Task 9: Alertmanager Configuration and Verification

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Task 9: Alertmanager Configuration and Verification

1. Task: Alertmanager Configuration and Verification Task Description
2. PR Link: Alertmanager Configuration and Verification PR
3. Screenshot:
   
4. Completion Date: 14.12.2024
   Deadline: 16.12.2024
5. Score: 100/100

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Evaluation Criteria (100 points for covering all criteria)

1. Contact Points Created (10 points)

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2. Alert Rules Created (40 points)
   • High CPU utilization alert on Kubernetes nodes is configured.
   • Lack of RAM (CPU cores capacity - on the task before edition last week) capacity alert on Kubernetes nodes is configured.
   • Alerts are configured to be delivered to the email address.

Alert Rule Config

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3. Alert Rules are Working as Expected (20 points)
   • Alert rules are tested by simulating CPU and memory stress on the node using the stress tool.

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4. Email is Received (10 points)
   • The alert emails are received in the inbox as expected.

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5. Additional Tasks (20 points)

   • Documentation (10 points): The Alertmanager setup and alert configuration are documented in the README file.
   • Configuration is Done Completely in Code (10 points): All configuration (Alert Rules, Contact Points, and SMTP settings) is done via YAML files and code-based methods.

   Links:

   • Alertmanager Configuration
   • README Documentation

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References

• Grafana Alerting Documentation
• Helm Chart for Grafana
• AWS SES Documentation
• Docker Postfix for SMTP Setup
• Stress Tool for CPU and Memory Load