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Metrics for CSI Driver

Overview

CSI Driver serves Go runtime metrics, and Process metrics. By default, the HTTP metrics server listens on TCP port 9402 on all interfaces. The Prometheus text based format is used. There are various metrics configuration options in the Helm chart.

PodMonitor for Prometheus Operator

The Helm chart also includes an optional PodMonitor resource, which you can enable if you use the Prometheus operator. Here is an example Helm values file which will enable the optional PodMonitor:

values.csi-driver.yaml
metrics:
  enabled: true
  podmonitor:
    enabled: true

Reference

You can query the metrics endpoint and fetch the current metrics data as follows:

POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pod -n venafi -l app=cert-manager-csi-driver -o jsonpath='{ .items[0].metadata.name }')
kubectl get --raw "/api/v1/namespaces/venafi/pods/${POD_NAME}:9402/proxy/metrics" | grep -A1 'HELP'
Full metrics reference

Here are the metrics that CSI Driver exports:

# HELP certwatcher_read_certificate_errors_total Total number of certificate read errors
# TYPE certwatcher_read_certificate_errors_total counter
--
# HELP certwatcher_read_certificate_total Total number of certificate reads
# TYPE certwatcher_read_certificate_total counter
--
# HELP go_gc_duration_seconds A summary of the pause duration of garbage collection cycles.
# TYPE go_gc_duration_seconds summary
--
# HELP go_goroutines Number of goroutines that currently exist.
# TYPE go_goroutines gauge
--
# HELP go_info Information about the Go environment.
# TYPE go_info gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_alloc_bytes Number of bytes allocated and still in use.
# TYPE go_memstats_alloc_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_alloc_bytes_total Total number of bytes allocated, even if freed.
# TYPE go_memstats_alloc_bytes_total counter
--
# HELP go_memstats_buck_hash_sys_bytes Number of bytes used by the profiling bucket hash table.
# TYPE go_memstats_buck_hash_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_frees_total Total number of frees.
# TYPE go_memstats_frees_total counter
--
# HELP go_memstats_gc_sys_bytes Number of bytes used for garbage collection system metadata.
# TYPE go_memstats_gc_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_heap_alloc_bytes Number of heap bytes allocated and still in use.
# TYPE go_memstats_heap_alloc_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_heap_idle_bytes Number of heap bytes waiting to be used.
# TYPE go_memstats_heap_idle_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_heap_inuse_bytes Number of heap bytes that are in use.
# TYPE go_memstats_heap_inuse_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_heap_objects Number of allocated objects.
# TYPE go_memstats_heap_objects gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_heap_released_bytes Number of heap bytes released to OS.
# TYPE go_memstats_heap_released_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_heap_sys_bytes Number of heap bytes obtained from system.
# TYPE go_memstats_heap_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_last_gc_time_seconds Number of seconds since 1970 of last garbage collection.
# TYPE go_memstats_last_gc_time_seconds gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_lookups_total Total number of pointer lookups.
# TYPE go_memstats_lookups_total counter
--
# HELP go_memstats_mallocs_total Total number of mallocs.
# TYPE go_memstats_mallocs_total counter
--
# HELP go_memstats_mcache_inuse_bytes Number of bytes in use by mcache structures.
# TYPE go_memstats_mcache_inuse_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_mcache_sys_bytes Number of bytes used for mcache structures obtained from system.
# TYPE go_memstats_mcache_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_mspan_inuse_bytes Number of bytes in use by mspan structures.
# TYPE go_memstats_mspan_inuse_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_mspan_sys_bytes Number of bytes used for mspan structures obtained from system.
# TYPE go_memstats_mspan_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_next_gc_bytes Number of heap bytes when next garbage collection will take place.
# TYPE go_memstats_next_gc_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_other_sys_bytes Number of bytes used for other system allocations.
# TYPE go_memstats_other_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_stack_inuse_bytes Number of bytes in use by the stack allocator.
# TYPE go_memstats_stack_inuse_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_stack_sys_bytes Number of bytes obtained from system for stack allocator.
# TYPE go_memstats_stack_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_memstats_sys_bytes Number of bytes obtained from system.
# TYPE go_memstats_sys_bytes gauge
--
# HELP go_threads Number of OS threads created.
# TYPE go_threads gauge
--
# HELP process_cpu_seconds_total Total user and system CPU time spent in seconds.
# TYPE process_cpu_seconds_total counter
--
# HELP process_max_fds Maximum number of open file descriptors.
# TYPE process_max_fds gauge
--
# HELP process_open_fds Number of open file descriptors.
# TYPE process_open_fds gauge
--
# HELP process_resident_memory_bytes Resident memory size in bytes.
# TYPE process_resident_memory_bytes gauge
--
# HELP process_start_time_seconds Start time of the process since unix epoch in seconds.
# TYPE process_start_time_seconds gauge
--
# HELP process_virtual_memory_bytes Virtual memory size in bytes.
# TYPE process_virtual_memory_bytes gauge
--
# HELP process_virtual_memory_max_bytes Maximum amount of virtual memory available in bytes.
# TYPE process_virtual_memory_max_bytes gauge
--
# HELP rest_client_requests_total Number of HTTP requests, partitioned by status code, method, and host.
# TYPE rest_client_requests_total counter