# AWS EKS Automode - Node metrics monitoring

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/aws-eks-automode-node-metrics-monitoring/52530>\
**Category:** Cloud platforms\
**Tags:** aws, dynatrace-managed, kubernetes\
**Created:** [July 17, 2025, 8:53am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/aws-eks-automode-node-metrics-monitoring/52530 "2025-07-17T08:53:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ftmazzone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@ftmazzone](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ftmazzone)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 8:53am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/aws-eks-automode-node-metrics-monitoring/52530/1 "2025-07-17T08:53:12Z")

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Hi All,

We enabled Dynatrace [application monitoring](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/ingest-from/setup-on-k8s/how-it-works/application-monitoring) on an [AWS EKS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/automode.html)&nbsp;[auto mode](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/automode.html)&nbsp;cluster. The monitoring is working fine, but we are missing node metrics such as disk usage, CPU&nbsp;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.

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

```

Is there a solution from Dynatrace that would allow us to collect the [Bottlerocket](https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket#bottlerocket-os) node metrics without developing a custom solution?

Kr,

Florent

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**Author:** ![engineerakki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8e7dd6/32.png) [@engineerakki](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/engineerakki)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/aws-eks-automode-node-metrics-monitoring/52530/2 "2026-06-17T11:13:35Z")

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

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**Author:** ![sujit\_k\_singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@sujit\_k\_singh](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/sujit_k_singh)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/aws-eks-automode-node-metrics-monitoring/52530/3 "2026-06-18T01:36:46Z")

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Hi&nbsp;[@ftmazzone](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/89392)

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

Thanks,

Sujit

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**Author:** ![ftmazzone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@ftmazzone](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ftmazzone)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/aws-eks-automode-node-metrics-monitoring/52530/4 "2026-06-18T06:40:52Z")

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Hello&nbsp;[@sujit\_k\_singh](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/67382)&nbsp;,

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](https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/issues/3309) seems to be compatible too.  
Dynatrace should look in that direction to provide the Bottlerocket node metrics

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**Author:** ![ftmazzone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@ftmazzone](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ftmazzone)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/aws-eks-automode-node-metrics-monitoring/52530/5 "2026-06-22T15:24:49Z")

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I’ve created a [product idea](https://community.dynatrace.com/post/301061#M58032) as having a solution from Dynatrace would allow easier deployment and help reducing the costs.
