MODULE 11 - Monitoring and Observability

Overview

This module covers monitoring and observability in Kubernetes. You will learn how to monitor the health and performance of your cluster and applications with Prometheus and Grafana, centralize logs, and configure alerts.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Install and configure Prometheus for metrics collection
• Create custom dashboards in Grafana
• Configure log collection and centralization
• Implement alerting with Alertmanager
• Understand the three pillars of observability: metrics, logs, traces

Estimated Duration

Theory: 4-5 hours
Practice: 5-6 hours
Total: 9-11 hours

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Table of Contents

Chapters

1. Chapter 11.1 - Monitoring
2. Chapter 11.2 - Logs
3. Chapter 11.3 - Alerting

Practical Labs

• Lab 11.1 - Installing Prometheus and Grafana
• Lab 11.2 - Creating Custom Dashboards
• Lab 11.3 - Logging Configuration
• Lab 11.4 - Alerting and Notifications

Validation

• Quiz Module 11

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Module created on: December 2024