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Task 8: Grafana Installation and Dashboard Creation #9

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Task 8: Grafana Installation and Dashboard Creation

Objective

In this task, you will install Grafana on your Kubernetes (K8s) cluster using a Helm chart and create a dashboard to visualize Prometheus metrics.

Steps

  1. Install Grafana

    • Follow the instructions to install Grafana using the Helm chart by Bitnami. Refer to the Grafana documentation for more details.
    • Ensure Grafana is available from the internet via an encrypted connection.

  2. Create Dashboard

    • Add a new data source pointing to the existing Prometheus installation.
    • Create a dashboard with main K8s metrics visualized, such as CPU and memory utilization, nodes capacity, etc.

  3. Store Artifacts in Git

    • Store the Helm chart and configuration files for Grafana deployment in a new git repository.

  4. Additional Tasks

    • Document the Grafana setup, including the dashboard creation, in a README file.

Submission

Evaluation Criteria (100 points for covering all criteria)

  1. Grafana Installation (40 points)

    • Grafana is installed on the K8s cluster using the Helm chart by Bitnami.
    • Grafana is available from the internet via an encrypted connection.

  2. Dashboard Creation (30 points)

    • A new data source pointing to the existing Prometheus installation is added.
    • A dashboard is created with main K8s metrics visualized, such as CPU and memory utilization, nodes capacity, etc.

  3. Repository Submission (10 points)

    • A repository is created with the Helm chart and configuration files for Grafana deployment.

  4. Additional Tasks (20 points)

    • Documentation (10 points)
      • The Grafana setup, including the dashboard creation, is documented in a README file.
    • Security Configuration (10 points)
      • Grafana is configured with proper authentication and security settings.