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Kubernetes Cluster Events

Retrieve cluster events as logs

Supported Platforms

PlatformMetricsLogsTraces
Kubernetes Cluster
OpenShift 4 Cluster

Configuration Table

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
cluster_name*stringThe cluster name that will be added as the k8s.cluster.name resource attribute.
namespacesstringsNamespaces to collect events from. Default to all namespaces.
*required field

Example Configuration

The Kubernetes Events source has two options:

  • Cluster Name: The name of the cluster, which will be inserted as the k8s.cluster.name resource attribute
  • Namespaces: List of namespaces to collector events from. This is optional and defaults to all namespaces.
observIQ docs - Kubernetes Cluster Events - image 1

Once running on an collector, events will look like this:

observIQ docs - Kubernetes Cluster Events - image 2