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Docker container metrics

Learn about key metrics used for Docker container monitoring.

To analyze Docker container metrics, you can select view filters based on the following predefined metrics, or you can add custom metrics.

CPU Usage
Average of docker.cpu.total.pct.
Memory Usage
Average of docker.memory.usage.pct.
Inbound Traffic
Derivative of the maximum of docker.network.in.bytes scaled to a 1 second rate.
Outbound Traffic
Derivative of the maximum of docker.network.out.bytes scaled to a 1 second rate.

For information about the fields used by the Infrastructure UI to display Docker container metrics, see the Required fields.

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