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# Kubernetes explorer dashboard

# Kubernetes explorer dashboard {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated August 21, 2026  
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## Summary of Kubernetes explorer dashboard

The Kubernetes Explorer dashboard in the Discovery Admin Workspace provides a unified view of Kubernetes resources discovered in your environment.
Accessible via Workspaces \> Discovery Admin Workspace \> Insights \> Kubernetes Explorer, it enables ServiceNow customers to monitor and analyze Kubernetes clusters, nodes, namespaces, services, pods, workloads, and Docker images.
This dashboard requires the ServiceNow AI Platform to be on the Brazil, Australia, or Zurich release (Patch 8 or later) and Discovery Admin Workspace v1.20.0 or higher, along with completed Kubernetes discovery data.
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## Prerequisites and Roles

* ServiceNow AI Platform release: Brazil, Australia, or Zurich (Patch 8+)
* Discovery Admin Workspace version 1.20.0 or higher
* Completed Kubernetes discovery for resource data availability
* Required role: **discoveryadmin** to access the dashboard

## Key Features

The dashboard offers data-driven insights through interactive visualizations and tables for each Kubernetes resource category. Key capabilities include:

* Filtering resource tables by interacting with visualizations
* Accessing detailed resource pages with property panels and Dependency Views mapping related configuration items
* Refreshing or exporting visualization data

## Tabs and Visualizations

* **Overview:** Consolidated resource counts and trends for clusters, nodes, namespaces, services, and pods. Visualizations include data counts, trend lines, bar charts, and donut charts grouped by attributes like region or namespace.
* **Clusters:** Lists Kubernetes clusters with details like port, provider, and datacenter. Detailed views include properties, dependencies, nodes, and pods.
* **Services:** Displays Kubernetes services by type and platform with trends and filtering options. Detail pages provide properties, dependencies, and key values.
* **Nodes:** Shows nodes distribution by cluster and region with filtering. Node details include properties, dependencies, key values, and associated pods.
* **Workloads:** Lists workloads by class (e.g., Deployment, DaemonSet) with counts of total and replica mismatches. Details reflect workload-specific properties and dependencies.
* **Pods:** Displays pod counts by state (running, pending, etc.) with filtering on states and detailed pod information including dependencies.
* **Docker Images:** Lists discovered Docker images with OS details. Detailed views include properties, dependencies, container image packages, containers, and pods using the image.

## Practical Benefits

ServiceNow customers can leverage the Kubernetes Explorer dashboard to gain comprehensive visibility into their Kubernetes environments, facilitating proactive management and troubleshooting. The interactive visualizations and detailed resource mappings help streamline operational decisions, improve resource tracking, and ensure alignment with infrastructure and application dependencies.  
The Discovery Admin Workspace
Kubernetes explorer dashboard displays a consolidated view of the Kubernetes resources discovered in your environment.

To access the dashboard, navigate to WorkspacesDiscovery Admin WorkspaceInsightsKubernetes Explorer.

## Prerequisites {#kubernetes-explorer-dash__section_un1_vhg_1cc}

Verify that you have the required setup
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    * The ServiceNow AI Platform must be running the Brazil, Australia, or the Zurich release starting with Patch 8.
    * Discovery Admin Workspace must be installed, starting with v1.20.0.
    * You must have a completed Kubernetes discovery, so that resource data is available to display. For more information, see [Kubernetes discovery using patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/nzEBIa1cCTkSNZxPmAi9ag "The ServiceNow ITOM Visibility finds Kubernetes and OpenShift components using patterns and creates application services containing them. Discovery also finds Kubernetes events and frequently updates the CMDB to reflect the dynamic Kubernetes environment.").
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## Required ServiceNow AI Platform roles {#kubernetes-explorer-dash__section_alj_2vr_zbc}

The discovery_admin role is required to view the Kubernetes explorer dashboard.

## Key features {#kubernetes-explorer-dash__section_a2r_zqr_zbc}

The Kubernetes Explorer dashboard enables you to make data-driven decisions through visualizations. Each tab lists the discovered resources in a table, and most tabs also include visualizations such as data counts, bar charts, and donut charts. From the dashboard, you can do the following:

* Interact with a visualization to filter the resources in the table on the same tab.
* Select a resource in a table to open its details page. The details page shows the resource properties and a [Dependency View](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/4PxEmJNKLgvIKtA3xGvn3Q "ServiceNow The Dependency Views map shows an overall top-down Kubernetes perspective, starting from a top-level cluster to the container and within the container.") that maps the resource to its related configuration items.
* Refresh or export the data for a visualization.
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Overview tab

:   The Overview tab displays a consolidated view of your Kubernetes resources. To refresh or export the data for a visualization, select the More Options icon (![]()).

