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CoreDNS (2.0)

CoreDNS (2.0)

Collect important data from your CoreDNS processes.

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The overboard dashboard with links to the entity and configuration screens.The UA screen for the CoreDNS process entity when running as a local extension.Additional charts on the UA screen for the CoreDNS process entity.Extension metrics and link included in the UA view for a CoreDNS process group instance.
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Overview

CoreDNS is an open source DNS server, based on plugins provided by all major cloud vendors. CoreDNS also integrates with Kubernetes. Dynatrace can either connect to the Prometheus endpoint locally via OneAgent or collect metrics from an exposed endpoint remotely via an ActiveGate.

Use cases

  • Collect metrics related to your CoreDNS processes:
    • Caching
    • Forwarding
    • Query volumes
    • Performance
    • Golang metrics
  • Have CoreDNS data presented in context with your OneAgent collected informations

Get started

For more information on the installation and configuration, please see CoreDNS (2.0) extension in the Dynatrace Documentation.

Details

Compatibility information

  • Dynatrace OneAgent/ActiveGate version 1.279+
  • Active Prometheus plugin in CoreDNS
  • CoreDNS 1.0.0 - 1.11.X
    • Note that metrics from the forward plugin in CoreDNS recently changed in 1.11.0. The extension collects these latest metric keys as opposed to the deprecated ones.
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Feature sets

Below is a complete list of the feature sets provided in this version. To ensure a good fit for your needs, individual feature sets can be activated and deactivated by your administrator during configuration.

