Use VECTOR_SELF_NODE_NAME for internal_metrics #20481
Labels
domain: config
Anything related to configuring Vector
domain: observability
Anything related to monitoring/observing Vector
source: host_metrics
Anything `host_metrics` source related
source: internal_metrics
Anything `internal_metrics` source related
type: feature
A value-adding code addition that introduce new functionality.
A note for the community
Use Cases
Should we use VECTOR_SELF_NODE_NAME as
host
label for Internal metrics in Kubernetes deploys? Or some other label likenode
?The current host label in Kubernetes deployment (agent mode) is the same as
pod
label. As I understand, to get which node vector agent was running on we need to join the metrics with kube_pod_info (metrics from kube-state-metrics) or add a custom VRL transform. While possible, it is tedious and should just work by default.This piece of information is meaning
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Version
0.36.0
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