Using KOF

Most of the time, you'll access KOF's data through Grafana.

Access to Grafana

To make Grafana available, follow these steps:

1. Get the Grafana username and password:

   kubectl get secret -n kof grafana-admin-credentials -o yaml | yq '{
     "user": .data.GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER | @base64d,
     "pass": .data.GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD | @base64d
   }'
   

2. Start the Grafana dashboard:

   kubectl port-forward -n kof svc/grafana-vm-service 3000:3000
   

3. Login to http://127.0.0.1:3000/dashboards with the username/password printed above.

4. Open a dashboard:

Cluster Overview

From here you can get an overview of the cluster, including:

• Health metrics
• Resource utilization
• Performance trends
• Cost analysis

Logging Interface

The logging interface will also be available, including:

• Real-time log streaming
• Full-text search
• Log aggregation
• Alert correlation

Cost Management

Finally there are the cost management features, including:

• Resource cost tracking
• Usage analysis
• Budget monitoring
• Optimization recommendations