# 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 all containers of the pod                               |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_used    | bytes      | The total amount of memory used as sum of all containers in a pod        |
| k8s\_pod\_cpu\_request    | millicores | The CPUs requested for the pod as sum of all container cpu requests      |
| k8s\_pod\_cpu\_limit      | millicores | The CPUs allowed for the pod as sum of all container cpu limits          |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_request | bytes      | The memory requested for the pod as sum of all container memory requests |
| k8s\_pod\_memory\_limit   | bytes      | The memory limit for the pod as sum of all container memory limits       |
| k8s\_pod\_restarts        | events     | The number of container restarts in a pod                                |

## Parameters

There are no parameters for the Kubernetes Pod component type.


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