The Association Topology feature provides a visual, abstract model of your system's architecture. It shows how components like cluster instances, nodes, and container pods logically interconnect in a layered structure.
Prerequisites
You have connected Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) to Cloud Monitor 2.0.
Try in Playground
Alibaba Cloud Playground provides a demo environment where you can experience the main features of Cloud Monitor 2.0.
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Visit the Playground Demo. The demo logs you into a default workspace.
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In the navigation bar, select CloudLens for Container, or go to All Features and select CloudLens for Container.
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On the CloudLens for Container page, in the navigation pane, choose , Node List, or Pods.
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In the list, click an Instance ID, Node IP, or Pod Name, and then select Related Topology.
Container cluster
Log on to the Cloud Monitor 2.0 console, and select a workspace. In the left navigation pane, choose .
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On the CloudLens for Container page, in the navigation pane, choose .
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In the cluster list, click the Instance ID of the target instance and select Related Topology.
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The right side of the page displays the association topology of the target cluster instance, showing how it interconnects with other resources through networks, dependencies, or business logic. The main area shows the topology graph, where the central node connects to related resources. The border color of each node indicates its status. In the left panel, you can switch to views such as Instance Overview and Associated PODs, or expand dashboard, log store, metric store, and entity topology for more details. In the upper-right corner, use the Related Instances and Up/Down Stream dropdown lists to filter the resources.
Cluster node
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On the CloudLens for Container page, in the navigation pane, choose .
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In the node list, click the IP address of the target node and select Related Topology.
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The right side of the page displays the association topology of the target cluster node, showing how it interconnects with other resources. The Association Topology page shows the relationships between the current node and its upstream and downstream resources. The topology graph is arranged from left to right, showing the parent Kubernetes cluster, the current cluster node, and the container pods that run on it. The nodes are connected by lines labeled with their relationship type, such as runs. In the upper-right corner, use the Related Instances and Up/Down Stream dropdown lists to filter the view.
Container pod
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On the CloudLens for Container page, in the navigation pane, choose .
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In the pod list, click the name of the target pod and select Related Topology.
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The right side of the page displays the association topology of the target container pod, showing how it interconnects with other resources through networks, dependencies, or business logic. This page shows the hierarchical relationships between the target pod and related Kubernetes resources, such as cluster services, stateless applications, containers, and the ACK cluster. The connecting lines are labeled with relationship types, such as
consists_ofandruns_on. In the left panel, you can switch to other views, including Instance Overview, dashboard, log store, metric store, and entity topology.