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Monitor Container Environments Using Kubernetes API Server

The NetQ Agent monitors many aspects of containers on your network by integrating with the Kubernetes API server. In particular, the NetQ Agent tracks:

  • Identity: Every container’s IP and MAC address, name, image, and more. NetQ can locate containers across the fabric based on a container’s name, image, IP or MAC address, and protocol and port pair.
  • Port mapping on a network: Protocol and ports exposed by a container. NetQ can identify containers exposing a specific protocol and port pair on a network.
  • Connectivity: Information about network connectivity for a container, including adjacency, and can identify containers that can be affected by a top of rack switch.

This topic assumes a reasonable familiarity with Kubernetes terminology and architecture.

Use NetQ with Kubernetes Clusters

The NetQ Agent interfaces with the Kubernetes API server and listens to Kubernetes events. The NetQ Agent monitors network identity and physical network connectivity of Kubernetes resources like Pods, Daemon sets, Service, and so forth. NetQ works with any container network interface (CNI), such as Calico or Flannel.

The NetQ Kubernetes integration enables network administrators to:

  • Identify and locate pods, deployment, replica-set and services deployed within the network using IP, name, label, and so forth.
  • Track network connectivity of all pods of a service, deployment and replica set.
  • Locate what pods have been deployed adjacent to a top of rack (ToR) switch.
  • Check what pod, services, replica set or deployment can be impacted by a specific ToR switch.

NetQ also helps network administrators identify changes within a Kubernetes cluster and determine if such changes had an adverse effect on the network performance (caused by a noisy neighbor for example). Additionally, NetQ helps the infrastructure administrator determine how Kubernetes workloads are distributed within a network.

Requirements

The NetQ Agent supports Kubernetes version 1.9.2 or later.

Command Summary

There is a large set of commands available to monitor Kubernetes configurations, including the ability to monitor clusters, nodes, daemon-set, deployment, pods, replication, and services. Run netq show kubernetes help to see all the possible commands.

netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes cluster [name <kube-cluster-name>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes node [components] [name <kube-node-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name> ] [label <kube-node-label>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes daemon-set [name <kube-ds-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-ds-label>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes daemon-set [name <kube-ds-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-ds-label>] connectivity [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes deployment [name <kube-deployment-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-deployment-label>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes deployment [name <kube-deployment-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-deployment-label>] connectivity [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes pod [name <kube-pod-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name> ] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-pod-label>] [pod-ip <kube-pod-ipaddress>] [node <kube-node-name>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes replication-controller [name <kube-rc-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-rc-label>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes replica-set [name <kube-rs-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-rs-label>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes replica-set [name <kube-rs-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-rs-label>] connectivity [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes service [name <kube-service-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-service-label>] [service-cluster-ip <kube-service-cluster-ip>] [service-external-ip <kube-service-external-ip>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq [<hostname>] show kubernetes service [name <kube-service-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-service-label>] [service-cluster-ip <kube-service-cluster-ip>] [service-external-ip <kube-service-external-ip>] connectivity [around <text-time>] [json]
netq <hostname> show impact kubernetes service [master <kube-master-node>] [name <kube-service-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-service-label>] [service-cluster-ip <kube-service-cluster-ip>] [service-external-ip <kube-service-external-ip>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq <hostname> show impact kubernetes replica-set [master <kube-master-node>] [name <kube-rs-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-rs-label>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq <hostname> show impact kubernetes deployment [master <kube-master-node>] [name <kube-deployment-name>] [cluster <kube-cluster-name>] [namespace <namespace>] [label <kube-deployment-label>] [around <text-time>] [json]
netq config add agent kubernetes-monitor [poll-period <text-duration-period>]
netq config del agent kubernetes-monitor
netq config show agent kubernetes-monitor [json]

Enable Kubernetes Monitoring

For Kubernetes monitoring, the NetQ Agent must be installed, running, and enabled on the host(s) providing the Kubernetes service.

