Container metrics

Learn about key container metrics used for container monitoring.

Learn about key container metrics displayed in the Infrastructure UI:

Docker container metrics

These are the key metrics displayed for Docker containers.

CPU usage metrics

MetricDescription
CPU Usage (%)

Average CPU for the container.

Field Calculation: average(docker.cpu.total.pct)

Memory metrics

MetricDescription
Memory Usage (%)

Average memory usage for the container.

Field Calculation: average(docker.memory.usage.pct)

Network metrics

MetricDescription
Inbound Traffic (RX)
Derivative of the maximum of docker.network.in.bytes scaled to a 1 second rate.
Outbound Traffic (TX)
Derivative of the maximum of docker.network.out.bytes scaled to a 1 second rate.

Kubernetes container metrics

These are the key metrics displayed for Kubernetes (containerd) containers.

CPU usage metrics

MetricDescription
CPU Usage (%)

Average CPU for the container.

Field Calculation: average(kubernetes.container.cpu.usage.limit.pct)

Memory metrics

MetricDescription
Memory Usage (%)

Average memory usage for the container.

Field Calculation: average(kubernetes.container.memory.usage.limit.pct)

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