Yandex Monitoring metric reference
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Updated at October 30, 2025
This section describes the Managed Service for Kubernetes metrics delivered to Monitoring.
The name label contains the metric name.
All Managed Service for Kubernetes metrics share the service=managed-kubernetes label.
Container metrics
Labels shared by all container metrics:
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| cluster_id | Cluster ID |
| container | Container name |
| namespace | Namespace name |
| pod | Pod name |
Container metrics:
| Name Type, units |
Description |
|---|---|
container.cpu.core_usage_timeCOUNTER, milliseconds |
Total CPU usage on all cores used by the container |
container.cpu.limit_coresDGAUGE, % |
Limit on the number of CPU cores in the container |
container.cpu.limit_utilizationDGAUGE, % |
Container CPU limit utilization |
container.cpu.request_coresDGAUGE, % |
Number of CPU cores requested by the container |
container.cpu.request_utilizationDGAUGE, % |
Utilization of CPU cores requested by the container |
container.ephemeral_storage.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Ephemeral storage usage |
container.memory.limit_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Container memory size limit |
container.memory.limit_utilizationDGAUGE, % |
Container memory limit utilization |
container.memory.page_fault_countCOUNTER, bytes |
Memory page faults, broken down by type: major and minor. Additional labels: fault_type. |
container.memory.request_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Memory requested by the container |
container.memory.request_utilizationDGAUGE, % |
Utilization of memory requested by the container |
container.memory.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Used container memory |
container.memory.working_set_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Used container working set memory |
container.restart_countCOUNTER, count |
Number of container restarts |
container.uptime_secondsDGAUGE, milliseconds |
Container uptime since its start |
Master metrics
Labels shared by all master metrics:
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| cluster_id | Cluster ID |
| host | Cluster ID |
Master metrics:
| Name Type, units |
Description |
|---|---|
master.cpu.utilization_percentDGAUGE, % |
CPU utilization |
master.memory.utilization_percentDGAUGE, % |
Memory utilization |
Node metrics
Labels shared by all node metrics:
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| cluster_id | Cluster ID |
| node | Node name |
Node metrics:
| Name Type, units |
Description |
|---|---|
node.cpu.allocatable_coresDGAUGE, % |
CPU resources available on the node |
node.cpu.core_usage_timeCOUNTER, milliseconds |
Total CPU load across all cores utilized by the node |
node.cpu.total_coresDGAUGE, count |
Total number of node processor cores |
node.ephemeral_storage.allocatable_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Ephemeral storage available on the node |
node.ephemeral_storage.inodes_freeIGAUGE, count |
Number of free inodes |
node.ephemeral_storage.inodes_totalIGAUGE, count |
Total inodes |
node.ephemeral_storage.total_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Ephemeral storage size |
node.ephemeral_storage.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Ephemeral storage used by the node |
node.memory.allocatable_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
RAM available on the node |
node.memory.total_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Total node memory |
node.memory.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Memory used by the node |
node.memory.working_set_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Used node working set memory |
node.network.received_bytes_countCOUNTER, bytes |
Inbound traffic (bytes received from the network) |
node.network.sent_bytes_countCOUNTER, bytes |
Outbound traffic (bytes sent to the network) |
node.pid.limitIGAUGE, count |
Node process ID limit |
node.pid.usedIGAUGE, count |
Process IDs used in the node |
Pod metrics
Labels shared by all pod metrics:
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| cluster_id | Cluster ID |
| namespace | Namespace name |
| pod | Pod name |
Pod metrics:
| Name Type, units |
Description |
|---|---|
pod.cpu.core_usage_timeCOUNTER, milliseconds |
Total CPU usage on all cores used by the pod |
pod.ephemeral_storage.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Ephemeral storage used by the pod |
pod.memory.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Memory used by the pod |
pod.memory.working_set_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Used pod working set memory |
pod.network.received_bytes_countCOUNTER, bytes |
Inbound traffic (bytes received from the network) |
pod.network.sent_bytes_countCOUNTER, bytes |
Outbound traffic (bytes sent to the network) |
pod.volume.total_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Total size of the ephemeral volume. Additional labels: volume. |
pod.volume.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Ephemeral volume usage. Additional labels: volume. |
pod.volume.utilizationDGAUGE, % |
Ephemeral volume utilization. Additional labels: volume. |
Persistent volume metrics
Labels shared by all persistent volume metrics:
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| cluster_id | Cluster ID |
| namespace | Namespace name |
| persistentvolumeclaim | PVC name |
Persistent volume metrics:
| Name Type, units |
Description |
|---|---|
persistent_volume.inodes_freeIGAUGE, count |
Number of free inodes |
persistent_volume.inodes_totalIGAUGEE, count |
Total inodes |
persistent_volume.total_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Total size of the persistent volume |
persistent_volume.used_bytesIGAUGE, bytes |
Persistent volume usage |
persistent_volume.utilizationDGAUGE, % |
Persistent volume utilization |