To enable NetQ Agent monitoring of the containers using the Kubernetes API, you must configure the following on the Kubernetes master node:

  1. Install and configure the NetQ Agent and CLI on the master node.

    Follow the steps outlined in Install NetQ Agents and Install NetQ CLI.

  2. Enable Kubernetes monitoring by the NetQ Agent on the master node.

    You can specify a polling period between 10 and 120 seconds; 15 seconds is the default.

    cumulus@host:~$ netq config add agent kubernetes-monitor poll-period 20
    Successfully added kubernetes monitor. Please restart netq-agent.
    
  3. Restart the NetQ agent.

    cumulus@host:~$ netq config restart agent
    
  4. After waiting for a minute, run the show command to view the cluster.

    cumulus@host:~$netq show kubernetes cluster
    
  5. Next, you must enable the NetQ Agent on all of the worker nodes for complete insight into your container network. Repeat steps 2 and 3 on each worker node.

View Status of Kubernetes Clusters

Run the netq show kubernetes cluster command to view the status of all Kubernetes clusters in the fabric. In this example, we see there are two clusters; one with server11 as the master server and the other with server12 as the master server. Both are healthy and their associated worker nodes are listed.

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes cluster
Matching kube_cluster records:
Master                   Cluster Name     Controller Status    Scheduler Status Nodes
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default          Healthy              Healthy          server11 server13 se
                                                                                rver22 server11 serv
                                                                                er12 server23 server
                                                                                24
server12:3.0.0.69        default          Healthy              Healthy          server12 server21 se
                                                                                rver23 server13 serv
                                                                                er14 server21 server
                                                                                22

For deployments with multiple clusters, you can use the hostname option to filter the output. This example shows filtering of the list by server11:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes cluster
Matching kube_cluster records:
Master                   Cluster Name     Controller Status    Scheduler Status Nodes
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- --------------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default          Healthy              Healthy          server11 server13 se
                                                                                rver22 server11 serv
                                                                                er12 server23 server
                                                                                24

Optionally, use the json option to present the results in JSON format.

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes cluster json
{
    "kube_cluster":[
        {
            "clusterName":"default",
            "schedulerStatus":"Healthy",
            "master":"server12:3.0.0.69",
            "nodes":"server12 server21 server23 server13 server14 server21 server22",
            "controllerStatus":"Healthy"
        },
        {
            "clusterName":"default",
            "schedulerStatus":"Healthy",
            "master":"server11:3.0.0.68",
            "nodes":"server11 server13 server22 server11 server12 server23 server24",
            "controllerStatus":"Healthy"
    }
    ],
    "truncatedResult":false
}

View Changes to a Cluster

If data collection from the NetQ Agents is not occurring as it once was, you can verify that no changes have been made to the Kubernetes cluster configuration using the around option. Be sure to include the unit of measure with the around value. Valid units include:

  • w: week(s)
  • d: day(s)
  • h: hour(s)
  • m: minute(s)
  • s: second(s)
  • now

This example shows changes that have been made to the cluster in the last hour. In this example we see the addition of the two master nodes and the various worker nodes for each cluster.

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes cluster around 1h
Matching kube_cluster records:
Master                   Cluster Name     Controller Status    Scheduler Status Nodes                                    DBState  Last changed
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ---------------- ---------------------------------------- -------- -------------------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default          Healthy              Healthy          server11 server13 server22 server11 serv Add      Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                er12 server23 server24
server12:3.0.0.69        default          Healthy              Healthy          server12 server21 server23 server13 serv Add      Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                er14 server21 server22
server12:3.0.0.69        default          Healthy              Healthy          server12 server21 server23 server13      Add      Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
server11:3.0.0.68        default          Healthy              Healthy          server11                                 Add      Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
server12:3.0.0.69        default          Healthy              Healthy          server12                                 Add      Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019

View Kubernetes Pod Information

You can show configuration and status of the pods in a cluster, including the names, labels, addresses, associated cluster and containers, and whether the pod is running. This example shows pods for FRR, Nginx, Calico, and various Kubernetes components sorted by master node.