    The Overview tab includes these data visualizations:  
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    | Report title | Type | Source table | Description |
    |-|-|-|-|
    | Clusters | Data count and trend line | Kubernetes Cluster Analytics \[sn_cow_k8s_cluster_analytics\] | Displays the total number and trend of Kubernetes clusters discovered since a given date. Select this report to open the Clusters tab. |
    | Nodes | Data count and trend line | Kubernetes Node Analytics \[sn_cow_k8s_node_analytics\] | Displays the total number and trend of Kubernetes nodes since a given date. Select this report to open the Nodes tab. |
    | Namespaces | Data count and trend line | Kubernetes Namespace Analytics \[sn_cow_k8s_namespace_analytics\] | Displays the total number and trend of Kubernetes namespaces discovered since a given date. Select this report to open the Pods tab. |
    | Services | Data count and trend line | Kubernetes Service Analytics \[sn_cow_k8s_service_analytics\] | Displays the total number and trend of Kubernetes services discovered since a given date. Select this report to open the Services tab. |
    | Pods distribution | Bar chart | Kubernetes Pod Analytics \[sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics\] | Displays the distribution of Kubernetes pods, separated by on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Use the Group by list to group the pods by region and data center, geo location, or country. Select a pod in the chart to open the Pods tab. |
    | Kubernetes pods by namespace | Donut chart | Kubernetes Pod Analytics \[sn_cow_k8s_pod_analytics\] | Displays the distribution of Kubernetes pods grouped by namespace. Select a pod in the chart to open the Pods tab. |
    [Table 1. Overview data visualizations]

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Clusters tab
:   The Clusters tab lists the discovered Kubernetes clusters. The table displays each cluster with its port, provider, and datacenter.

    Select a cluster from the table to open its details page. The details page includes a properties panel, Dependency View, and the Key values, Nodes, and Pods tables.

Services tab

:   The Services tab lists the discovered Kubernetes services. A Total services visualization shows the number and trend of services. The Kubernetes services by platform chart groups services by platform or type. Use the Group by list to change the grouping.

    The table displays each service with its service type, Kubernetes cluster, namespace, and IP address. Select a platform or type in the chart to filter the table.

    Select a service in the table to open its details page. The details page includes a properties panel, Dependency View, and the Key values table.

Nodes tab

:   The Nodes tab displays the discovered Kubernetes nodes. The Nodes by cluster and Nodes by region charts show how nodes are distributed. The table displays each node with its Kubernetes cluster and IP address.

    Select a region in the Nodes by region chart, or a cluster in the Nodes by cluster chart, to filter the Total nodes table.

    Select a node in the table to open its details page. The details page includes a properties panel, Dependency View, and the Key values and Pods tables.

Workloads tab

:   The Workload tab lists the discovered Kubernetes workloads. The Total workloads count and the Desired/available replicas mismatch count show workload totals. The Workload by class chart groups workloads by class, such as Kubernetes Deployment, DaemonSet, ReplicaSet, StatefulSet, Cronjob, and Job.

    The table displays each workload with its Kubernetes cluster, namespace, and class. Select a class in the Workload by class chart to filter the table by that class.

    Select a workload in the table to open its details page. The details page includes a properties panel, Dependency View, and the Key values table. The properties in the panel reflect the workload class, such as Kubernetes DaemonSet or Kubernetes StatefulSet.

Pods tab

:   The Pods tab lists the discovered Kubernetes pods. Data counts show the total number of pods, and the number of running, pending, creating, and crashloop backoff pods. The table displays each pod with its state, Kubernetes cluster, namespace, owner kind, and IP address.

    Select a count, such as Running pods, to filter the Total pods table.

    Select a pod in the table to open its details page. The details page includes a properties panel, Dependency View, and the Key values table.

Docker images tab

:   The Docker images tab lists the discovered Docker images. The table displays each image with its image ID, operating system, OS family, and OS version.

    Select a Docker image in the table to open its details page. The details page includes a properties panel, Dependency View, and the Key values, Container Image OS Packages, Docker Containers, and Pods tables.

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