Why cant i get k8s event?

[HarveyYang]

here is my metricbeat yaml:

---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: metricbeat-daemonset-config
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
data:
  metricbeat.yml: |-
    metricbeat.config.modules:
      # Mounted `metricbeat-daemonset-modules` configmap:
      path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml
      # Reload module configs as they change:
      reload.enabled: false
    # To enable hints based autodiscover uncomment this:
    #metricbeat.autodiscover:
    #  providers:
    #    - type: kubernetes
    #      node: ${NODE_NAME}
    #      hints.enabled: true
    processors:
      - add_cloud_metadata:
    cloud.id: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID}
    cloud.auth: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_AUTH}
    output.elasticsearch:
      hosts: ['${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:elasticsearch}:${ELASTICSEARCH_PORT:9200}']
      username: ${ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME}
      password: ${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD}
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: metricbeat-daemonset-modules
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
data:
  system.yml: |-
    - module: system
      period: 10s
      metricsets:
        - cpu
        - load
        - memory
        - network
        - process
        - process_summary
        #- core
        #- diskio
        #- socket
      processes: ['.*']
      process.include_top_n:
        by_cpu: 5      # include top 5 processes by CPU
        by_memory: 5   # include top 5 processes by memory
    - module: system
      period: 1m
      metricsets:
        - filesystem
        - fsstat
      processors:
      - drop_event.when.regexp:
          system.filesystem.mount_point: '^/(sys|cgroup|proc|dev|etc|host|lib|snap)($|/)'
  kubernetes.yml: |-
    - module: kubernetes
      metricsets:
        - node
        - system
        - pod
        - container
        - volume
      period: 10s
      host: ${NODE_NAME}
      hosts: ["https://${NODE_NAME}:10250"]
      bearer_token_file: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
      ssl.verification_mode: "none"
      # If there is a CA bundle that contains the issuer of the certificate used in the Kubelet API,
      # remove ssl.verification_mode entry and use the CA, for instance:
      #ssl.certificate_authorities:
        #- /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/service-ca.crt
    # Currently `proxy` metricset is not supported on Openshift, comment out section
    - module: kubernetes
      metricsets:
        - proxy
      period: 10s
      host: ${NODE_NAME}
      hosts: ["localhost:10249"]
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: metricbeat-deployment-config
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
data:
  metricbeat.yml: |-
    metricbeat.config.modules:
      # Mounted `metricbeat-daemonset-modules` configmap:
      path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml
      # Reload module configs as they change:
      reload.enabled: false
    processors:
      - add_cloud_metadata:
    cloud.id: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID}
    cloud.auth: ${ELASTIC_CLOUD_AUTH}
    output.elasticsearch:
      hosts: ['${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:elasticsearch}:${ELASTICSEARCH_PORT:9200}']
      username: ${ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME}
      password: ${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD}
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: metricbeat-deployment-modules
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
data:
  # This module requires `kube-state-metrics` up and running under `kube-system` namespace
  kubernetes.yml: |-
    - module: kubernetes
      metricsets:
        - state_node
        - state_deployment
        #- state_replicaset
        - state_pod
        - state_container
        - state_cronjob
        - state_resourcequota
        - event
      period: 10s
      host: ${NODE_NAME}
      hosts: ["kube-state-metrics:8080"]
    #- module: kubernetes
    #  metricsets:
    #    - apiserver
    #  hosts: ["https://${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST}:${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT}"]
    #  bearer_token_file: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
    #  ssl.certificate_authorities:
    #    - /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt
    #  period: 30s
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: metricbeat
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
  name: metricbeat
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
  resources:
  - nodes
  - namespaces
  - events
  - pods
  - secrets
  - services
  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
- apiGroups: ["extensions"]
  resources:
  - replicasets
  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
- apiGroups: ["apps"]
  resources:
  - statefulsets
  - deployments
  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
- apiGroups:
  - ""
  resources:
