Technologies/Apache Kafka/kafka.network.processor_idle_percent
Apache KafkaApache KafkaMetric

kafka.network.processor_idle_percent

Network processor idle fraction
Dimensions:None
Available on:DatadogDatadog (1)DynatraceDynatrace (1)
Interface Metrics (2)
DatadogDatadog
Average fraction of time the network processor threads are idle.
Dimensions:None
DynatraceDynatrace
Average fraction of time network processor threads are idle
Dimensions:None
Sources
kafka.net.processor.avg.idle.pct.rategithub.com
kafka.network.SocketServer.NetworkProcessorAvgIdlePercentwww.dynatrace.com
Related Insights (1)
Network Processor Idle Drop Precedes Request Timeoutscritical

When network processor average idle percentage drops significantly, it indicates the broker is overwhelmed processing network I/O, leading to client-side request timeouts before requests reach handler threads.

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