Feature setsNumber of metrics included
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
Enabled plugincoredns_plugin_enabledConstant value indicating enabled plugins on a per server and zone basisCount
Panic countcoredns_panics_total.countThe number of panicsCount
Health check failurescoredns_health_request_failures_total.countThe number of times the health check failedCount
Health request duration histogramcoredns_health_request_duration_secondsMetrics will be accessible as keys: coredns_health_request_duration_seconds_bucket.count, coredns_health_request_duration_seconds_count, and coredns_health_request_duration_seconds_sum.countUnspecified
Forward max concurrent rejectscoredns_forward_max_concurrent_rejects_total.countThe number of queries rejected because the concurrent queries were at maximumCount
Failed healthchecks per upstreamcoredns_proxy_healthcheck_failures_total.countCount of failed health checks per upstreamCount
Connection cache hits per upstreamcoredns_proxy_conn_cache_hits_total.countNumber of connection cache hits per upstream and protocoCount
Connection cache misses per upstreamcoredns_proxy_conn_cache_misses_total.countNumber of connection cache misses per upstream and protocolCount
Proxy request duration histogramcoredns_proxy_request_duration_secondsMetrics will be accessible as keys: coredns_proxy_request_duration_seconds_bucket.count, coredns_proxy_request_duration_seconds_count, and coredns_proxy_request_duration_seconds_sum.countUnspecified
Response size histogramcoredns_dns_response_size_bytesMetrics will be accessible as keys: coredns_dns_response_size_bytes_bucket.count, coredns_dns_response_size_bytes_count, and coredns_dns_response_size_bytes_sum.countUnspecified
DNS responsescoredns_dns_responses_total.countThe number of DNS responses by status codeCount
Request size histogramcoredns_dns_request_size_bytesMetrics will be accessible as keys: coredns_dns_request_size_bytes_bucket.count, coredns_dns_request_size_bytes_count, and coredns_dns_request_size_bytes_sum.countUnspecified
Request duration histogramcoredns_dns_request_duration_secondsMetrics will be accessible as keys: coredns_dns_request_duration_seconds_bucket.count, coredns_dns_request_duration_seconds_count, and coredns_dns_request_duration_seconds_sum.countUnspecified
DNS query countcoredns_dns_requests_total.countThe number of DNS requests made per zone, protocol, and familyCount
Cache sizecoredns_cache_entriesThe number of elements in the cacheCount
Cache hitscoredns_cache_hits_total.countThe number of cache hitsCount
Cache missescoredns_cache_misses_total.countThe number of cache missesCount
CoreDNS build infocoredns_build_infoA metric with a constant '1' value labeled by version, revision, and goversion from which CoreDNS was builtCount
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
Stack memory obtained from OSgo_memstats_stack_sys_bytesNumber of bytes obtained from system for stack allocatorByte
Go threadsgo_threadsNumber of OS threads createdCount
Memory obtained from OSgo_memstats_sys_bytesNumber of bytes obtained from systemByte
Stack span in-use sizego_memstats_stack_inuse_bytesNumber of bytes in use by the stack allocatorByte
Misc off-heap memory allocationsgo_memstats_other_sys_bytesNumber of bytes used for other system allocationsByte
Target heap size of next GC cyclego_memstats_next_gc_bytesNumber of heap bytes when next garbage collection will take placeByte
Memory obtained for mspan structresgo_memstats_mspan_sys_bytesNumber of bytes used for mspan structures obtained from systemByte
Allocated mspan structure sizego_memstats_mspan_inuse_bytesNumber of bytes in use by mspan structuresByte
Memory obtained for mcache structresgo_memstats_mcache_sys_bytesNumber of bytes used for mcache structures obtained from systemByte
Mcache allocated structure sizego_memstats_mcache_inuse_bytesNumber of bytes in use by mcache structuresByte
Allocations for heap objectsgo_memstats_mallocs_total.countTotal number of mallocsCount
Pointer lookupsgo_memstats_lookups_total.countTotal number of pointer lookupsCount
Heap memory obtained from OSgo_memstats_heap_sys_bytesNumber of heap bytes obtained from systemByte
Physical memory returned to OSgo_memstats_heap_released_bytesNumber of heap bytes released to OSByte
Allocated heap objectsgo_memstats_heap_objectsNumber of allocated objectsCount
In-use span sizego_memstats_heap_inuse_bytesNumber of heap bytes that are in useByte
Idle (unused) span sizego_memstats_heap_idle_bytesNumber of heap bytes waiting to be usedByte
Allocated bytesgo_memstats_heap_alloc_bytesNumber of heap bytes allocated and still in useByte
Cumulative count of heap objects freedgo_memstats_frees_total.countTotal number of freesCount
Profiling bucket hash table sizego_memstats_buck_hash_sys_bytesNumber of bytes used by the profiling bucket hash tableByte
Number of goroutinesgo_goroutinesNumber of goroutines that currently existCount
GC durationgo_gc_duration_secondsA summary of the pause duration of garbage collection cyclesSecond
Size of memory in garbage collection metadatago_memstats_gc_sys_bytesNumber of bytes used for garbage collection system metadataByte

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⚠️WARNING⚠️: Possible breaking changes and warnings - PLEASE READ before upgrading:

  • This version requires a minimum Dynatrace version of 1.338.0 and a minimum EEC version of 1.279
  • This version includes a breaking change for Dynatrace on Grail.
    • With the inclusion of OpenPipeline processing rules, any metrics ingested from the extension will be processed by a dedicated OpenPipeline pipeline.
    • This means that any dynamic route configured to process any metrics from the extension will be dropped in favor of the dedicated pipeline. Please, refer to pipeline groups to continue using dynamic routes.
    • Additionally, some field names are handled differently in OpenPipeline, e.g. capitalization. Please double-check any custom dashboards and alerts you have created for this extension.
    • You must opt-in to OpenPipeline configuration via Settings API – see the documentation.

New in this version:

  • Smartscape on Grail.
  • Added feature set metadata for recommended metrics.

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  • Ensure required dimensions exist for entity creation
  • Update Dashboard App dashboards to use latest entity list urls

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✨ New in this version:

  • Added Davis anomaly detector templates to extension package

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NOTICE: This version requires a minimum Dynatrace Cluster version of 1.309

Improvements:

  • Adds a platform dashboard
  • Adds platform screen definitions for I/O app support
  • Adds dt.security_context attribute to prometheus:core_dns_process entities
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