KubeVirthttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/Recent content on KubeVirtenTue, 13 Oct 2026 11:31:22 -0400 https://docs.sysdig.com/icons/sysdig-horizontal.pngKubeVirthttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/Sysdig logoKubeVirt - List of Alertshttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/#list-of-alertsAlert Description Format [KubeVirt] Virtual Machine Instances Not Running Virtual Machine Instances are not running Prometheus [KubeVirt] High vCPU Wait Time vCPU delay is too high Prometheus [KubeVirt] Memory Pressure Low Available Memory Available memory is below 15% Prometheus [KubeVirt] High Network Error Rate Network error rate is above 1% Prometheus [KubeVirt] Storage I/O Latency High Average storage I/O latency is above 50ms Prometheus Alert Description Format [KubeVirt] Virtual Machine Instances Not Running Virtual Machine Instances are not running Prometheus [KubeVirt] High vCPU Wait Time vCPU delay is too high Prometheus [KubeVirt] Memory Pressure Low Available Memory Available memory is below 15% Prometheus [KubeVirt] High Network Error Rate Network error rate is above 1% Prometheus [KubeVirt] Storage I/O Latency High Average storage I/O latency is above 50ms Prometheus ]]>List of AlertsKubeVirt - List of Dashboardshttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/#list-of-dashboardsThe dashboard provides information on the status and resource consumption of KubeVirt virtual machines.KubeVirt Virtualization Overview

The dashboard provides information on the status and resource consumption of KubeVirt virtual machines. KubeVirt Virtualization Overview

OpenShift Virtualization VM Details

The dashboard provides information on the details of OpenShift VMs. OpenShift Virtualization VM Details

]]>List of DashboardsKubeVirt - List of Metricshttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/#list-of-metricsMetric name kubevirt_info kubevirt_vm_info kubevirt_vmi_cpu_system_usage_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_cpu_usage_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_cpu_user_usage_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_filesystem_capacity_bytes kubevirt_vmi_filesystem_used_bytes kubevirt_vmi_info kubevirt_vmi_memory_available_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_cached_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_domain_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_pgmajfault_total kubevirt_vmi_memory_pgminfault_total kubevirt_vmi_memory_resident_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_unused_bytes kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_errors_total kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_packets_dropped_total kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_packets_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_errors_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_packets_dropped_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_packets_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_iops_read_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_iops_write_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_read_times_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_read_traffic_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_write_times_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_write_traffic_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_vcpu_delay_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_vcpu_wait_seconds_total Metric name kubevirt_info kubevirt_vm_info kubevirt_vmi_cpu_system_usage_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_cpu_usage_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_cpu_user_usage_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_filesystem_capacity_bytes kubevirt_vmi_filesystem_used_bytes kubevirt_vmi_info kubevirt_vmi_memory_available_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_cached_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_domain_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_pgmajfault_total kubevirt_vmi_memory_pgminfault_total kubevirt_vmi_memory_resident_bytes kubevirt_vmi_memory_unused_bytes kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_errors_total kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_packets_dropped_total kubevirt_vmi_network_receive_packets_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_errors_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_packets_dropped_total kubevirt_vmi_network_transmit_packets_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_iops_read_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_iops_write_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_read_times_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_read_traffic_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_write_times_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_storage_write_traffic_bytes_total kubevirt_vmi_vcpu_delay_seconds_total kubevirt_vmi_vcpu_wait_seconds_total ]]>List of MetricsKubeVirt - Prerequisiteshttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/#prerequisitesNone.<p>None.</p>PrerequisitesKubeVirt - Installationhttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/#installationInstalling an exporter is not required for this integration.<p>Installing an exporter is not required for this integration.</p>InstallationKubeVirt - Agent Configurationhttps://docs.sysdig.com/en/docs/sysdig-monitor/integrations/integration-library/kubevirt/#agent-configurationThe default agent job for this integration is as follows:The default agent job for this integration is as follows:

- job_name: "kubevirt-metrics"
  scrape_interval: 30s
  scheme: https
  tls_config:
    insecure_skip_verify: true
  bearer_token_file: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token

  kubernetes_sd_configs:
    - role: pod

  relabel_configs:
    - action: keep
      source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_host_ip]
      regex: __HOSTIPS__

    - action: keep
      source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_label_prometheus_kubevirt_io]
      regex: true

    - action: replace
      source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_name]
      target_label: kube_pod_name

    - action: replace
      source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_uid]
      target_label: sysdig_k8s_pod_uid

    - action: replace
      source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_name]
      target_label: sysdig_k8s_pod_container_name

    - source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_name]
      action: keep
      regex: "metrics"

  metric_relabel_configs:
    # Drop the kubevirt REST client histograms. They are high-cardinality
    # (hundreds of series per virt-* pod) and are not used by any KubeVirt
    # dashboard or alert. On busy nodes they consume the agent's Prometheus
    # metric budget and can cause the per-VMI metrics (kubevirt_vmi_*) from
    # the local virt-handler to be dropped, leaving the dashboards empty.
    - action: drop
      source_labels: [__name__]
      regex: "kubevirt_rest_client_.*"
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