  - nodes/stats
  verbs:
  - get
- nonResourceURLs:
  - "/metrics"
  verbs:
  - get
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: metricbeat
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
  name: metricbeat
  namespace: kube-system
roleRef:
  kind: ClusterRole
  name: metricbeat
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
---
# Deploy singleton instance in the whole cluster for some unique data sources, like kube-state-metrics
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: metricbeat
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      k8s-app: metricbeat
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        k8s-app: metricbeat
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: metricbeat
      hostNetwork: true
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
      containers:
      - name: metricbeat
        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/metricbeat:7.9.2
        args: [
          "-c", "/etc/metricbeat.yml",
          "-e",
        ]
        env:
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_HOST
          value: elasticsearch.logging
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_PORT
          value: "9200"
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME
          value: elastic
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD
          value: changeme
        - name: ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID
          value:
        - name: ELASTIC_CLOUD_AUTH
          value:
        - name: NODE_NAME
          valueFrom:
            fieldRef:
              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
        securityContext:
          runAsUser: 0
        resources:
          limits:
            memory: 200Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 100Mi
        volumeMounts:
        - name: config
          mountPath: /etc/metricbeat.yml
          readOnly: true
          subPath: metricbeat.yml
        - name: modules
          mountPath: /usr/share/metricbeat/modules.d
          readOnly: true
      volumes:
      - name: config
        configMap:
          defaultMode: 0640
          name: metricbeat-deployment-config
      - name: modules
        configMap:
          defaultMode: 0640
          name: metricbeat-deployment-modules
---
# Deploy a Metricbeat instance per node for node metrics retrieval
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: DaemonSet
metadata:
  name: metricbeat
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      k8s-app: metricbeat
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        k8s-app: metricbeat
    spec:
      serviceAccountName: metricbeat
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
      hostNetwork: true
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
      containers:
      - name: metricbeat
        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/metricbeat:7.9.2
        args: [
          "-c", "/etc/metricbeat.yml",
          "-e",
          "-system.hostfs=/hostfs",
        ]
        env:
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_HOST
          value: elasticsearch.logging
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_PORT
          value: "9200"
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME
          value: elastic
        - name: ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD
          value: changeme
        - name: ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID
          value:
        - name: ELASTIC_CLOUD_AUTH
          value:
        - name: NODE_NAME
          valueFrom:
            fieldRef:
              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
        securityContext:
          runAsUser: 0
          # If using Red Hat OpenShift uncomment this:
          #privileged: true
        resources:
          limits:
            memory: 200Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 100Mi
        volumeMounts:
        - name: config
          mountPath: /etc/metricbeat.yml
          readOnly: true
          subPath: metricbeat.yml
        - name: data
          mountPath: /usr/share/metricbeat/data
        - name: modules
          mountPath: /usr/share/metricbeat/modules.d
          readOnly: true
        - name: dockersock
          mountPath: /var/run/docker.sock
        - name: proc
          mountPath: /hostfs/proc
          readOnly: true
        - name: cgroup
          mountPath: /hostfs/sys/fs/cgroup
          readOnly: true
      volumes:
      - name: proc
        hostPath:
          path: /proc
      - name: cgroup
        hostPath:
          path: /sys/fs/cgroup
      - name: dockersock
        hostPath:
          path: /var/run/docker.sock
      - name: config
        configMap:
          defaultMode: 0640
          name: metricbeat-daemonset-config
      - name: modules
        configMap:
          defaultMode: 0640
          name: metricbeat-daemonset-modules
      - name: data
        hostPath:
          # When metricbeat runs as non-root user, this directory needs to be writable by group (g+w)
          path: /var/lib/metricbeat-data
          type: DirectoryOrCreate
---

