Reviewing monitoring dashboards

    Use the Administrator perspective to access dashboards for the core OKD components, including the following items:

    • API performance

    • etcd

    • Kubernetes compute resources

    • Kubernetes network resources

    • Prometheus

    • USE method dashboards relating to cluster and node performance

    Figure 1. Example dashboard in the Administrator perspective

    Use the Developer perspective to access Kubernetes compute resources dashboards that provide the following application metrics for a selected project:

    • CPU usage

    • Memory usage

    • Packet rate information

    Figure 2. Example dashboard in the Developer perspective

    In the Administrator perspective, you can view dashboards relating to core OKD cluster components.

    Prerequisites

    • You have access to the cluster as a user with the role.

    Procedure

    1. In the Administrator perspective in the OKD web console, navigate to Observe → Dashboards.

    2. Choose a dashboard in the Dashboard list. Some dashboards, such as etcd and Prometheus dashboards, produce additional sub-menus when selected.

    3. Optional: Select a time range for the graphs in the Time Range list.

      • Select a pre-defined time period.

      • Set a custom time range by selecting Custom time range in the Time Range list.

        1. Input or select the From and To dates and times.

        2. Click Save to save the custom time range.

    1. Optional: Select a Refresh Interval.

    2. Hover over each of the graphs within a dashboard to display detailed information about specific items.

    Prerequisites

    • You have view permissions for the project that you are viewing the dashboard for.

    Procedure

    1. In the Developer perspective in the OKD web console, navigate to Observe → Dashboard.

    2. Select a project from the Project: drop-down list.

    3. Select a dashboard from the Dashboard drop-down list to see the filtered metrics.

      All dashboards produce additional sub-menus when selected, except Kubernetes / Compute Resources / Namespace (Pods).

    4. Optional: Select a time range for the graphs in the Time Range list.

      • Select a pre-defined time period.

      • Set a custom time range by selecting Custom time range in the Time Range list.

        1. Input or select the From and To dates and times.

        2. Click Save to save the custom time range.

    1. Optional: Select a Refresh Interval.

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