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes pod
Matching kube_pod records:
Master                   Namespace    Name                 IP               Node         Labels               Status   Containers               Last Changed
------------------------ ------------ -------------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------------- -------- ------------------------ ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default      cumulus-frr-8vssx    3.0.0.70         server13     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:f8cac70bb217 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
                                                                                         rr controller-revisi
                                                                                         on-hash:3710533951
server11:3.0.0.68        default      cumulus-frr-dkkgp    3.0.5.135        server24     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:577a60d5f40c Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
                                                                                         rr controller-revisi
                                                                                         on-hash:3710533951
server11:3.0.0.68        default      cumulus-frr-f4bgx    3.0.3.196        server11     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:1bc73154a9f5 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
                                                                                         rr controller-revisi
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server11:3.0.0.68        default      cumulus-frr-gqqxn    3.0.2.5          server22     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:3ee0396d126a Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
                                                                                         rr controller-revisi
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server11:3.0.0.68        default      cumulus-frr-kdh9f    3.0.3.197        server12     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:94b6329ecb50 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
                                                                                         rr controller-revisi
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server11:3.0.0.68        default      cumulus-frr-mvv8m    3.0.5.134        server23     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:b5845299ce3c Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
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server11:3.0.0.68        default      httpd-5456469bfd-bq9 10.244.49.65     server22     app:httpd            Running  httpd:79b7f532be2d       Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      zm
server11:3.0.0.68        default      influxdb-6cdb566dd-8 10.244.162.128   server13     app:influx           Running  influxdb:15dce703cdec    Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      9lwn
server11:3.0.0.68        default      nginx-8586cf59-26pj5 10.244.9.193     server24     run:nginx            Running  nginx:6e2b65070c86       Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
server11:3.0.0.68        default      nginx-8586cf59-c82ns 10.244.40.128    server12     run:nginx            Running  nginx:01b017c26725       Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
server11:3.0.0.68        default      nginx-8586cf59-wjwgp 10.244.49.64     server22     run:nginx            Running  nginx:ed2b4254e328       Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-etcd-pfg9r    3.0.0.68         server11     k8s-app:calico-etcd  Running  calico-etcd:f95f44b745a7 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
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                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-kube-controll 3.0.2.5          server22     k8s-app:calico-kube- Running  calico-kube-controllers: Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      ers-d669cc78f-4r5t2                                controllers                   3688b0c5e9c5
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-4px69    3.0.2.5          server22     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:1d01648ebba4 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:da350802a3d2
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:324404111
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-bt8w6    3.0.3.196        server11     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:9b3358a07e5e Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:d38713e6fdd8
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:324404111
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-gtmkv    3.0.3.197        server12     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:48fcc6c40a6b Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:f0838a313eff
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:324404111
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-mvslq    3.0.5.134        server23     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:7b361aece76c Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:f2da6bc36bf8
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:324404111
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-sjj2s    3.0.5.135        server24     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:6e13b2b73031 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:fa4b2b17fba9
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:324404111
                                                                                         9
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-vdkk5    3.0.0.70         server13     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:fb3ec9429281 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:b56980da7294
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:324404111
                                                                                         9
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-zzfkr    3.0.0.68         server11     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:c1ac399dd862 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:60a779fdc47a
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:324404111
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  etcd-server11        3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  etcd:dde63d44a2f5        Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         omponent:etcd
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-apiserver-hostd 3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  kube-apiserver:0cd557bbf Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      -11                                                omponent:kube-apiser          2fe
                                                                                         ver
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-controller-mana 3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  kube-controller-manager: Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      ger-server11                                       omponent:kube-contro          89b2323d09b2
                                                                                         ller-manager
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-dns-6f4fd4bdf-p 10.244.34.64     server23     k8s-app:kube-dns     Running  dnsmasq:284d9d363999 kub Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      lv7p                                                                             edns:bd8bdc49b950 sideca
                                                                                                                       r:fe10820ffb19
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-4cx2t     3.0.3.197        server12     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:49b0936a4212  Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         od-template-generati
                                                                                         on:1 controller-revi
                                                                                         sion-hash:3953509896
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-7674k     3.0.3.196        server11     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:5dc2f5fe0fad  Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         od-template-generati
                                                                                         on:1 controller-revi
                                                                                         sion-hash:3953509896
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-ck5cn     3.0.2.5          server22     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:6944f7ff8c18  Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         od-template-generati
                                                                                         on:1 controller-revi
                                                                                         sion-hash:3953509896
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-f9dt8     3.0.0.68         server11     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:032cc82ef3f8  Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         od-template-generati
                                                                                         on:1 controller-revi
                                                                                         sion-hash:3953509896
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-j6qw6     3.0.5.135        server24     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:10544e43212e  Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         od-template-generati
                                                                                         on:1 controller-revi
                                                                                         sion-hash:3953509896
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-lq8zz     3.0.5.134        server23     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:1bcfa09bb186  Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         od-template-generati
                                                                                         on:1 controller-revi
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-vg7kj     3.0.0.70         server13     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:8fed384b68e5  Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         od-template-generati
                                                                                         on:1 controller-revi
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-scheduler-hostd 3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  kube-scheduler:c262a8071 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      -11                                                omponent:kube-schedu          3cb
                                                                                         ler
server12:3.0.0.69        default      cumulus-frr-2gkdv    3.0.2.4          server21     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:25d1109f8898 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
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server12:3.0.0.69        default      cumulus-frr-b9dm5    3.0.3.199        server14     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:45063f9a095f Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
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server12:3.0.0.69        default      cumulus-frr-rtqhv    3.0.2.6          server23     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:63e802a52ea2 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
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server12:3.0.0.69        default      cumulus-frr-tddrg    3.0.5.133        server22     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:52dd54e4ac9f Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
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server12:3.0.0.69        default      cumulus-frr-vx7jp    3.0.5.132        server21     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:1c20addfcbd3 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
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server12:3.0.0.69        default      cumulus-frr-x7ft5    3.0.3.198        server13     pod-template-generat Running  cumulus-frr:b0f63792732e Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         ion:1 name:cumulus-f
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server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system  calico-etcd-btqgt    3.0.0.69         server12     k8s-app:calico-etcd  Running  calico-etcd:72b1a16968fb Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
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server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system  calico-kube-controll 3.0.5.132        server21     k8s-app:calico-kube- Running  calico-kube-controllers: Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                      ers-d669cc78f-bdnzk                                controllers                   6821bf04696f
server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system  calico-node-4g6vd    3.0.3.198        server13     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:1046b559a50c Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:0a136851da17
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:490828062
server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system  calico-node-4hg6l    3.0.0.69         server12     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:4e7acc83f8e8 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:a26e76de289e
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:490828062
server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system  calico-node-4p66v    3.0.2.6          server23     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:a7a44072e4e2 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:9a19da2b2308
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:490828062
server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system  calico-node-5z7k4    3.0.5.133        server22     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:9878b0606158 Fri Feb  8 01:50:50 2019
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:489f8f326cf9
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:490828062
...

