Rate of packets dropped while transmitting of all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.pod.spec.cpu.limit
|
cores |
CPU quota of all containers on pod in given CPU period. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.spec.cpu.requests
|
cores |
The number of requested request resource by all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.spec.memory.limit
|
Binary Bytes |
Memory Utilization. Memory limit for all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.spec.memory.requests
|
Binary Bytes |
The number of requested memory by all containers on pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.pod.status.reason
|
The current pod status reason. Metric type: Gauge. |
Container metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.container.spec.cpu.requests |
core |
The number of requested CPU by a container. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.container.spec.memory.requests |
Binary Bytes |
The number of requested memory by a container. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.container.status
|
Describes the status of the container (waiting, running, or terminated). Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.container_cpu_cfs_periods_total
|
Number of elapsed enforcement period intervals. Metric type: Counter. |
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k8s.container_cpu_cfs_throttled_periods_total
|
Number of throttled period intervals. Metric type: Counter. |
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k8s.container_cpu_usage_seconds_total
|
seconds (s) |
Cumulative CPU time consumed. Metric type: Counter |
k8s.container_fs_reads_bytes_total
|
Binary Bytes |
Cumulative count of bytes read. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_fs_reads_total
|
Count |
Cumulative count of reads completed. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_fs_usage_bytes
|
Binary Bytes |
Number of bytes that are consumed by the container on this filesystem. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.container_fs_writes_bytes_total
|
Binary Bytes |
Cumulative count of bytes written. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_fs_writes_total
|
Count |
Cumulative count of writes completed. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_memory_working_set_bytes |
Binary Bytes |
Current working set. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.container_network_receive_bytes_total
|
Binary Bytes |
Cumulative count of bytes received. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_network_receive_packets_dropped_total
|
Count |
Cumulative count of packets dropped while receiving. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_network_receive_packets_total
|
Count |
Cumulative count of packets received. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_network_transmit_bytes_total
|
Binary Bytes |
Cumulative count of bytes transmitted. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_network_transmit_packets_dropped_total
|
Count |
Cumulative count of packets dropped while transmitting. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_network_transmit_packets_total
|
Count |
Cumulative count of packets transmitted. Metric type: Counter. |
k8s.container_spec_cpu_period |
CPU period of the container. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.container_spec_cpu_quota |
CPU quota of the container. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.container_spec_memory_limit_bytes |
Binary Bytes |
Memory limit for the container. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_pod_container_info |
Information about a container in a pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_resource_limits |
cpu=<core>
|
The number of requested limit resource by a container. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_pod_container_resource_requests
|
|
The number of requested request resource by a container. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_pod_container_state_started |
seconds (s) |
Start time in unix timestamp for a pod container. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_exitcode
|
Describes the exit code for the last container in terminated state. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason
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Describes the last reason the container was in terminated state. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_ready |
Describes whether the containers readiness check succeeded. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_restarts_total |
The number of container restarts per container. Metric type: Counter. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_running |
Describes whether the container is currently in running state. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_terminated |
Describes whether the container is currently in terminated state. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_terminated_reason |
Describes the reason the container is currently in terminated state. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_waiting |
Describes whether the container is currently in waiting state. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_pod_container_status_waiting_reason |
Describes the reason the container is currently in waiting state. Metric type: Gauge. |
Deployment metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.deployment.condition.available
|
Describes whether the deployment has an Available status condition. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.deployment.condition.progressing
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Describes whether the deployment has a Progressing status condition. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.deployment.condition.replicafailure
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Describes whether the deployment has a ReplicaFailure status condition. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_created
|
seconds (s) |
Unix creation timestamp. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_deployment_labels
|
Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_spec_paused
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Whether the deployment is paused and will not be processed by the deployment controller. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_spec_replicas
|
Number of desired pods for a deployment. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_status_condition
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The current status conditions of a deployment. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_status_replicas
|
The number of replicas per deployment. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_status_replicas_available
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The number of available replicas per deployment. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_status_replicas_ready
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The number of ready replicas per deployment. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_status_replicas_unavailable
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The number of unavailable replicas per deployment. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_deployment_status_replicas_updated
|
The number of updated replicas per deployment. Metric type: Gauge. |
StatefulSet metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.kube_statefulset_created
|
seconds (s) |
Unix creation timestamp.
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k8s.kube_statefulset_labels
|
Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_statefulset_replicas
|
Number of desired pods for a StatefulSet. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_statefulset_status_replicas_current
|
The number of current replicas per StatefulSet. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_statefulset_status_replicas_ready
|
The number of ready replicas per StatefulSet. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_statefulset_status_replicas_updated
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The number of updated replicas per StatefulSet. Metric type: Gauge. |
DaemonSet metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.kube_daemonset_created
|
seconds (s) |
Unix creation timestamp. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_daemonset_labels
|
Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_daemonset_status_current_number_scheduled
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The number of nodes that should be running a daemon pod and have at least one daemon pod running. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_daemonset_status_desired_number_scheduled
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The number of nodes that should be running the daemon pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_daemonset_status_number_available
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The number of nodes that should be running the daemon pod and have one or more of the daemon pod running and available. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_daemonset_status_number_misscheduled
|
The number of nodes that should not be running a daemon pod and have one or more running anyway. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_daemonset_status_number_ready
|
The number of nodes that should be running the daemon pod and have one or more of the daemon pod running and ready. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_daemonset_status_number_unavailable
|
The number of nodes that should be running the daemon pod and have none of the daemon pod running and available. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_daemonset_status_updated_number_scheduled
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The total number of nodes that are running updated daemon pod. Metric type: Gauge. |
ReplicaSet metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.kube.replicaset.owner.deployment
|
Information about the Deployment owning the ReplicaSet. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_replicaset_created
|
seconds (s) |
Unix creation timestamp. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_replicaset_owner
|
Information about the ReplicaSet's owner. Metric type: Gauge. |
Namespace metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.kube_namespace_created
|
seconds (s) |
Unix creation timestamp. Metric type: Gauge. |
k8s.kube_namespace_status_phase
|
Kubernetes namespace status phase. Metric type: Gauge. |
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k8s.kube_resourcequota |
ResourceQuota metric. Metric type: Gauge. |
Other metrics
| Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
k8s.apiserver.request.successrate
|
Percent (%) |
Success rate of Kubernetes API server calls. Metric type: Gauge. |