Cluster Monitoring with Metrics Server

This lab teaches you how to monitor Kubernetes cluster resources using Metrics Server, a critical skill for the CKA exam.

You'll learn to:

• Deploy and configure Metrics Server
• Monitor node resource usage with kubectl top
• Analyze pod resource consumption
• Set up Horizontal Pod Autoscaler based on metrics
• Troubleshoot metrics collection issues

Resource monitoring is essential for capacity planning and performance optimization.

Key Resources:

• Metrics Server
• Resource Metrics Pipeline