You can filter this information to focus on pods on a particular node:

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes pod node server11
Matching kube_pod records:
Master                   Namespace    Name                 IP               Node         Labels               Status   Containers               Last Changed
------------------------ ------------ -------------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------------- -------- ------------------------ ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-etcd-pfg9r    3.0.0.68         server11     k8s-app:calico-etcd  Running  calico-etcd:f95f44b745a7 2d:14h:0m:59s
                                                                                         pod-template-generat
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
                                                                                         ision-hash:142071906
                                                                                         5
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  calico-node-zzfkr    3.0.0.68         server11     k8s-app:calico-node  Running  calico-node:c1ac399dd862 2d:14h:0m:59s
                                                                                         pod-template-generat          install-cni:60a779fdc47a
                                                                                         ion:1 controller-rev
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  etcd-server11        3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  etcd:dde63d44a2f5        2d:14h:1m:44s
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-apiserver-serve 3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  kube-apiserver:0cd557bbf 2d:14h:1m:44s
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-controller-mana 3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  kube-controller-manager: 2d:14h:1m:44s
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-proxy-f9dt8     3.0.0.68         server11     k8s-app:kube-proxy p Running  kube-proxy:032cc82ef3f8  2d:14h:0m:59s
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server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system  kube-scheduler-serve 3.0.0.68         server11     tier:control-plane c Running  kube-scheduler:c262a8071 2d:14h:1m:44s
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View Kubernetes Node Information

