Monitoring Kubernetes with Prometheus

• An understanding of Kubernetes
• Programming experience (preferably in Go or Python)
• Experience with Linux command line

Audience

• System administrators
• Software engineers

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators and developers who wish to use Prometheus to monitor Kubernetes clusters.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Prometheus.
• Monitor dynamic cloud environments.
• Gain better insight into their Kubernetes clusters.
• Set up alerts that are precise and insightful.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

Setting up Prometheus

Overview of Prometheus Features and Architecture

• Prometheus as a time series database

Use Cases for Prometheus

The Prometheus Data Model

Querying the Database

Service Discovery

Monitoring Core System Components

Setting up Alerts

Creating Dashboards

Advanced Querying

Instrumenting Services

Best Practices

Integrating Prometheus with 3rd Party Software

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps