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Istio Service Graph: Kiali

Visualize service topology, health, and traffic flow with Kiali — the observability console for Istio service meshes.

🎯Key Takeaways
Kiali = service graph + validation + traffic animation
Shows mTLS status per edge
Can detect misconfigured VirtualServices and DestinationRules

Istio Service Graph: Kiali

Visualize service topology, health, and traffic flow with Kiali — the observability console for Istio service meshes.

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What you'll learn
  • Kiali = service graph + validation + traffic animation
  • Shows mTLS status per edge
  • Can detect misconfigured VirtualServices and DestinationRules

Kiali Service Graph

Kiali reads Istio telemetry to build a real-time graph of service interactions. Green nodes are healthy, yellow are degraded, red are erroring. You can see mTLS status per connection, traffic rates, and drill into individual service details.

Key takeaways

  • Kiali = service graph + validation + traffic animation
  • Shows mTLS status per edge
  • Can detect misconfigured VirtualServices and DestinationRules

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