You can view detailed information about a node, including their role in the cluster, pod CIDR and kubelet status. This example shows all of the nodes in the cluster with server11 as the master. Note that server11 acts as a worker node along with the other nodes in the cluster, server12, server13, server22, server23, and server24.

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes node
Matching kube_cluster records:
Master                   Cluster Name     Node Name            Role       Status           Labels               Pod CIDR                 Last Changed
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ---------- ---------------- -------------------- ------------------------ ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server11             master     KubeletReady     node-role.kubernetes 10.224.0.0/24            14h:23m:46s
                                                                                           .io/master: kubernet
                                                                                           es.io/hostname:hostd
                                                                                           -11 beta.kubernetes.
                                                                                           io/arch:amd64 beta.k
                                                                                           ubernetes.io/os:linu
                                                                                           x
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server13             worker     KubeletReady     kubernetes.io/hostna 10.224.3.0/24            14h:19m:56s
                                                                                           me:server13 beta.kub
                                                                                           ernetes.io/arch:amd6
                                                                                           4 beta.kubernetes.io
                                                                                           /os:linux
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server22             worker     KubeletReady     kubernetes.io/hostna 10.224.1.0/24            14h:24m:31s
                                                                                           me:server22 beta.kub
                                                                                           ernetes.io/arch:amd6
                                                                                           4 beta.kubernetes.io
                                                                                           /os:linux
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server11             worker     KubeletReady     kubernetes.io/hostna 10.224.2.0/24            14h:24m:16s
                                                                                           me:server11 beta.kub
                                                                                           ernetes.io/arch:amd6
                                                                                           4 beta.kubernetes.io
                                                                                           /os:linux
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server12             worker     KubeletReady     kubernetes.io/hostna 10.224.4.0/24            14h:24m:16s
                                                                                           me:server12 beta.kub
                                                                                           ernetes.io/arch:amd6
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                                                                                           /os:linux
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server23             worker     KubeletReady     kubernetes.io/hostna 10.224.5.0/24            14h:24m:16s
                                                                                           me:server23 beta.kub
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                                                                                           /os:linux
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server24             worker     KubeletReady     kubernetes.io/hostna 10.224.6.0/24            14h:24m:1s
                                                                                           me:server24 beta.kub
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                                                                                           /os:linux

To display the kubelet or Docker version, use the components option with the show command. This example lists the kublet version, a proxy address if used, and the status of the container for server11 master and worker nodes.

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes node components
Matching kube_cluster records:
                         Master           Cluster Name         Node Name    Kubelet      KubeProxy         Container Runt
                                                                                                           ime
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------- --------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server11             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server13             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server22             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server11             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server12             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server23             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server24             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady

To view only the details for a selected node, the name option with the hostname of that node following the components option:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes node components name server13
Matching kube_cluster records:
                         Master           Cluster Name         Node Name    Kubelet      KubeProxy         Container Runt
                                                                                                           ime
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------- --------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default          server13             v1.9.2       v1.9.2       docker://17.3.2   KubeletReady

