Windows Performance Metrics via Telegraf
Ship your Windows Performance Metrics via Telegraf to your Logit.io Stack
Configure Telegraf to ship Windows Performance metrics to your Logit.io stacks via Logstash.
Follow this step by step guide to get 'logs' from your system to Logit.io:
Step 1 - Install Telegraf
This integration allows you to configure a Telegraf agent to send your metrics, in multiple formats, to Logit.io.
Telegraf is a flexible server agent equipped with plug-in support, useful for sending metrics and events from data sources like web servers, APIs, application logs, and cloud services.
To ship your metrics to Logit.io, we will integrate the relevant input and outputs.http plug-in into your Telegraf configuration file.
Choose the install for your operating system below to get started:
Windows
wget https://dl.influxdata.com/telegraf/releases/telegraf-1.19.2_windows_amd64.zip
Download and extract to: C:\Program Files\Logitio\telegraf\
Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Logitio\telegraf\
MacOS
brew install telegraf
Configuration file x86_64 Intel: /usr/local/etc/telegraf.conf
Configuration file ARM (Apple Silicon): /opt/homebrew/etc/telegraf.conf
Ubuntu/Debian
wget -q https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdata-archive_compat.key
echo '393e8779c89ac8d958f81f942f9ad7fb82a25e133faddaf92e15b16e6ac9ce4c influxdata-archive_compat.key' | sha256sum -c && cat influxdata-archive_compat.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/influxdata-archive_compat.gpg > /dev/null
echo 'deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/influxdata-archive_compat.gpg] https://repos.influxdata.com/debian stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/influxdata.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install telegraf
Configuration file: /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf
RedHat and CentOS
cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/influxdata.repo
[influxdata]
name = InfluxData Repository - Stable
baseurl = https://repos.influxdata.com/stable/\$basearch/main
enabled = 1
gpgcheck = 1
gpgkey = https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdata-archive_compat.key
EOF
sudo yum install telegraf
Configuration file: /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf
SLES & openSUSE
zypper ar -f obs://devel:languages:go/ go
zypper in telegraf
Configuration file: /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf
FreeBSD/PC-BSD
sudo pkg install telegraf
Configuration file: /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf
Step 2 - Configure the Telegraf input plugin
The configuration file below is pre-configured to scrape the system metrics from your hosts, add the following code to the configuration file /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf
from the previous step.
###############################################################################
# Windows Performance Counters plugin.
# These are the recommended method of monitoring system metrics on windows,
# as the regular system plugins (inputs.cpu, inputs.mem, etc.) rely on WMI,
# which utilize more system resources.
#
# See more configuration examples at:
# https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters
[[inputs.win_perf_counters]]
[[inputs.win_perf_counters.object]]
# Processor usage, alternative to native, reports on a per core.
ObjectName = "Processor"
Instances = ["*"]
Counters = [
"% Idle Time",
"% Interrupt Time",
"% Privileged Time",
"% User Time",
"% Processor Time",
]
Measurement = "win_cpu"
# Set to true to include _Total instance when querying for all (*).
#IncludeTotal=false
[[inputs.win_perf_counters.object]]
# Disk times and queues
ObjectName = "LogicalDisk"
Instances = ["*"]
Counters = [
"% Idle Time",
"% Disk Time","% Disk Read Time",
"% Disk Write Time",
"% User Time",
"Current Disk Queue Length",
]
Measurement = "win_disk"
# Set to true to include _Total instance when querying for all (*).
#IncludeTotal=false
[[inputs.win_perf_counters.object]]
ObjectName = "System"
Counters = [
"Context Switches/sec",
"System Calls/sec",
]
Instances = ["------"]
Measurement = "win_system"
# Set to true to include _Total instance when querying for all (*).
#IncludeTotal=false
[[inputs.win_perf_counters.object]]
# Example query where the Instance portion must be removed to get data back,
# such as from the Memory object.
ObjectName = "Memory"
Counters = [
"Available Bytes",
"Cache Faults/sec",
"Demand Zero Faults/sec",
"Page Faults/sec",
"Pages/sec",
"Transition Faults/sec",
"Pool Nonpaged Bytes",
"Pool Paged Bytes",
]
# Use 6 x - to remove the Instance bit from the query.
Instances = ["------"]
Measurement = "win_mem"
# Set to true to include _Total instance when querying for all (*).
#IncludeTotal=false
[[inputs.win_perf_counters.object]]
# Example query where the Instance portion must be removed to get data back,
# such as from the Paging File object.
ObjectName = "Paging File"
Counters = [
"% Usage",
]
Instances = ["_Total"]
Measurement = "win_swap"
Step 3 - Configure the output plugin
Once you have generated the configuration file, you need to set up the output plug-in to allow Telegraf to transmit your data to Logit.io in Prometheus format. This can be accomplished by incorporating the following code into your configuration file:
[[outputs.http]]
url = "https://<your-metrics-username>:<your-metrics-password>@<your-metrics-stack-id>-vm.logit.io:0/api/v1/write"
data_format = "prometheusremotewrite"
[outputs.http.headers]
Content-Type = "application/x-protobuf"
Content-Encoding = "snappy"
Step 4 - Start Telegraf
Windows
telegraf.exe --service start
MacOS
telegraf --config telegraf.conf
Linux
sudo service telegraf start
for systemd installations
systemctl start telegraf
Step 5 - View your metrics
Data should now have been sent to your Stack.
If you don't see metrics take a look at How to diagnose no data in Stack below for how to diagnose common issues.
Step 6 - 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 7 - Telegraf Windows Performance metrics Overview
To effectively monitor and analyze Windows performance metrics in a distributed environment, organizations require a reliable and efficient metrics management solution. Telegraf, an open-source metrics collection agent, is the ideal tool for gathering Windows performance metrics from various sources, including CPU usage, memory consumption, disk I/O, and network traffic.
With its wide range of input plugins, Telegraf empowers organizations to collect diverse Windows performance metrics, such as processor queue length, page file usage, disk read/write speeds, and network packet details. These metrics provide valuable insights into the operational health and efficiency of Windows-based systems, enabling organizations to optimize their infrastructure management processes.
For storing and querying the collected Windows performance metrics, Prometheus, a powerful open-source monitoring and alerting tool, is the preferred choice. Prometheus supports a flexible querying language and graphical visualization capabilities, allowing organizations to gain actionable insights from Windows performance metrics. By configuring Telegraf to output Windows performance metrics in the Prometheus format and setting up Prometheus to scrape the metrics from the Telegraf server, seamless integration is achieved.
This process involves configuring Telegraf to collect Windows performance metrics, formatting them in the Prometheus format, and setting up Prometheus to scrape the metrics from the Telegraf server. Leveraging Prometheus's advanced querying and visualization features, organizations can gain deep insights into system performance, identify potential bottlenecks, and troubleshoot issues effectively.
By leveraging Telegraf to ship Windows performance metrics to Prometheus, organizations establish a reliable and efficient metrics management solution for their distributed environments. This empowers them to monitor system performance, optimize infrastructure management processes, and make data-driven decisions to ensure optimal system health and performance.