Containers and Clusters running Kubernetes or OpenShift versions
23 min
survey kubernetes and openshift clusters, using valuable insights that enable optimization of your container deployments every year, kubernetes or openshift rolls out three fresh updates, each loaded with new features, fortified security measures, and bug rectifications the red hat openshift container platform v4 8 uses a structured lifecycle in which at least four minor versions are sustained simultaneously the support duration is fixed from the point of the minor version release, offering a range of support and maintenance levels red hat strives to predict releases on a 4 month cycle, giving you plenty of time to prepare in the container cluster management dashboard, you can survey your clusters and their corresponding kubernetes or openshift versions this grants you the power to promptly identify and take appropriate measures with clusters operating on outdated kubernetes or openshift versions, guided by our recommendations insights for containers container insights collected from various sources are displayed on the container cluster management dashboard this information is organized into interactive widgets made up of selectable tiles these tiles present a numeric count of containers and provide descriptive information regarding the utilization of resources containers memory overutilized to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers with overutilized memory, select the containers memory overutilized tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of memory utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status memory usage a graph illustrating memory usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers memory underutilized to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers with under utilized memory, select the containers memory underutilized tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of memory utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status memory usage a graph illustrating memory usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers cpu underutilized to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers with under utilized cpu, select the containers cpu underutilized tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of cpu utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status cpu usage a graph illustrating cpu usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers cpu overutilized to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers with overutilized cpu, select the containers cpu overutilized tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container w the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of cpu utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status cpu usage a graph illustrating cpu usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers running out of cpu to access and view insights for containers running out of cpu, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select the containers running out of cpu tile for more detailed insights once the actionable insights page opens, the selected insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information deployment name the unique name associated with the specific deployment namespace the domain specifies where the container operates cluster the name of the distinct cluster hosting the pod deployment cpu limit the pre established usage restrictions for the specific deployment current cpu usage a historical average of the deployment’s resource utilization predicted cpu usage the highest anticipated cpu usage over the next seven days recommendations suggestions derived from usage data to facilitate optimal resource utilization recommended date the date the pertinent recommendations were formulated for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details as a graphical representation encompassing a prediction zone, highlighted alongside a yellow line that depicts prospective trends for a span extending to a maximum of 7 days based on the projected date this visual aid assists in apprehending the prospective trajectory of resource usage as you navigate further, you will find metrics meticulously laid out for you in a tabular form, presenting a detailed breakdown as follows cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster node the node that the container is running on container the namespace where the container resides cpu limit the pre established usage restrictions for the specific deployment current usage a historical average of the deployment’s resource utilization recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance predicted date for running out of cpu the date predicted for the cpu to run out recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers running out of memory to access and view insights for containers running out of memory, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select the " tile for more detailed insights once the actionable insights page opens, the selected insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container, and columns provide different types of information deployment name the unique name associated with the specific deployment namespace the domain specifies where the container operates cluster the name of the distinct cluster hosting the pod deployment memory limit the pre established usage restrictions for the specific deployment current memory usage a historical average of the deployment’s resource utilization predicted memory usage the highest anticipated memory usage over the next seven days recommendations suggestions derived from usage data to facilitate optimal resource utilization recommended date the date the pertinent recommendations were formulated for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details as a graphical representation encompassing a prediction zone, highlighted alongside a yellow line that depicts prospective trends for a span extending to a maximum of 7 days based on the projected date this visual aid assists in apprehending the prospective trajectory of resource usage as you navigate further, you will find metrics meticulously laid out for you in a tabular form, presenting a detailed breakdown as follows cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster node the node that the container is running on container the namespace where the container resides memory limit the pre established usage restrictions for the specific deployment current usage a historical average of the deployment’s resource utilization recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance predicted date for running out of memory the date predicted for the memory to run out recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers without cpu limit to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers without cpu limit, select the containers without cpu limit tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container deployment the name of the deployment for the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status cpu usage a graph illustrating cpu usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers without cpu request to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers without cpu request, select the containers without cpu request tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container, and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container deployment the name of the deployment for the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status cpu usage a graph illustrating cpu usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers without cpu request and limit to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers without cpu request and limit, select the containers without cpu request and limit tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status cpu usage a graph illustrating cpu usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers without memory limit to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in containers without memory limit, select the containers without memory limit tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container, and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of memory utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status memory usage a graph illustrating memory usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers without memory request to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you are interested in containers without memory request, select the containers without memory request tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of memory utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status memory usage a graph illustrating memory usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers without memory request and limit to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you are interested in containers without memory request and limit, select the containers without memory request and limit tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container, and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of memory utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status memory usage a graph illustrating memory usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made containers with minimal cpu & memory utilized to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you are interested in containers with minimal cpu & memory utilized, select the containers with minimal cpu & memory utilized tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected container insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific container this table provides a summary of each container's current status each row of the table represents a specific container, and columns provide different types of information container name the unique name of the container container(s) the specific containers running in the container node the node that the container is running on cluster the name of the cluster that the container is part of memory utilization the percentage of utilized memory recommendations suggestions for optimizing the performance of the container recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular container, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the container, such as container the name of the container container(s) the name of the container(s) running in the container namespace the namespace where the container resides cluster the name of the cluster, which is also a link to the cluster insight detailed information about the container's current status memory usage a graph illustrating memory usage over the last few months recommendation specific recommendations for improving the container's performance recommendation date the date the recommendation was made insights for clusters running kubernetes or openshift versions within the actionable insights widget, you will find interactive tiles that show the count of clusters nearing the end of active support, clusters that have gone beyond the end of active support but are still receiving maintenance support and clusters that have exceeded both the end of active support and maintenance support in the cluster list table, you will notice icons to the left of the kubernetes or openshift version number in the column when you click these icons, you will see a tooltip with information about the version status and a link that opens recommendations in the slider panel in the recommendations slider panel, you'll find the following cluster name displayed as the title recommendation based on the current state of your kubernetes or openshift version, with three possible pieces of advice for clusters nearing the end of active support nearing the end of active support, you will see a note that active support will end in x days, and maintenance support will end in x days we advise you to consider updating to the latest version for clusters with maintenance support only, you will be alerted that active support ended x days ago and maintenance support will end in x days again, it's suggested that you update to the latest version you'll see a warning for clusters with no support that both active and maintenance support has ended it is strongly recommended to update to the latest version current version shows the current version of kubernetes or openshift on your cluster latest version indicates the most recent version of kubernetes or openshift available for installation active support end displays the date when the active support for your current version will conclude maintenance support end specifies the date when the maintenance support for your current version will terminate additional info provides a link to the changelog for your current kubernetes or openshift version, letting you see the changes made and issues addressed recommended date presents the date when the given recommendation was generated clusters k8s/ocp versions with support for maintenance only to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you are interested in clusters running kubernetes or openshift with only maintenance support, select the clusters k8s/ocp versions with support for maintenance only tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected cluster insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific cluster this table summarizes each cluster's current status; now select the version number of the cluster you are inquiring about each row of the table represents a specific cluster and columns provide different types of information cluster name the unique name of the cluster cluster type the specific cluster type, whether it is kubernetes or openshift version no the number of the cluster version active support end date the last day of active support maintenance support end date the last day of maintenance support recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular cluster, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the cluster, such as cluster the name of the cluster current version the current version of the cluster latest version the latest version of the cluster active support end the last date of active support maintenance support end the last date of maintenance support additional info reference link to the cluster for additional information recommendation date the date the recommendation was made clusters k8s/ocp versions nearing end of active support to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in clusters running kubernetes or openshift versions nearing the end of active support, select the clusters k8s/ocp versions nearing end of active support tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected cluster insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific cluster this table summarizes each cluster's current status; now select the version number of the cluster you are inquiring about each row of the table represents a specific cluster, and columns provide different types of information cluster name the unique name of the cluster cluster type the specific cluster type, whether it is kubernetes or openshift version no the number of the cluster version active support end date the last day of active support maintenance support end date the last day of maintenance support recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular cluster, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the cluster, such as cluster the name of the cluster current version the current version of the cluster latest version the latest version of the cluster active support end the last date of active support maintenance support end the last date of maintenance support additional info reference link to the cluster for additional information recommendation date the date the recommendation was made clusters k8s/ocp versions without support to access and view insights for containers, follow the steps outlined below navigate to the actionable insights widget on your dashboard select a tile of interest to view more detailed insights for example, if you're interested in clusters running kubernetes or openshift versions without support, select the clusters k8s/ocp versions without support tile once the actionable insights page opens, the selected cluster insight will be displayed in the summary section, with the table below refreshed with information regarding the specific cluster this table summarizes each cluster's current status; now select the version number of the cluster you are inquiring about each row of the table represents a specific cluster and columns provide different types of information cluster name the unique name of the cluster cluster type the specific cluster type, whether it is kubernetes or openshift version no the number of the cluster version active support end date the last day of active support maintenance support end date the last day of maintenance support recommended date the date the recommendation was provided for more detailed insights about a particular cluster, go to the overflow menu on the far right of the table and select view details a new window will open and present additional details about the cluster, such as cluster the name of the cluster current version the current version of the cluster latest version the latest version of the cluster active support end the last date of active support maintenance support end the last date of maintenance support additional info reference link to the cluster for additional information recommendation date the date the recommendation was made