Burrow Metrics

Ship your Burrow Metrics via Telegraf to your Logit.io Stack

Configure Telegraf to ship Burrow metrics to your Logit.io stacks via Logstash.

Install Integration

Please click on the Install Integration button to configure your stack for this source.

Install Telegraf

This integration allows you to configure a Telegraf agent to send your metrics, in multiple formats, to Logit.io.

Choose the installation method for your operating system:

When you paste the command below into Powershell it will download the Telegraf zip file. Once that is complete, press Enter again and the zip file will be extracted into C:\Program Files\InfluxData\telegraf\telegraf-1.31.2.

wget https://dl.influxdata.com/telegraf/releases/telegraf-1.31.2_windows_amd64.zip -UseBasicParsing -OutFile telegraf-1.31.2_windows_amd64.zip 
Expand-Archive .\telegraf-1.31.2_windows_amd64.zip -DestinationPath 'C:\Program Files\InfluxData\telegraf'

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.

# Collect Kafka topics and consumers status from Burrow HTTP API.
[[inputs.burrow]]
  ## Burrow API endpoints in format "schema://host:port".
  ## Default is "http://localhost:8000".
  servers = ["http://localhost:8000"]
 
  ## Override Burrow API prefix.
  ## Useful when Burrow is behind reverse-proxy.
  # api_prefix = "/v3/kafka"
 
  ## Maximum time to receive response.
  # response_timeout = "5s"
 
  ## Limit per-server concurrent connections.
  ## Useful in case of large number of topics or consumer groups.
  # concurrent_connections = 20
 
  ## Filter clusters, default is no filtering.
  ## Values can be specified as glob patterns.
  # clusters_include = []
  # clusters_exclude = []
 
  ## Filter consumer groups, default is no filtering.
  ## Values can be specified as glob patterns.
  # groups_include = []
  # groups_exclude = []
 
  ## Filter topics, default is no filtering.
  ## Values can be specified as glob patterns.
  # topics_include = []
  # topics_exclude = []
 
  ## Credentials for basic HTTP authentication.
  # username = ""
  # password = ""
 
  ## Optional SSL config
  # ssl_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
  # ssl_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
  # ssl_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"
  # insecure_skip_verify = false

Read more about how to configure data scraping and configuration options for Burrow (opens in a new tab)

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://@metricsUsername:@metricsPassword@@metrics_id-vm.logit.io:@vmAgentPort/api/v1/write"
  data_format = "prometheusremotewrite"
 
  [outputs.http.headers]
    Content-Type = "application/x-protobuf"
    Content-Encoding = "snappy"

Start Telegraf

From the location where Telegraf was installed (C:\Program Files\InfluxData\telegraf\telegraf-1.31.2) run the program providing the chosen configuration file as a parameter:

.\telegraf.exe --config telegraf-demo.conf

Once Telegraf is running you should see output similar to the following, which confirms the inputs, output and basic configuration the application has been started with: Powershell Telegraf information

View your metrics

Data should now have been sent to your Stack.

View My Data

If you don't see take a look at How to diagnose no data in Stack below for how to diagnose common issues.

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.

Telegraf Burrow Overview

To efficiently monitor and analyze Burrow metrics in a distributed environment, a solid metrics management solution is key. Telegraf, an open-source server agent, fits this role perfectly. It can gather Burrow metrics from various sources, including operational Burrow instances, databases, and other relevant applications.

Telegraf offers a comprehensive set of input plugins that enable users to collect diverse metrics, such as CPU usage, memory utilization, network traffic, and more, which are vital for understanding Burrow's performance. To store and examine these metrics, organizations can use Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit known for its flexible querying language and robust data visualization capabilities.

To transport Burrow metrics from Telegraf to Prometheus, organizations need to configure Telegraf to output metrics in the Prometheus format and then set up Prometheus to scrape these metrics from the Telegraf server. This process involves setting up Telegraf to collect Burrow metrics, outputting them in the Prometheus format, configuring Prometheus to retrieve these metrics from the Telegraf server, and then visually interpreting the data using Prometheus's dynamic querying and graphical visualization tools.

Once the metrics are successfully integrated into Prometheus, further analysis and visualization can be carried out using Grafana. Grafana, a leading open-source platform recognized for its monitoring and observability features, is fully compatible with Prometheus. It allows users to create dynamic, interactive dashboards for a deeper dive into the metrics data, offering a comprehensive understanding of performance trends and potential issues within the Burrow system.

If you need any further assistance with shipping your log data to Logit.io we're here to help you get started. Feel free to get in contact with our support team by sending us a message via live chat & we'll be happy to assist.

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