A subscription Prometheus instance for Container Service from Managed Service for Prometheus provides two built-in capability groups -- Performance Monitoring Suite and Cluster Event Collection -- that deliver four monitoring features out of the box.
Included features
Performance Monitoring Suite groups three performance monitoring features. Cluster Event Collection is the Kubernetes event integration capability.
| Feature | Capability group |
|---|---|
| Cluster event collection | Cluster Event Collection |
| Workload performance monitoring | Performance Monitoring Suite |
| Ingress performance monitoring | Performance Monitoring Suite |
| CoreDNS performance monitoring | Performance Monitoring Suite |
Enable monitoring features
The default state and enablement method depend on the billing method you selected when you purchased the Prometheus instance.
| Billing method | Default state | How to enable |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription (first purchase) | All four features are active. Performance Monitoring Suite and Cluster Event Collection are selected by default on the buy page. | No action required. |
| Subscription (not selected on buy page) | Not active. | Install the corresponding exporters from the Managed Service for Prometheus console. For details, see Built-in capabilities: performance monitoring suite and integration with Kubernetes events. |
| Pay-as-you-go | Not active. | Install the corresponding exporters from the Managed Service for Prometheus console. |
Note
- To purchase a subscription instance, see Enable the subscription billing method.
- To create a pay-as-you-go instance, see Activate Prometheus Service.