x-pack/metricbeat/module/istio/_meta/docs.md
::::{warning} This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. ::::
This is the Istio module. When using versions prior to 1.5 then the mesh, mixer, pilot, galley, citadel metricsets should be used.
In such case, the Istio module collects metrics from the pre v1.5 Istio prometheus exporters endpoints.
For versions after 1.5, the istiod and proxy metricsets should be used. In such case, the istiod endpoint collects metrics directly from the Istio Daemon while the proxy endpoint collects from each of the proxy sidecars. The metrics exposed by Istio after version 1.5 are documented on Istio Documentation > Reference > Configuration > Istio Standard Metrics.
The Istio module is tested with Istio 1.4 for mesh, mixer, pilot, galley, citadel. The Istio module is tested with Istio 1.7 for istiod and proxy.
The Istio module includes predefined dashboards:
These dashboards are only compatible with versions of Istio after 1.5 which should be monitored with istiod and proxy metricsets.