View Kubernetes Replica Set on a Node

You can view information about the replica set, including the name, labels, and number of replicas present for each application. This example shows the number of replicas for each application in the server11 cluster:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes replica-set
Matching kube_replica records:
Master                   Cluster Name Namespace        Replication Name               Labels               Replicas                           Ready Replicas Last Changed
------------------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------- ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default      default          influxdb-6cdb566dd             app:influx           1                                  1              14h:19m:28s
server11:3.0.0.68        default      default          nginx-8586cf59                 run:nginx            3                                  3              14h:24m:39s
server11:3.0.0.68        default      default          httpd-5456469bfd               app:httpd            1                                  1              14h:19m:28s
server11:3.0.0.68        default      kube-system      kube-dns-6f4fd4bdf             k8s-app:kube-dns     1                                  1              14h:27m:9s
server11:3.0.0.68        default      kube-system      calico-kube-controllers-d669cc k8s-app:calico-kube- 1                                  1              14h:27m:9s
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View the Daemon-sets on a Node

You can view information about the daemon set running on the node. This example shows that six copies of the cumulus-frr daemon are running on the server11 node:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes daemon-set namespace default
Matching kube_daemonset records:
Master                   Cluster Name Namespace        Daemon Set Name                Labels               Desired Count Ready Count Last Changed
------------------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- ------------- ----------- ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default      default          cumulus-frr                    k8s-app:cumulus-frr  6             6           14h:25m:37s

View Pods on a Node

You can view information about the pods on the node. The first example shows all pods running nginx in the default namespace for the server11 cluster. The second example shows all pods running any application in the default namespace for the server11 cluster.

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes pod namespace default label nginx
Matching kube_pod records:
Master                   Namespace    Name                 IP               Node         Labels               Status   Containers               Last Changed
------------------------ ------------ -------------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------------- -------- ------------------------ ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default      nginx-8586cf59-26pj5 10.244.9.193     server24     run:nginx            Running  nginx:6e2b65070c86       14h:25m:24s
server11:3.0.0.68        default      nginx-8586cf59-c82ns 10.244.40.128    server12     run:nginx            Running  nginx:01b017c26725       14h:25m:24s
server11:3.0.0.68        default      nginx-8586cf59-wjwgp 10.244.49.64     server22     run:nginx            Running  nginx:ed2b4254e328       14h:25m:24s
 
cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes pod namespace default label app
Matching kube_pod records:
Master                   Namespace    Name                 IP               Node         Labels               Status   Containers               Last Changed
------------------------ ------------ -------------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------------- -------- ------------------------ ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default      httpd-5456469bfd-bq9 10.244.49.65     server22     app:httpd            Running  httpd:79b7f532be2d       14h:20m:34s
                                      zm
server11:3.0.0.68        default      influxdb-6cdb566dd-8 10.244.162.128   server13     app:influx           Running  influxdb:15dce703cdec    14h:20m:34s
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View Status of the Replication Controller on a Node

When replicas have been created, you are then able to view information about the replication controller:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes replication-controller
No matching kube_replica records found

View Kubernetes Deployment Information

For each depolyment, you can view the number of replicas associated with an application. this example shows information for a deployment of the nginx application:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes deployment name nginx
Matching kube_deployment records:
Master                   Namespace       Name                 Replicas                           Ready Replicas Labels                         Last Changed
------------------------ --------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------- ------------------------------ ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default         nginx                3                                  3              run:nginx                      14h:27m:20s

Search Using Labels

You can search for information about your Kubernetes clusters using labels. A label search is similar to a “contains” regular expression search. In the following example, we are looking for all nodes that contain kube in the replication set name or label:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes replica-set label kube
Matching kube_replica records:
Master                   Cluster Name Namespace        Replication Name               Labels               Replicas                           Ready Replicas Last Changed
------------------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------- ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default      kube-system      kube-dns-6f4fd4bdf             k8s-app:kube-dns     1                                  1              14h:30m:41s
server11:3.0.0.68        default      kube-system      calico-kube-controllers-d669cc k8s-app:calico-kube- 1                                  1              14h:30m:41s
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View Container Connectivity

You can view the connectivity graph of a Kubernetes pod, seeing its replica set, deployment or service level. The connectivity graph starts with the server where the pod is deployed, and shows the peer for each server interface. This data is displayed in a similar manner as the netq trace command, showing the interface name, the outbound port on that interface, and the inbound port on the peer.

