Getting Started with HashiCorp Nomad - Monitoring the Nomad Environment

This video tutorial covers monitoring a Nomad environment, including system logs, configuring log levels, using the Nomad API, and telemetry for performance metrics. It provides practical guidance on troubleshooting and optimizing Nomad clusters, with a hands-on lab session for applying these concepts.

What is one of the primary benefits of monitoring a Nomad environment?

• To eliminate the need for client agents

• To monitor system events and audit logging

• To increase the number of nodes automatically

• To reduce the need for manual configuration

Which command is used to view journal logs on a Linux system for Nomad?

• nomad status

• journalctl -u nomad

• systemctl status nomad

• nomad logs

What should you do if you change the log level in the Nomad configuration file?

• Update the Nomad version

• Clear the existing logs

• Reinstall the Nomad client

• Restart the Nomad service

What is the purpose of the Nomad API endpoint?

• To delete old logs

• To update the Nomad version

• To return metrics for the current Nomad process

• To configure new nodes

Which tool is NOT mentioned as an upstream server for telemetry data?

• Prometheus

• Grafana

• Datadog

• Kibana

What can telemetry data help you forecast in a Nomad cluster?

• The number of users

• The disk space

• The memory usage trend

• The network bandwidth

What is a key performance indicator (KPI) mentioned in the context of Nomad telemetry?

• User login times

• Job and task status

• Network latency

• Database queries