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This page lists all metrics that Metoro automatically generates for your containers and infrastructure.

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Common Kubernetes Attributes

All node and container metrics include the following Kubernetes attributes. These attributes provide detailed information about the node’s infrastructure, architecture, and location:

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Node Information

  • kubernetes.io/hostname - Node hostname
  • kubernetes.io/os - Operating system (also available as beta.kubernetes.io/os)
  • kubernetes.io/arch - CPU architecture (also available as beta.kubernetes.io/arch)
  • kubernetes.io/instance-type - Instance type (also available as node.kubernetes.io/instance-type, beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type)

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Cloud Provider Information

  • k8s.io/cloud-provider-aws - AWS cloud provider identifier
  • eks.amazonaws.com/nodegroup - EKS node group name
  • eks.amazonaws.com/nodegroup-image - EKS AMI image
  • eks.amazonaws.com/capacityType - EKS capacity type
  • eks.amazonaws.com/sourceLaunchTemplateId - EKS launch template ID
  • eks.amazonaws.com/sourceLaunchTemplateVersion - EKS launch template version

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Location and Topology

  • topology.kubernetes.io/region - Cloud provider region
  • topology.kubernetes.io/zone - Availability zone
  • topology.k8s.aws/zone-id - AWS zone ID
  • topology.ebs.csi.aws.com/zone - EBS zone
  • failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region - Region (legacy label)
  • failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone - Zone (legacy label)

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Karpenter-specific Information

  • karpenter.sh/nodepool - Karpenter node pool
  • karpenter.sh/capacity-type - Capacity type
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-category - AWS instance category
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-family - AWS instance family
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-size - AWS instance size
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-generation - AWS instance generation
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-cpu - CPU details
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-cpu-manufacturer - CPU manufacturer
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-memory - Memory capacity
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-network-bandwidth - Network bandwidth
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-ebs-bandwidth - EBS bandwidth
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-hypervisor - Hypervisor type
  • karpenter.k8s.aws/instance-local-nvme - Local NVMe storage

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Other

  • pool - Generic pool identifier
These attributes can be used for filtering and grouping metrics to analyze specific segments of your infrastructure.

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Container Attributes

  • instance - The instance identifier
  • environment - The environment name
  • container_name - Name of the container
  • container_id - Unique container identifier
  • service_name - Name of the service the container belongs to
  • namespace - Kubernetes namespace
  • pod_name - Name of the pod
These attributes can be used for filtering and grouping metrics to analyze specific segments of your infrastructure.

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Node Metrics

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Node Information

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
node_infogauge-hostname, kernel_versionMeta information about the node
node_cloud_infogauge-provider, account_id, instance_id, instance_type, instance_life_cycle, region, availability_zone, availability_zone_id, local_ipv4, public_ipv4Meta information about the cloud instance
node_uptime_secondsgaugeseconds-Uptime of the node in seconds

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Node Resource Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
node_resources_cpu_usage_seconds_totalcountersecondsmodeThe amount of CPU time spent in each mode
node_resources_cpu_logical_coresgaugecount-The number of logical CPU cores
node_resources_memory_total_bytesgaugebytes-The total amount of physical memory
node_resources_memory_free_bytesgaugebytes-The amount of unassigned memory
node_resources_memory_available_bytesgaugebytes-The total amount of available memory
node_resources_memory_cached_bytesgaugebytes-The amount of memory used as page cache

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Node Disk Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
node_resources_disk_reads_totalcountercountdeviceThe total number of reads completed successfully
node_resources_disk_writes_totalcountercountdeviceThe total number of writes completed successfully
node_resources_disk_read_bytes_totalcounterbytesdeviceThe total number of bytes read from the disk
node_resources_disk_written_bytes_totalcounterbytesdeviceThe total number of bytes written to the disk
node_resources_disk_read_time_seconds_totalcountersecondsdeviceThe total number of seconds spent reading
node_resources_disk_write_time_seconds_totalcountersecondsdeviceThe total number of seconds spent writing
node_resources_disk_io_time_seconds_totalcountersecondsdeviceThe total number of seconds the disk spent doing I/O

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Node Network Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
node_net_received_bytes_totalcounterbytesinterfaceThe total number of bytes received
node_net_transmitted_bytes_totalcounterbytesinterfaceThe total number of bytes transmitted
node_net_received_packets_totalcountercountinterfaceThe total number of packets received
node_net_transmitted_packets_totalcountercountinterfaceThe total number of packets transmitted
node_net_interface_upgauge-interfaceStatus of the interface (0:down, 1:up)
node_net_interface_ipgauge-interface, ipIP address assigned to the interface

