Init Container Metrics#

Metric name

Metric type

Source

Description

Unit (where applicable)

Interesting Labels

Required Filters (where applicable)

kube_pod_container_status_restarts_total

Counter

prometheus-kube-state-metrics:8080/metrics

Total number of restarts for init containers

function_id, function_version_id, namespace, pod

container=”init”

kube_pod_container_status_terminated_reason

Gauge

prometheus-kube-state-metrics:8080/metrics

Reason an init container terminated

namespace, pod, reason

container=”init”

kube_pod_container_status_waiting_reason

Gauge

prometheus-kube-state-metrics:8080/metrics

Reason an init container is waiting to start

namespace, pod, reason

container=”init”