Container Instances
Using the Container Instances subject area, you can create reports about Container Instances resources. With these reports, you can track the different attributes and metrics for Container Instances resources across tenancies and compartments.
Business Questions
The subject area can answer the following business questions:
- How many container instances are running over time?
- Which compartments/tenancies are using container instances the most?
- In which regions and availability domains are container instances concentrated?
- How many volumes are typically attached per instance? Are some workloads volume-heavy?
- Which shapes are most commonly used for container instances across regions/compartments?
- How many container instances are in ACTIVE vs. FAILED vs. DELETED states over time?
- Which containers/images have the highest restart attempt counts or non‑zero exit codes?
- Which container images are used most frequently across the organization?
Logical Model
The Container Instances subject area is based on a relationship-driven logical model.
A Container Instances fact table is connected to the following dimension tables:
Metric Details
The fact folders in this subject area show the following metrics:
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Container count | This metric represents the number of containers on the container instance. |
| Graceful Shutdown Timeout In Seconds | This metric represents the amount of time that processes in a container have to gracefully end when the container must be stopped. |
| Volume Count | This metric represents the number of volumes that are attached to the container instance. |