Kubernetes Explorer
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- UpdatedAug 3, 2023
- 7 minutes to read
- Vancouver
- IT Operations Management
Use the ServiceNow® Kubernetes Explorer to drill-down and view the Kubernetes environments and resources of your organization.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS): Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
- Microsoft Azure Cloud: Azure Kubernetes Service
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- OpenShift
Required Now Platform roles
The sn_cloud_ops_ws.cloud_ops_admin role is required to view the Kubernetes Explorer.
Access the Kubernetes Explorer
To open the dashboard, navigate to .
Use cases
For examples of how different people in your organization would use this dashboard, see these use cases.
| User | Dashboard use |
|---|---|
| Application owner | Review the statistics of the applications and workloads running on the Kubernetes clusters. |
| IT admin, cloud admin |
|
Indicators
- Clusters
- A Kubernetes cluster is a set of nodes that run
containerized applications. The Clusters indicator displays the daily
total count and discovery trend of the Kubernetes
clusters discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of
your organization.
The Kubernetes Explorer reads the Kubernetes Cluster Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_cluster_analytics] table to compute the Clusters indicator.
- Nodes
- A node is a worker machine in Kubernetes and may be
either a virtual or a physical machine, depending on the cluster. The
Nodes indicator displays the daily total count and discovery trend of
the Kubernetes nodes discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization.
The Kubernetes Explorer reads the Kubernetes Node Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_node_analytics] table to compute the Nodes indicator.
- Namespaces
- Kubernetes namespaces provides a mechanism for isolating
groups of resources within the cluster. The Namespaces indicator
displays the daily total count and discovery trend of the Kubernetes namespaces discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization.
The Kubernetes Explorer reads the Kubernetes Namespace Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_namespace_analytics] table to compute the Namespaces indicator.
- Services
- Kubernetes service is an abstraction which defines a
logical set of pods and a policy by which to access them (sometimes this
pattern is called a micro-service). The Services indicator displays the
daily total count and discovery trend of the Kubernetes
services discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of
your organization.
The Kubernetes Explorer reads the Kubernetes Service Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_service_analytics] table to compute the Services indicator.
The Services indicator is also available on the Services tab of the Kubernetes Explorer.
Breakdowns
- Pod distribution: This breakdown displays the distribution of Kubernetes pods hosted on the on-prem infrastructure and the
cloud infrastructure.You can filter the breakdown across the following dimensions:
- Region/Datacenter
- Geo Location
- Country
The Pod distribution breakdown is available on the Overview tab of the Kubernetes Explorer.
- Kubernetes services by platform or Kubernetes services by type: This breakdown displays the distribution of Kubernetes services across dimensions such as platform and type.
- Nodes by region: This breakdown displays the distribution of the Kubernetes nodes across hosting regions.
Data visualizations
| Title | Type | Source table | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes pods by namespace | Donut |
Kubernetes Pod Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics] | This report displays the distribution of Kubernetes pods across the discovered namespaces. This report is available on the Overview tab. |
| Total clusters | List |
Kubernetes Cluster Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_cluster_analytics] | This report lists the Kubernetes clusters discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization. This report is available on the Clusters tab. When you click the cluster name, the Dependency Views map appears for Cluster Configuration Item. |
| Total services | Single score |
Kubernetes Workload Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_service_analytics] | This report displays the total count of the Kubernetes services. This report is available on the Services tab. |
| Kubernetes services by platform / type | Donut |
Kubernetes Node Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_service_analytics] | This report displays the distribution of the Kubernetes services across the providers. This report is available on the Services tab. |
| Kubernetes services | List |
Kubernetes Namespace Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_service_analytics] | This report lists the Kubernetes services discovered. This report is available on the Services tab. When you click the service name, the Dependency Views map appears for Cluster Configuration Item. |
| Nodes by cluster | Donut |
Kubernetes Node Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_node_analytics] | This report displays the distribution of the Kubernetes nodes across the discovered clusters. This report is available on the Nodes tab. |
| Nodes by region | Donut |
Kubernetes Node Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_node_analytics] | This report displays the distribution of the Kubernetes nodes across the discovered clusters. This report is available on the Nodes tab. |
| Total nodes | List |
Kubernetes Node Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_node_analytics] | This report lists the Kubernetes nodes discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization. This report is available on the Nodes tab. When you click the node name, the Dependency Views map appears for Cluster Configuration Item. |
| Total workloads | Single score |
Kubernetes Workload Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_workload_analytics] | This report displays the total count of the Kubernetes workloads discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization. This report is available on the Workloads tab. |
| Desired/available replicas mismatch | Single score |
Kubernetes Workload Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_workload_analytics] | This report displays the count of mismatch between the desired and available replicas. If there's a mismatch, take suitable action to remediate the issue. |
| Workloads by class | Donut |
Kubernetes Workload Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_workload_analytics] | This report displays the workloads by the workload class. This report is available on the Workloads tab. |
| Total workloads | List |
Kubernetes Workload Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_workload_analytics] | This report lists the Kubernetes workloads discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization. This report is available on the Workloads tab. When you click the workload name, the Dependency Views map appears for Cluster Configuration Item. |
| Total pods | Single score |
Kubernetes Pod Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics] | This report displays the total count of Kubernetes pods discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization. This report is available on the Pods tab. |
| Running pods | Single score |
Kubernetes Pod Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics] | This report displays the total count of the Kubernetes pods that are in running state. This report is available on the Pods tab. |
| Pending pods | Single score |
Kubernetes Pod Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics] | This report displays the total count of the Kubernetes pods that are in pending state. This report is available on the Pods tab. |
| Creating pods | Single score |
Kubernetes Pod Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics] | This report displays the total count of the Kubernetes pods that are in the creating state. This report is available on the Pods tab. |
| Crashloop backoff pods | Single score |
Kubernetes Pod Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics] | This report displays the total count of the Kubernetes pods that are in the crashloop backoff state. This report is available on the Pods tab. |
| Total pods | List |
Kubernetes Pod Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics] | This report lists the Kubernetes pods discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization. This report is available on the Pods tab. When you click the pod name, the Dependency Views map appears for Cluster Configuration Item. |
| Docker images | List |
Kubernetes Image Analytics [sn_cow_k8s_img_analytics] | This report lists the Docker images discovered across the Kubernetes deployments of your organization. This report is available on the Docker images tab. When you click the docker image name, the Dependency Views map appears for Cluster Configuration Item. You can download the SBOM. To generate SBOM, see Download a software bill of materials (SBOM). |
Filters
All the filters use a text contains criteria to filter the data of the target column. For example, if you enter aks in the Search cluster name filter, the Kubernetes Explorer displays only those Clusters that contains aks in the cluster name.