Exploring metrics in the DuploCloud Advanced Observability Suite (AOS)
DuploCloud's Advanced Observability Suite (AOS) metrics pipeline leverages AWS CloudWatch for capturing critical metrics such as CPU utilization, memory usage, and Lambda execution times, Grafana Mimir as the backend for scalable and high-availability metrics storage, Grafana as the visualization tool for intuitive dashboard creation, and Grafana Alloy for bundling tools like Beyla and OpenTelemetry SDKs to collect metrics from applications and infrastructure. Out-of-the-box metrics combine with custom application-level metrics, to create unified dashboards that correlate infrastructure and application performance for a comprehensive view of system health.
RED metrics (Rate, Errors, Duration) are critical for monitoring and understanding the health and performance of distributed systems and microservices. When integrated into a Grafana dashboard using OpenTelemetry, they provide essential insights for diagnosing issues and optimizing performance, such as:
Rate: Tracks the number of requests per second, indicating the system's throughput. A sudden drop can highlight service degradation or bottlenecks.
Errors: Measures the percentage or count of requests that fail. This helps quickly identify stability issues or breaking changes in your service.
Duration: Monitors the time to process requests, providing insights into system latency. High durations can indicate inefficiencies or resource constraints.
In the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator -> Observability -> Advanced -> Dashboard (Administrator AOS Dashboard) or Observability -> Advanced -> Dashboard (Tenant AOS Dashboard). The AOS Dashboard displays.
Select your Infrastructure from the Infrastructure list box (Administrator AOS Dashboard) or Tenant from the Tenant list box (Tenant AOS Dashboard).
Click the Metrics card button. The Grafana APM -> RED Metrics Dashboard displays. The graphic below shows the RED (Request, Error, Duration) Dashboard.
From the Grafana Beyla RED Dashboard, navigate to Grafana Dashboards in the left pane. Various out-of-box metrics and visualizations are available to you without creating specific queries.
For example, by selecting K8s Resource Monitoring from the Dashboards page, you can view numerous Kubernetes widgets depicting resource usage of Kubernetes Pods and containers, among other helpful performance data.
Click the Add button and select from the displayed list to add additional customizations and visualizations to a dashboard.
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