cs</h3><p>Istio metrics collection begins with the sidecar proxies (Envoy). Each proxy generates a rich set of metrics about all traffic passing through the proxy (both
inbound and outbound). The proxies also provide detailed statistics about the administrative functions of the proxy itself, including configuration and health
information.</p><p>Envoy-generated metrics provide monitoring of the mesh at the granularity of Envoy resources (such as listeners and clusters). As a result, understanding the
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