This dashboard provides current state and recent run visibility for Kubernetes CronJobs and the Jobs they create. It uses metrics emitted by the k8sclusterreceiver so it works with any Kubernetes distribution.
To use this dashboard, install K8s Infra in your cluster so the cluster collector emits CronJob and Job metrics. Follow the Install K8s Infra guide. For a complete CronJob monitoring walkthrough that includes a sample CronJob, see Monitor Kubernetes CronJobs.
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What This Dashboard Monitors
This dashboard is split into two areas:
- Current state: the Jobs Kubernetes still keeps in the cluster (controlled by
successfulJobsHistoryLimitandfailedJobsHistoryLimiton the CronJob) - Recent runs: the Job executions SigNoz observed during the selected time range
Current State
- Current Active CronJob Count: number of CronJobs with at least one active Job right now
- Current Successful, Failed, Desired Success, and Max Parallel Pod Counts: per-Job pod state aggregated across the selected scope
- Current Job Status: time-series view of active CronJobs vs successful and failed pods
- Current Desired Success vs Parallel Limit: scheduling constraints applied to currently kept Jobs
- Current Active, Successful, and Failed Pods by Job: per-Job breakdown of pod state
- Current Desired Success vs Parallel Limit by Job: per-Job scheduling constraints
Recent Runs in Selected Time Range
- Job Run Count: total Job runs SigNoz observed
- Successful Job Run Count: Jobs that completed at least one successful pod
- Failed Job Run Count: Jobs that recorded at least one failed pod
- Peak Concurrent Job Count: the highest number of CronJob runs seen at the same time
- Recent Job Run Details: per-Job table with successful pods, failed pods, desired successful pods, max parallel pods, and the latest sample timestamp
Metrics Used
The dashboard uses these metrics from the k8sclusterreceiver:
k8s.cronjob.active_jobs: active Jobs for a CronJobk8s.job.active_pods: active pods for a Jobk8s.job.successful_pods: successfully completed pods for a Jobk8s.job.failed_pods: failed pods for a Jobk8s.job.desired_successful_pods: desired successful pod count for a Jobk8s.job.max_parallel_pods: maximum parallel pod limit for a Job
Dashboard Variables
This dashboard includes four hierarchical variables for filtering:
- k8s.cluster.name: filter by Kubernetes cluster (multi-select)
- k8s.namespace.name: filter by namespace (multi-select, depends on cluster)
- k8s.job.name: filter by Job execution name (multi-select, depends on cluster and namespace)
- k8s.cronjob.name: filter by CronJob name (multi-select, depends on cluster and namespace)
Use k8s.cronjob.name to look across all runs for one CronJob, and k8s.job.name to focus on one specific execution.