Metrics Server
Metrics Server
Metrics Server is a Kubernetes component that collects resource utilization data in a cluster and passes it to other Kubernetes components via the Metrics API. Horizontal Pod Autoscaling (Horizontal Pod Autoscaling) and Vertical Pod Autoscaling (Vertical Pod Autoscaling) are based on data from Metrics Server. You can view the metrics using the kubectl top command. Autoscaling of node groups can be configured with Cluster Autoscaler. To monitor view-logs or use special applications like Prometheus.
Metrics Server is installed by default in Managed Kubernetes clusters version 1.27 and higher. You can upgrade cluster version.
Learn more about how the Metrics Server works in the Kubernetes Metrics Server article in the Kubernetes documentation.