Kubernetes dashboard


The dashboard on Kubernetes displays the following information:

  • Log volume (in KB, MB, or GB) statistics for log sources in Kubernetes
  • Log volume by node name, namespace, and service name
  • Top five nodes and services by log volume

For instructions about creating or editing dashboards, see Configuring-dashboards-with-additional-customizations. For information about dashboard concepts, see Creating-and-customizing-dashboards.

The following image shows the analysis of the logs collected from the integrations set up for Kubernetes log collection with sample data:

Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2.png

For a list of icons and operations that are common across dashboards, see BMC-Helix-Dashboards-overview.

To view the dashboard

  1. From the navigation menu menu_icon.png, click Dashboards.
  2. Click the Log Analytics folder and then click Kubernetes.

    Tip: Quick access from the home page

    To quickly open the dashboard from the home page, mark it as a favorite by using the star icon. Additionally, after you open a dashboard, it is available under Recently viewed dashboards on the home page.

Panels in the Kubernetes dashboard

The following table describes the panels in the Kubernetes logs dashboard:

Panel

Description

Example

Dashboard filters

Displays the following filters to view the information on the dashboard:

  • Namespace
  • Nodes
  • Pods
  • Services

By default, the dashboard displays the data for the last 30 days. You can filter the data by using the time range global filter.

Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2_filters.png

Log volume statistics

Displays sources in a Kubernetes cluster from where logs are being collected:

  • Total log volume
  • Number of namespaces
  • Number of nodes
  • Number of pods
  • Number of services

Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2_logvolstats.png

Top 5 nodes by log volume

Displays the top 5 nodes by log volume from where you are collecting logs.

Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2_Top_5_Nodes_ByLogVol.png

Top 5 services by log volume

Displays the top 5 services by log volume that are collecting logs.

Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2_Top5Services.png

Log volume by node name

Displays log volume (in KB, MB, or GB) for nodes in the Kubernetes nodes from where logs are being collected. 


Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2_LogVolByNodeName.png

Log volume by service name

Displays log volume (in KB, BM, or GB) for an integration or service that you setup to collect logs from a Kubernetes cluster.

Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2_LogVolByServiceName.png

Log volume by namespace 

Displays log volume for the Kubernetes namespace from where logs are being collected.

Kubernetes_Dashboard23.2_LogVolByNamespace.png

 

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