- Monitoring agent collects system metrics from virtual machines and Managed Service for Kubernetes® nodes for visualization on preconfigured dashboards. It can also collect journald logs from VMs.
- Nebius Observability Agent for Kubernetes ingests logs from Managed Service for Kubernetes clusters into Observability.
| Feature | Nebius Observability Agent for Kubernetes | Monitoring agent |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Ingests logs from Managed Service for Kubernetes clusters into Observability | Collects system-level metrics (CPU, RAM, GPU, etc.) and journald logs from Compute VMs |
| Deployed on | Managed Service for Kubernetes clusters | Compute virtual machines and Managed Service for Kubernetes nodes |
| Collected data | Application and infrastructure logs | System metrics (for example, GPU, vCPU, memory and OS) and journald logs |
| Installation | Manual (via Helm chart) | Automatic (preinstalled on new VMs and Managed Kubernetes nodes) |
| Components | Helm chart with the log collection agent | nebius-observability-agent, nebius-observability-agent-updater |
| Data enrichment | Adds metadata: cluster ID, pod name, container image tag, etc. | Adds labels: resource ID, project ID, etc. |
| Data destination | Observability Logs | Observability Metrics (web console dashboards) |
| Management | Version controlled via Helm and customizable installation | Managed via SSH, supports disabling updates |
| Use case | Centralized log ingestion for observability and troubleshooting | Visual monitoring of infrastructure resource usage |