[Gluster-users] Diamond metrics collector

[Charles Williams]

On Mi, 2016-03-16 at 17:42 +0100, Niels de Vos wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 02:24:00PM +0100, Charles Williams wrote:
> > On Mi, 2016-03-16 at 14:07 +0100, Niels de Vos wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:51:52AM +0100, Charles Williams wrote:
> > > > Hey all,
> > > > 
> > > > Finally took the time to hammer out a Diamond metrics 
> > > > collector. 
> > > > It's 
> > > > currently functional beta (in production on one of our gluster 
> > > > clusters). Would like to get some help testing it a bit. So if 
> > > > you 
> > > > have Diamond collecting metrics for you then try it out.
> > > > 
> > > > https://wiki.itadmins.net/filesystems/glusterfs_diamond_metrics
> > > 
> > > I'm missing a little detail here. I've never heard of "Diamond 
> > > metrics"
> > > before. A little duckduckgo'ing suggests that it would be this 
> > > project:
> > > 
> > >   https://github.com/python-diamond/Diamond
> > > 
> > > That sounds very interesting. Monitoring is something every 
> > > environment
> > > needs and each one has different requirements. Diamond support 
> > > for
> > > Gluster can definitely use some examples.
> > > 
> > > Do you think you could write a blog post or wiki article that 
> > > contains
> > > screenshots or so? It also may be very helpful to get your 
> > > collector
> > > included in the standard Diamond installation. Have you thought 
> > > about
> > > sending it to the python-Diamond project?
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > Niels
> > 
> > Niels,
> > 
> > Anyone needing this collector knows what diamond is already. ;)
> > 
> > But I guess I could have added a bit of context for those NOT in 
> > the 
> > know. And that is the correct project. It used to belong to 
> > BrighCove 
> > but they gave it up a while ago.
> > 
> > I have to admit, it is a great metrics collection suit. Very lite-
> > weight, fast and extensible.
> > 
> > There isn't a lot to explain but will see if I can clear some time 
> > to 
> > write a short something about it. Will also be submitting it for 
> > inclusion in the package as soon as I feel there are no major 
> > issues 
> > (hence the call for testers).
> 
> Great, thanks for explaining! I'm looking forward to see feedback 
> from
> users and your progress on inclusion in the main Diamond project.
> 
> Niels

ok peeples,

here is a quick writeup I did. just touches on a few points and 
explains briefly how the install goes.

https://www.itadmins.net/2016/03/18/getting-useful-metrice-from-glusterfs-into-grafana-using-diamond/#more-678

enjoy
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