Workload Network

The Workload Network view provides detailed visibility into the network traffic associated with individual workloads. Available under the Network tab in the Workload Overview page, this feature lets you explore communication patterns between workloads and analyze traffic costs.

Installation

Available in v1.29.0+

The Workload Network feature requires the Network Monitor DaemonSet.

If using a Helm command, add the following flag:

--set global.observability.enabled=true

If using a values file, add the following configuration:

global:
  observability:
    enabled: true

This master toggle enables all observability features (network cost monitoring and API observability). To enable only network cost monitoring (required for Workload Network), use the sub-toggle:

global:
  observability:
    networkMonitoring:
      enabled: true

Example upgrade command

helm repo update scaleops
helm show crds scaleops/scaleops | kubectl apply --force -f -
helm get values scaleops -n scaleops-system -oyaml | \
helm upgrade scaleops scaleops/scaleops --set global.observability.enabled=true -n scaleops-system -f -

This will install the Network Monitor DaemonSet (scaleops-network-monitor) on your cluster. For additional configuration options (tolerations, socket paths, etc.), see the Helm Configuration Reference.

Network Graph

The Network Graph provides an interactive visualization of all workloads communicating with the selected workload. Each connection shows the direction and volume of traffic (e.g., in kB or MB) between source and destination workloads.

Controls:

• Zoom in / Zoom out: Adjust the graph view
• Reset view: Return to the default graph layout
• Destinations filter: Shows the count of visible destinations

Destinations Table

The Destinations Table lists all workloads that exchange traffic with the selected workload, providing a tabular view of the same data shown in the network graph.

Traffic Classification

Traffic and costs are categorized as follows:

• Ingress/Egress: View inbound and outbound traffic data
• Cross-AZ/Intra-AZ: Differentiate between traffic within the same availability zone (intra-AZ) and between different availability zones (cross-AZ)

This detailed breakdown helps you understand and manage network traffic and associated costs effectively.