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# Kubernetes Pod

This page describes the Optimization Pack for the Kubernetes Pod component type.

## Metrics

| Name                            | Unit       | Description                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| k8s\_pod\_cpu\_used             | millicores | The CPUs used by the pod                                                                                                       |
| k8s\_pod\_cpu\_throttle\_time   | percent    | The percentage of time the CPU has been throttled                                                                              |
| k8s\_pod\_cpu\_request          | millicores | The CPUs requested for the pod                                                                                                 |
| k8s\_pod\_cpu\_limit            | millicores | The CPUs allowed for the pod                                                                                                   |
| k8s\_pod\_cpu\_util             | percent    | Percentage of CPUs used with respect to the limit                                                                              |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_util          | percent    | The percentage of memory used with respect to the limit. Memory used includes all types of memory, including file system cache |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_util\_nocache | percent    | The percentage of working set memory used with respect to the limit                                                            |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_used          | bytes      | The total amount of memory used by the pod. Memory used includes all types of memory, including file system cache              |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_request       | bytes      | The memory requested for the pod                                                                                               |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_limit         | bytes      | The memory limit for the pod                                                                                                   |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_working\_set  | bytes      | Current working set in bytes                                                                                                   |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_limit\_hits   | hits/s     | The number of times per second the used memory hit the limit                                                                   |
| k8s\_pod\_container\_restarts   | events     | The number of pod restarts for a container (Labels: container)                                                                 |
| k8s\_pod\_desired\_containers   | containers | The number of desired c                                                                                                        |

## Parameters

There are no parameters for the Kubernetes Pod component type.


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