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Exploring Log and Metric Data in Kubernetes
Observability is critical to any cloud native application. In this lab, you will be able to get hands-on with observability in Kubernetes. You will practice retrieving various kinds of metric data from a Kubernetes cluster.

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Challenge
Collect Logs from a Container
In the
default
Namespace, there is a Pod calledfood
with a container calledlettuce
. Get the logs from this container. -
Challenge
View Metric Data about Compute Resources Used by Pods
Check how much CPU and memory is being used by Pods in the
default
Namespace. Are any of them using significantly more resources than the others?Hint: You can use the
kubectl top pods
command to view metrics provided by a metrics server that is already installed in the cluster.
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