Observability
Observability Glossary Content
1. Citadel
For more information see the Citadel definition in Istio Citadel Documentation.
2. Envoy
A proxy that Istio starts for each pod in the service mesh. For more information see the Envoy definition in Istio Envoy Documentation.
2.1. Envoy Health
A health check performed by Envoy proxies, for inbound and outbound traffic: see membership_healthy and membership_total from Envoy documentation.
3. Mixer
For more information see the Mixer definition in Istio Mixer Documentation.
4. Pilot
For more information see the Pilot definition in Istio Pilot Documentation.
Figure 1. Kiali Graph