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Discovering Pod Resource Usage with Kubernetes Metrics

Kubernetes metrics allow you to gain insight into a wide variety of data about your Kubernetes applications. You can use these metrics to gain insight into how your compute resources are being used. In this lab, you will have the opportunity to hone your skills by investigating existing pods running in a Kubernetes cluster to determine which ones are using the most CPU.

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Level

Intermediate

Duration

30m

Published

Sep 03, 2020

Challenge

Install Kubernetes Metrics Server

Install the Kubernetes Metrics Server in the cluster. Use this file to install Metrics Server: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ACloudGuru-Resources/content-cka-resources/master/metrics-server-components.yaml
Challenge

Locate the CPU-Using Pod and Write Its Name to a File
Locate the pod using the most CPU that also meets the following criteria:
- Located in the beebox-mobile namespace
- Has the label app=auth
Ignore any pods that do not meet those criteria, even if they are using more CPU.

Write the name of the pod to the file /home/cloud_user/cpu-pod-name.txt.

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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