Enhanced UI and Kubernetes Alerting

You can experience the enhanced UI for Clusters and also use alerting for Kubernetes Entities.

To view the Enhanced UI and use the Kubernetes Alerting feature, you require to enable the features. See Enable New UI and Kubernetes Alerting. After you enable the feature, you can experience the following updates:

  • Enhanced UI

  • Kubernetes Alerting

Enhanced UI

After the customer support enables this feature, you can view the following updates:
  • The Entity Map pane: When you navigate to the cluster dashboard for a specific cluster, the Entity Map pane lists the related entities in a hierarchy. This helps in understanding the total number of entities that are part of that cluster along with the details of how many of those are healthy.
    Figure 1. Entity Map
    Cluster Dashboard with the Entity Map on the left pane
  • Monitor namespace: When you click Namespaces on the Entity Map, you can view the list of namespaces that are part of the cluster. Use the segmented control (Unhealthy, Normal, All) to filter the list by health status.
    Figure 2. Namespace Detail View
    Namespace list view
    When you select a specific namespace and click Details, it displays the dashboard for the selected namespace. Also, you can view the details of the related entities on the right pane.
    Figure 3. Namespace Dashboard
    Namespace detail view
  • Monitor Workload: When you click Workloads on the Entity Map, you can view the list of workloads that are part of the cluster. Use the segmented control (Unhealthy, Normal, All) to filter the list by health status.
    Figure 4. Workload Details View
    If you want to view the details of workloads that are part of a specific namespace, navigate to the namespace dashboard, then click Workloads. The left arrow signifies that the filter is applied to view the entity details in a hierarchical way. You can click on the left arrow to remove the filter.
    Figure 5. Workload that is Part of a Specific Namespace
    When you select a specific workload and click Details, it displays the dashboard for the selected workload.
    Figure 6. Workload Dashboard
  • K8s Metric Explorer: The new metrics are available after you enable the feature. These metrics are displayed on the K8s Metric Explorer. You can select the required entity and the metric to visualize the metric data. For details about the metrics, see Kubernetes Metrics.
    Figure 7. K8s Metric Explorer

Kubernetes Alerting

You can create a health rule for Kubernetes entities, such as Clusters, Namespaces, Workloads, and Pods. These rules help in detecting and troubleshooting any health rule violation. For more information, see Kubernetes Health Rules and Alerting.