Retirement: Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics
Analysis / inference: Azure Monitor is retiring the pod name dimension for specific AKS platform metrics by September 30, 2027.
- Published
- 07 Oct 2026, 04:07 AM IST
- Updated
- 07 Oct 2026, 04:07 AM IST
- Source
- Azure updates · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
Support for the pod name dimension on kube_pod_status_phase and kube_pod_status_ready Azure Monitor platform metrics is retiring on September 30, 2027, transitioning to aggregate pod counters.
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Section 02 · Analysis
SecOps Signal analysisThe pod name dimension on specific Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform metrics will be removed, breaking existing alerts, workbooks, and automation scripts that filter or group by individual pod names.
Dashboards, workbooks, alerts, and automation scripts that filter, split, or group by the pod name dimension will break after the retirement date.
Section 03 · Recommended actions
- Review existing dashboards, workbooks, alerts, and automation workflows for pod name dimension usage on the affected metrics.
- Transition pod-level monitoring workflows to Azure Monitor Managed Prometheus or Kubernetes-native pod metrics prior to September 30, 2027.
- Update alerting logic to use aggregate pod counters instead of individual pod name dimensions.
- Review Azure Monitor workbooks, alert rules, and dashboards for usage of kube_pod_status_phase or kube_pod_status_ready metrics that filter, split, or group by pod name.
- Check Azure Monitor Managed Prometheus and Kubernetes-native configurations for pod-level troubleshooting workflows.