diff --git a/deploy/observability/README.md b/deploy/observability/README.md
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+# RustFS Observability Dashboards
+
+This directory contains optional dashboards and observability assets for operating RustFS deployments.
+
+## Grafana
+
+Import `grafana/rustfs-node-observability.json` into Grafana and select a Prometheus data source that scrapes RustFS metrics.
+
+The dashboard uses the RustFS `server` metric label introduced with the node-local observability updates. `server` represents the RustFS node identity and is preferred for RustFS node comparisons. Prometheus `instance` still identifies the scrape target and remains useful for scrape/debugging views, but dashboards that compare RustFS nodes should group and filter by `server`.
+
+During a rolling upgrade, older nodes may still emit metrics without the `server` label. Complete the rollout before using this dashboard for node-by-node comparisons.
diff --git a/deploy/observability/grafana/rustfs-node-observability.json b/deploy/observability/grafana/rustfs-node-observability.json
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+{
+  "annotations": {
+    "list": [
+      {
+        "builtIn": 1,
+        "datasource": {
+          "type": "grafana",
+          "uid": "-- Grafana --"
+        },
+        "enable": true,
+        "hide": true,
+        "iconColor": "rgba(0, 211, 255, 1)",
+        "name": "Annotations & Alerts",
+        "target": {
+          "limit": 100,
+          "matchAny": false,
+          "tags": [],
+          "type": "dashboard"
+        },
+        "type": "dashboard"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "editable": true,
+  "fiscalYearStartMonth": 0,
+  "graphTooltip": 1,
+  "id": null,
+  "links": [],
+  "liveNow": false,
+  "panels": [
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 12,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "Bps"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "id": 1,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server) (rate(rustfs_system_network_internode_sent_bytes_total{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} sent",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server) (rate(rustfs_system_network_internode_recv_bytes_total{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} received",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "B"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Internode Traffic by Server",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "Bps"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "id": 2,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server, operation, backend) (rate(rustfs_system_network_internode_operation_sent_bytes_total{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} {{backend}} {{operation}} sent",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server, operation, backend) (rate(rustfs_system_network_internode_operation_recv_bytes_total{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} {{backend}} {{operation}} received",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "B"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Internode Operation Traffic",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "Bps"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 8
+      },
+      "id": 3,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server, direction) (rate(rustfs_system_network_host_network_io{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} {{direction}}",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Host Network I/O by Server",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 8,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "Bps"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 8
+      },
+      "id": 4,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server, interface, direction) (rate(rustfs_system_network_host_network_io_per_interface{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} {{interface}} {{direction}}",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Host Network I/O by Interface",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "max": 100,
+          "min": 0,
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "orange",
+                "value": 70
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 90
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "percent"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 16
+      },
+      "id": 5,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "avg by (server) (rustfs_system_cpu_usage_perc{server=~\"$server\"})",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} CPU",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "CPU Usage by Server",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "max": 100,
+          "min": 0,
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "orange",
+                "value": 75
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 90
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "percent"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 16
+      },
+      "id": 6,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "avg by (server) (rustfs_system_memory_used_perc{server=~\"$server\"})",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} memory",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Memory Usage by Server",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "bytes"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 24
+      },
+      "id": 7,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "avg by (server) (rustfs_system_process_resident_memory_bytes{server=~\"$server\"})",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} resident",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "avg by (server) (rustfs_system_process_virtual_memory_bytes{server=~\"$server\"})",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} virtual",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "B"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Process Memory by Server",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    },
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "${datasource}"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "palette-classic"
+          },
+          "custom": {
+            "axisCenteredZero": false,
+            "axisColorMode": "text",
+            "axisLabel": "",
+            "axisPlacement": "auto",
+            "barAlignment": 0,
+            "drawStyle": "line",
+            "fillOpacity": 10,
+            "gradientMode": "none",
+            "hideFrom": {
+              "legend": false,
+              "tooltip": false,
+              "viz": false
+            },
+            "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+            "lineWidth": 1,
+            "pointSize": 4,
+            "scaleDistribution": {
+              "type": "linear"
+            },
+            "showPoints": "never",
+            "spanNulls": false,
+            "stacking": {
+              "group": "A",
+              "mode": "none"
+            },
+            "thresholdsStyle": {
+              "mode": "off"
+            }
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "ops"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 8,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 24
+      },
+      "id": 8,
+      "options": {
+        "legend": {
+          "calcs": [
+            "lastNotNull"
+          ],
+          "displayMode": "table",
+          "placement": "bottom",
+          "showLegend": true
+        },
+        "tooltip": {
+          "mode": "multi",
+          "sort": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server) (rate(rustfs_system_network_internode_requests_outgoing_total{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} outgoing",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "A"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "${datasource}"
+          },
+          "editorMode": "code",
+          "expr": "sum by (server) (rate(rustfs_system_network_internode_requests_incoming_total{server=~\"$server\"}[$__rate_interval]))",
+          "legendFormat": "{{server}} incoming",
+          "range": true,
+          "refId": "B"
+        }
+      ],
+      "title": "Internode Request Rate by Server",
+      "type": "timeseries"
+    }
+  ],
+  "refresh": "30s",
+  "schemaVersion": 39,
+  "style": "dark",
+  "tags": [
+    "rustfs",
+    "observability",
+    "server-label"
+  ],
+  "templating": {
+    "list": [
+      {
+        "current": {},
+        "hide": 0,
+        "includeAll": false,
+        "label": "Prometheus",
+        "multi": false,
+        "name": "datasource",
+        "options": [],
+        "query": "prometheus",
+        "refresh": 1,
+        "regex": "",
+        "skipUrlSync": false,
+        "type": "datasource"
+      },
+      {
+        "allValue": ".*",
+        "current": {
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