Metrics Dictionary
The Sysdig metrics dictionary lists all current default metrics supported by the Sysdig product suite, as well as kube state and cloud provider metrics.
Note
The Metrics Dictionary is a living document, and is updated as new metrics are added to the product.
Note
Sysdig currently only supports Amazon Web Server as a cloud provider.
Contents
Overview
Each metric in the dictionary has several pieces of metadata listed to provide greater context for how the metric can be used within Sysdig products. An example layout is displayed below:
metric.name
Metric definition. For some metrics, the equation for how the value is determined is provided.
Metadata | Definition |
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Metric Type | Determines whether the metric value is reliant on previous values (a counter metric), or if each value is only related to the moment of measurement (a gauge metric). |
Value Type | The type of value the metric can have. The possible values are:
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Segment By | The levels within the infrastructure that the metric can be segmented at:
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Default Time Aggregation | The default time aggregation format for the metric. |
Available Time Aggregation Formats | The time aggregation formats the metric can be aggregated by:
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Default Group Aggregation | The default group aggregation format for the metric. |
Available Group Aggregation Formats | The group aggregation formats the metric can be aggregated by:
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