[HarveyYang]

and here is my kube state metric yaml:

---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
    app.kubernetes.io/version: 2.0.0-alpha
  name: kube-state-metrics
rules:
- apiGroups:
  - ""
  resources:
  - configmaps
  - secrets
  - nodes
  - pods
  - services
  - resourcequotas
  - replicationcontrollers
  - limitranges
  - persistentvolumeclaims
  - persistentvolumes
  - namespaces
  - endpoints
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - extensions
  resources:
  - daemonsets
  - deployments
  - replicasets
  - ingresses
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - apps
  resources:
  - statefulsets
  - daemonsets
  - deployments
  - replicasets
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - batch
  resources:
  - cronjobs
  - jobs
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - autoscaling
  resources:
  - horizontalpodautoscalers
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - authentication.k8s.io
  resources:
  - tokenreviews
  verbs:
  - create
- apiGroups:
  - authorization.k8s.io
  resources:
  - subjectaccessreviews
  verbs:
  - create
- apiGroups:
  - policy
  resources:
  - poddisruptionbudgets
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - certificates.k8s.io
  resources:
  - certificatesigningrequests
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - storage.k8s.io
  resources:
  - storageclasses
  - volumeattachments
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - admissionregistration.k8s.io
  resources:
  - mutatingwebhookconfigurations
  - validatingwebhookconfigurations
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - networking.k8s.io
  resources:
  - networkpolicies
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
- apiGroups:
  - coordination.k8s.io
  resources:
  - leases
  verbs:
  - list
  - watch
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
    app.kubernetes.io/version: 2.0.0-alpha
  name: kube-state-metrics
roleRef:
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
  kind: ClusterRole
  name: kube-state-metrics
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
  name: kube-state-metrics
  namespace: kube-system
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
    app.kubernetes.io/version: 2.0.0-alpha
  name: kube-state-metrics
  namespace: kube-system
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
    app.kubernetes.io/version: 2.0.0-alpha
  name: kube-state-metrics
  namespace: kube-system
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
        app.kubernetes.io/version: 2.0.0-alpha
    spec:
      containers:
      - image: quay.io/coreos/kube-state-metrics:v2.0.0-alpha
        livenessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /healthz
            port: 8080
          initialDelaySeconds: 5
          timeoutSeconds: 5
        name: kube-state-metrics
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
          name: http-metrics
        - containerPort: 8081
          name: telemetry
        readinessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /
            port: 8081
          initialDelaySeconds: 5
          timeoutSeconds: 5
        securityContext:
          runAsUser: 65534
      nodeSelector:
        kubernetes.io/os: linux
      serviceAccountName: kube-state-metrics
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  labels:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
    app.kubernetes.io/version: 2.0.0-alpha
  name: kube-state-metrics
  namespace: kube-system
spec:
  clusterIP: None
  ports:
  - name: http-metrics
    port: 8080
    targetPort: http-metrics
  - name: telemetry
    port: 8081
    targetPort: telemetry
  selector:
    app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
---

[jsoriano (Jaime Soriano)]

Hi @HarveyYang,

Could you provide more information? What events are you missing? Do you see any error in metricbeat logs?

[HarveyYang]

Thx for ur reply.I notice that i cloud get k8s events if i uncomment it on line 238, but it doesnt work.I could get all other metricsets like the state of node and pod.And what is confusing is that there is no error in metricbeat log.
ref: https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/v7.9.2/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml

[jsoriano (Jaime Soriano)]

Hey @HarveyYang,

Ok, I see, I would say that events should be collected from the API server, and not from kube state metrics. The reference manifest might be wrong

Could you try to add an additional configuration in the kubernetes.yml config map just for the events metricset? Like this:

    - module: kubernetes
      metricsets:
        - events
    #  hosts: ["https://${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST}:${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT}"]
    #  bearer_token_file: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
    #  ssl.certificate_authorities:
    #    - /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt

If this works for you, I will open a PR to fix this in the reference configuration.

Thanks!

[jsoriano (Jaime Soriano)]

I have opened a PR with this change in the reference configuration: https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/21407

[HarveyYang]

HI @jsoriano

Sry for not replying for such a long time.I try as u suggested, but it seems that it still doesnt work.

Here is the metricbeat logs.

And here is the events log i made for test.

Here is my yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: metricbeat-deployment-modules
  namespace: kube-system
  labels:
    k8s-app: metricbeat
data:
  # This module requires `kube-state-metrics` up and running under `kube-system` namespace
  kubernetes.yml: |-
    - module: kubernetes
      metricsets:
        - state_node
        - state_deployment
        #- state_replicaset
        - state_pod
        - state_container
        - state_cronjob
        - state_resourcequota
      period: 10s
      host: ${NODE_NAME}
      hosts: ["kube-state-metrics:8080"]
    - module: kubernetes
      metricsets:
        - event

[HarveyYang]

Hi @jsoriano,
Thx for replying again, I finally fix my problem by adding configuration in the config map like:

    - module: kubernetes
      enabled: true
      metricsets:
        - event