In this example shows connectivity at the deployment level, where the nginx-8586cf59-wjwgp replica is in a pod on the server22 node. It has four possible commumication paths, through interfaces swp1-4 out varying ports to peer interfaces swp7 and swp20 on torc-21, torc-22, edge01 and edge02 nodes. Similarly, the connections are shown for two additional nginx replicas.

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes deployment name nginx connectivity
nginx -- nginx-8586cf59-wjwgp -- server22:swp1:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-21
                              -- server22:swp2:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-22
                              -- server22:swp3:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge01
                              -- server22:swp4:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge02
      -- nginx-8586cf59-c82ns -- server12:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge01
                              -- server12:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge02
                              -- server12:swp1:swp1 -- swp6:VlanA-1:tor-1
      -- nginx-8586cf59-26pj5 -- server24:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge01
                              -- server24:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge02
                              -- server24:swp1:swp1 -- swp8:VlanA-1:tor-2

View Kubernetes Services Information

You can show details about the Kubernetes services in a cluster, including service name, labels associated with the service, type of service, associated IP address, an external address if a public service, and ports used. This example show the services available in the Kubernetes cluster:

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes service
Matching kube_service records:
Master                   Namespace        Service Name         Labels       Type       Cluster IP       External IP      Ports                               Last Changed
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        default          kubernetes                        ClusterIP  10.96.0.1                         TCP:443                             2d:13h:45m:30s
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system      calico-etcd          k8s-app:cali ClusterIP  10.96.232.136                     TCP:6666                            2d:13h:45m:27s
                                                               co-etcd
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system      kube-dns             k8s-app:kube ClusterIP  10.96.0.10                        UDP:53 TCP:53                       2d:13h:45m:28s
                                                               -dns
server12:3.0.0.69        default          kubernetes                        ClusterIP  10.96.0.1                         TCP:443                             2d:13h:46m:24s
server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system      calico-etcd          k8s-app:cali ClusterIP  10.96.232.136                     TCP:6666                            2d:13h:46m:20s
                                                               co-etcd
server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system      kube-dns             k8s-app:kube ClusterIP  10.96.0.10                        UDP:53 TCP:53                       2d:13h:46m:20s
                                                               -dns

You can filter the list to view details about a particular Kubernetes service using the name option, as shown here:

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes service name calico-etcd
Matching kube_service records:
Master                   Namespace        Service Name         Labels       Type       Cluster IP       External IP      Ports                               Last Changed
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------
server11:3.0.0.68        kube-system      calico-etcd          k8s-app:cali ClusterIP  10.96.232.136                     TCP:6666                            2d:13h:48m:10s
                                                               co-etcd
server12:3.0.0.69        kube-system      calico-etcd          k8s-app:cali ClusterIP  10.96.232.136                     TCP:6666                            2d:13h:49m:3s
                                                               co-etcd

View Kubernetes Service Connectivity

To see the connectivity of a given Kubernetes service, include the connectivity option. This example shows the connectivity of the calico-etcd service:

cumulus@host:~$ netq show kubernetes service name calico-etcd connectivity
calico-etcd -- calico-etcd-pfg9r -- server11:swp1:torbond1 -- swp6:hostbond2:torc-11
                                 -- server11:swp2:torbond1 -- swp6:hostbond2:torc-12
                                 -- server11:swp3:NetQBond-2 -- swp16:NetQBond-16:edge01
                                 -- server11:swp4:NetQBond-2 -- swp16:NetQBond-16:edge02
calico-etcd -- calico-etcd-btqgt -- server12:swp1:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-11
                                 -- server12:swp2:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-12
                                 -- server12:swp3:NetQBond-2 -- swp17:NetQBond-17:edge01
                                 -- server12:swp4:NetQBond-2 -- swp17:NetQBond-17:edge02

View the Impact of Connectivity Loss for a Service

You can preview the impact on the service availabilty based on the loss of particular node using the impact option. The output is color coded (not shown in the example below) so you can clearly see the impact: green shows no impact, yellow shows partial impact, and red shows full impact.

