Grafana visualization: number of running containers includes ingress container

[sfc-gh-vtimofeenko]

Problem statement

The default grafana template shows 2 containers running when only 1 is specified in the service spec:

SHOW SERVICE CONTAINERS output

❯ snow sql --query "SHOW SERVICE CONTAINERS IN SERVICE SPCS_NETWORK_HANDS_ON_DB.PUBLIC.SERVICE_B" --format=json | jq length
1

This happens because of the ingress sidecar container is included in the query

Potential solutions

1. Add a help note to the "Number of Running Containers" that mentions the ingress container

   Pros:

   • Explains the discrepancy of container count
     Cons:
   • A bit hard to see for the user

2. Explicitly remove snowflake-ingress from the query (, snow_containers_container_name!="snowflake-ingress"})

   Pros:

   • Shows expected number of containers from the get-go
     Cons:
   • Relies on snowflake-ingress container name staying the same, may be brittle in the long run

3. Remove the snowflake-ingress from the query and add a help note. Seems to be the best of both approaches: fewer surprises and enough data for the admin to make a decision.