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Container Metrics

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Resource Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
container_infogauge-image, systemd_triggered_byMeta information about the container
container_restarts_totalcountercount-Number of times the container was restarted
container_resources_cpu_limit_coresgaugecores-CPU limit of the container
container_resources_cpu_usage_seconds_totalcounterseconds-Total CPU time consumed by the container
container_resources_cpu_delay_seconds_totalcounterseconds-Total time duration processes of the container have been waiting for a CPU (while being runnable)
container_resources_cpu_throttled_seconds_totalcounterseconds-Total time duration the container has been throttled
container_resources_memory_limit_bytesgaugebytes-Memory limit of the container
container_resources_memory_rss_bytesgaugebytes-Amount of physical memory used by the container (doesn’t include page cache)
container_resources_memory_cache_bytesgaugebytes-Amount of page cache memory allocated by the container
container_oom_kills_totalcountercount-Total number of times the container was terminated by the OOM killer

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Disk Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
container_resources_disk_delay_seconds_totalcounterseconds-Total time duration processes of the container have been waiting for I/Os to complete
container_resources_disk_size_bytesgaugebytesmount_point, device, volumeTotal capacity of the volume
container_resources_disk_used_bytesgaugebytesmount_point, device, volumeUsed capacity of the volume
container_resources_disk_reserved_bytesgaugebytesmount_point, device, volumeReserved capacity of the volume
container_resources_disk_reads_totalcountercountmount_point, device, volumeTotal number of reads completed successfully by the container
container_resources_disk_read_bytes_totalcounterbytesmount_point, device, volumeTotal number of bytes read from the disk by the container
container_resources_disk_writes_totalcountercountmount_point, device, volumeTotal number of writes completed successfully by the container
container_resources_disk_written_bytes_totalcounterbytesmount_point, device, volumeTotal number of bytes written to the disk by the container

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Network Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
container_net_tcp_successful_connects_totalcountercount-Total number of successful TCP connects
container_net_tcp_connection_time_seconds_totalcounterseconds-Time spent on TCP connections
container_net_tcp_failed_connects_totalcountercount-Total number of failed TCP connects
container_net_tcp_active_connectionsgaugecount-Number of active outbound connections used by the container
container_net_tcp_retransmits_totalcountercount-Total number of retransmitted TCP segments
container_net_latency_secondsgaugeseconds-Round-trip time between the container and a remote IP
container_net_tcp_bytes_sent_totalcounterbytes-Total number of bytes sent to the peer
container_net_tcp_bytes_received_totalcounterbytes-Total number of bytes received from the peer
container_net_bytes_sent_totalcounterbytes-Total number of bytes sent by the container
container_net_bytes_received_totalcounterbytes-Total number of bytes received by the container

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Application Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
container_application_typegauge-application_typeType of the application running in the container (e.g. memcached, postgres, mysql)
container_golang_binary_locationgauge-binary_locationLocation of the Golang binary running in the container

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JVM Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
container_jvm_infogauge-jvm, java_versionMeta information about the JVM
container_jvm_heap_size_bytesgaugebytesjvmTotal heap size in bytes
container_jvm_heap_used_bytesgaugebytesjvmUsed heap size in bytes
container_jvm_gc_time_secondsgaugesecondsjvm, gcTime spent in the given JVM garbage collector in seconds
container_jvm_safepoint_time_secondsgaugesecondsjvmTime the application has been stopped for safepoint operations in seconds
container_jvm_safepoint_sync_time_secondsgaugesecondsjvmTime spent getting to safepoints in seconds

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Python Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsAttributesDescription
container_python_thread_lock_wait_time_secondsgaugeseconds-Time spent waiting acquiring GIL in seconds

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Protocol-Specific Request Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsDescription
container_http_requests_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound HTTP requests
container_postgres_queries_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound Postgres queries
container_redis_queries_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound Redis queries
container_memcached_queries_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound Memcached queries
container_mysql_queries_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound Mysql queries
container_mongo_queries_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound Mongo queries
container_kafka_requests_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound Kafka requests
container_cassandra_queries_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound Cassandra requests
container_rabbitmq_messages_totalcountercountTotal number of Rabbitmq messages produced or consumed by the container
container_nats_messages_totalcountercountTotal number of NATS messages produced or consumed by the container
container_dubbo_requests_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound DUBBO requests
container_dns_requests_totalcountercountTotal number of outbound DNS requests

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Protocol-Specific Latency Metrics

Metric NameTypeUnitsDescription
container_http_requests_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the response time for each outbound HTTP request
container_postgres_queries_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the execution time for each outbound Postgres query
container_redis_queries_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the execution time for each outbound Redis query
container_memcached_queries_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the execution time for each outbound Memcached query
container_mysql_queries_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the execution time for each outbound Mysql query
container_mongo_queries_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the execution time for each outbound Mongo query
container_kafka_requests_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the execution time for each outbound Kafka request
container_cassandra_queries_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the execution time for each outbound Cassandra request
container_dubbo_requests_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the response time for each outbound DUBBO request
container_dns_requests_duration_seconds_totalhistogramsecondsHistogram of the response time for each outbound DNS request