monitoring-enabled.md

GOOGLE / Kubernetes / Monitoring Enabled

Quick Info

Plugin Title	Monitoring Enabled
Cloud	GOOGLE
Category	Kubernetes
Description	Ensures all Kubernetes clusters have monitoring enabled
More Info	Kubernetes supports monitoring through Stackdriver.
GOOGLE Link	https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/kubernetes-engine/
Recommended Action	Ensure monitoring is enabled on all Kubernetes clusters.

Detailed Remediation Steps

1. Log into the Google Cloud Platform Console.
2. Scroll down the left navigation panel and choose the "Kubernetes Engine" option under the "Compute" and select the "Clusters."
   
3. On the "Kubernetes clusters" page , click on the "Name" as a link option to select the cluster.
   
4. On the "Clusters" page, click on the "Edit" button at the top.
   
5. Scroll down the "Clusters - Edit" page and check whether "Stackdriver Kubernetes Engine Monitoring" is enabled or disabled. If it's set to disabled then it's not as per the best recommended method.
   
6. Repeat steps number 2 - 5 to verify other "Clusters" in the account.
   
7. Navigate to the "Kubernetes Engine" option under the "Compute", choose the "Clusters" and click on the "Edit" button at the top.
   
8. On the "Clusters - Edit" page, scroll down and choose the "System and workload logging and monitoring" option from the dropdown menu next to "Stackdriver Kubernetes Engine Monitoring."
   
9. Click on the "Save" button to make the changes.
   
10. Repeat steps number 7 - 9 to ensure that monitoring is enabled on all Kubernetes clusters.