Container node (Kubernetes and Container Security)
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- Unit
- Node
- Aliases
- Kubernetes node; VM with containers
- Definition
- Asset Definition and QLU Calculation (Container Security): "Licensing is applied per node, regardless of the number of containers, pods, or namespaces running on the node."
- Counting rules
- Only nodes protected by container runtime security count; derived from hourly snapshots and averaged daily over a rolling 90-day lookback. Container image scans (0.12 QLU per scan in the illustrative example) and serverless container instances are metered separately. The QLU calculator lists 30 QLU per VM with containers, 8 QLU per 100 registry images and 30 QLU per 15 serverless containers.
- Floors / minimums
- No limit on containers per node.
- Applies to products
- Kubernetes and Container Security (KCS)
- Related metrics
- Product category