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show impact kubernetes service name calico-etcd
calico-etcd -- calico-etcd-pfg9r -- server11:swp1:torbond1 -- swp6:hostbond2:torc-11
                                 -- server11:swp2:torbond1 -- swp6:hostbond2:torc-12
                                 -- server11:swp3:NetQBond-2 -- swp16:NetQBond-16:edge01
                                 -- server11:swp4:NetQBond-2 -- swp16:NetQBond-16:edge02

View Kubernetes Cluster Configuration in the Past

You can use the "time machine" features of NetQ on a Kubernetes cluster, using the around option to go back in time to check the network status and identify any changes that occurred on the network.

This example shows the current state of the network. Notice there is a node named server23. server23 is there because the node server22 went down and Kubernetes spun up a third replica on a different host to satisfy the deployment requirement.

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes deployment name nginx connectivity
nginx -- nginx-8586cf59-fqtnj -- server12:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge01
                              -- server12:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge02
                              -- server12:swp1:swp1 -- swp6:VlanA-1:tor-1
      -- nginx-8586cf59-8g487 -- server24:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge01
                              -- server24:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge02
                              -- server24:swp1:swp1 -- swp8:VlanA-1:tor-2
      -- nginx-8586cf59-2hb8t -- server23:swp1:swp1 -- swp7:VlanA-1:tor-2
                              -- server23:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp28:NetQBond-28:edge01
                              -- server23:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp28:NetQBond-28:edge02

You can see this by going back in time 10 minutes. server23 was not present, whereas server22 was present:

cumulus@host:~$ netq server11 show kubernetes deployment name nginx connectivity around 10m
nginx -- nginx-8586cf59-fqtnj -- server12:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge01
                              -- server12:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge02
                              -- server12:swp1:swp1 -- swp6:VlanA-1:tor-1
      -- nginx-8586cf59-2xxs4 -- server22:swp1:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-21
                              -- server22:swp2:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-22
                              -- server22:swp3:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge01
                              -- server22:swp4:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge02
      -- nginx-8586cf59-8g487 -- server24:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge01
                              -- server24:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge02
                              -- server24:swp1:swp1 -- swp8:VlanA-1:tor-2

View the Impact of Connectivity Loss for a Deployment

You can determine the impact on the Kubernetes deployment in the event a host or switch goes down. The output is color coded (not shown in the example below) so you can clearly see the impact: green shows no impact, yellow shows partial impact, and red shows full impact.

cumulus@host:~$ netq torc-21 show impact kubernetes deployment name nginx
nginx -- nginx-8586cf59-wjwgp -- server22:swp1:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-21
                              -- server22:swp2:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-22
                              -- server22:swp3:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge01
                              -- server22:swp4:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge02
      -- nginx-8586cf59-c82ns -- server12:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge01
                              -- server12:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge02
                              -- server12:swp1:swp1 -- swp6:VlanA-1:tor-1
      -- nginx-8586cf59-26pj5 -- server24:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge01
                              -- server24:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge02
                              -- server24:swp1:swp1 -- swp8:VlanA-1:tor-2
cumulus@server11:~$ netq server12 show impact kubernetes deployment name nginx
nginx -- nginx-8586cf59-wjwgp -- server22:swp1:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-21
                              -- server22:swp2:torbond1 -- swp7:hostbond3:torc-22
                              -- server22:swp3:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge01
                              -- server22:swp4:NetQBond-2 -- swp20:NetQBond-20:edge02
      -- nginx-8586cf59-c82ns -- server12:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge01
                              -- server12:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp23:NetQBond-23:edge02
                              -- server12:swp1:swp1 -- swp6:VlanA-1:tor-1
      -- nginx-8586cf59-26pj5 -- server24:swp2:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge01
                              -- server24:swp3:NetQBond-1 -- swp29:NetQBond-29:edge02