System Metrics for CentOS
Collect and ship CentOS operating system and service metrics to Logstash and Elasticsearch.
Metricbeat is a lightweight shipper that helps you monitor your servers by collecting metrics from the operating system and from services running on the CentOS server. Configure Metricbeat using the pre-defined examples below to collect and ship CentOS operating system, service metrics and statistics to Logstash or Elasticsearch.
Follow this step by step guide to get 'logs' from your system to Logit.io:
Step 2 - Copy configuration file
The configuration file below is pre-configured to send data to your Logit.io Stack via Logstash.
Copy the configuration file below and overwrite the contents of metricbeat.yml.
###################### Logit.io Metricbeat Configuration #######################
# =========================== Modules configuration ============================
metricbeat.config.modules:
# Glob pattern for configuration loading
path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml
# Set to true to enable config reloading
reload.enabled: false
# Period on which files under path should be checked for changes
#reload.period: 10s
# ======================= Elasticsearch template setting =======================
setup.template.settings:
index.number_of_shards: 1
index.codec: best_compression
#_source.enabled: false
# ================================== Outputs ===================================
# ------------------------------ Logstash Output -------------------------------
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Step 3 - Enable module
There are several built in metricbeat modules you can use. To enable the system module, run the following:
metricbeat modules list
metricbeat modules enable system
Step 4 - Configure module
Each module has its own configuration file where different metricsets can be enabled / disabled. Locate the configuration file for the system module.
/etc/metricbeat/modules.d/system.yml
By default the following metrics are enabled. To enable or disable a metric simply comment or uncomment the line out.
- module: system
period: 10s
metricsets:
- cpu
- load
- memory
- network
- process
- process_summary
- socket_summary
#- core
#- diskio
#- socket
Step 5 - Start Metricbeat
Start or restart to apply the configuration changes.
Step 6 - Check Logit.io for your logs
Now you should view your data:
If you don't see logs take a look at How to diagnose no data in Stack below for how to diagnose common issues.
Step 7 - how to diagnose no data in Stack
If you don't see data appearing in your Stack after following the steps, visit the Help Centre guide for steps to diagnose no data appearing in your Stack or Chat to support now.
Step 8 - System module dashboard
The System module comes with predefined Kibana dashboards. To view your dashboards for any of your Logit.io stacks, launch Logs and choose Dashboards.
Step 9 - CentOS Overview
Metricbeat functions as a nimble shipper, aiding in the oversight of your servers by amassing metrics from both the operating system and services operational on the CentOS server. Employ our provided preset instructions to set up Metricbeat, enabling the gathering and transmission of metrics and statistics pertaining to the CentOS operating system and its services to either Logstash or Elasticsearch.