Redis Metrics

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

Configure Telegraf to ship Redis 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.

-- Read Redis's basic status information
[[inputs.redis]]
-- specify servers via a url matching:
-- [protocol://][:password]@address[:port]
--  e.g. tcp://localhost:6379 or tcp://:[email protected]
-- If no servers are specified, then localhost is used as the host.
-- If no port is specified, 6379 is used
  servers = [<protocol>://][:<password>]@<address>[:<port>]

Replacing the values for protocol, password, address and port as needed.

Read more about how to configure data scraping and configuration options for Redis (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 this integration, take a look at the troubleshooting guide for steps to diagnose and resolve the problem or contact our support team and we'll be happy to assist.

Telegraf Redis metrics Overview

Redis is a high-performance, in-memory data structure store serving as a key-value database, cache, and message broker. Monitoring and analyzing Redis metrics are crucial for optimal performance and reliability in distributed systems. To achieve this, organizations require a reliable and efficient metrics management solution. Telegraf, an open-source metrics collection agent, excels in gathering Redis metrics from various sources, including Redis instances, operating systems, and applications.

With a wide range of input plugins, Telegraf empowers organizations to collect diverse Redis metrics, such as memory usage, CPU utilization, throughput, and latency. These metrics provide valuable insights into Redis performance, enabling organizations to optimize deployments and ensure efficient data storage and retrieval.

Prometheus, a powerful open-source monitoring and alerting tool, is the recommended choice for storing and querying Redis metrics. With its flexible querying language and graphical visualization capabilities, Prometheus helps organizations gain actionable insights from Redis metrics. By configuring Telegraf to output Redis metrics in Prometheus format and setting up Prometheus to scrape metrics from the Telegraf server, seamless integration is achieved.

This process involves configuring Telegraf to collect Redis metrics, formatting them in Prometheus format, and setting up Prometheus to scrape metrics from the Telegraf server. Leveraging Prometheus's advanced querying and visualization features, organizations gain deep insights into Redis performance, identify bottlenecks, and troubleshoot issues effectively.

By leveraging Telegraf and Prometheus, organizations establish a reliable and efficient metrics management solution for Redis deployments. This empowers them to monitor Redis performance, optimize resource allocation, identify bottlenecks, and make data-driven decisions to ensure optimal system health and performance.

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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