topic Re: AWS EKS Automode - Node metrics monitoring in Cloud platforms

AWS EKS Automode - Node metrics monitoring

ftmazzone — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:32:26 GMT

Hi All,

We enabled Dynatrace application monitoring on an AWS EKS auto mode cluster. The monitoring is working fine, but we are missing node metrics such as disk usage, CPU utilization, etc.

I've noticed that running a container on the node, we can find some node metrics such as the disk capacity and usage.

kubectl run -i --tty busybox --image=busybox df -h

Is there a solution from Dynatrace that would allow us to collect the Bottlerocket node metrics without developing a custom solution?

Kr,

Florent

Re: AWS EKS Automode - Node metrics monitoring

engineerakki — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:13:35 GMT

Looking for same, havent found anything.
It seems Dynatrace does not support EKS Automode properly.

Re: AWS EKS Automode - Node metrics monitoring

sujit_k_singh — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:36:46 GMT

Hi @ftmazzone

EKS Auto Mode uses Bottlerocket OS for nodes, which are fully AWS-managed. Unlike standard EKS node groups, you cannot install OneAgent as a DaemonSet on the host as Bottlerocket doesn't support traditional package installation. Without OneAgent running at the host level, Dynatrace cannot collect full infrastructure metrics for the underlying nodes.

The CloudWatch integration is probably your best bet for getting node metrics into Dynatrace without a custom solution.

Thanks,

Sujit

Re: AWS EKS Automode - Node metrics monitoring

ftmazzone — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:41:22 GMT

Hello @sujit_k_singh ,

Exactly using the default setup is not working but running `df-h` on a container will provide some node metrics, this is an alternative solution to replace the daemonset that will provide some metrics. Node exporter seems to be compatible too.
Dynatrace should look in that direction to provide the Bottlerocket node metrics