Custom Netdata configuration to send metrics to an InfluxDB

[etlweather]

Hello, I have Netdata running on my host. I want to configure it to sends the metrics to an InfluxDB server.

I do this on regular Linux hosts so I know my configuration for Netdata works.

I tried putting this in /etc/netdata/netdata.conf and restarting and it's not sending anything. I can't find errors in logs.

So I am wondering if I am modifying the wrong file.

Any input or idea would be welcome!

[olivierlambert]

Are you sure it's compatible with the Netdata version on the host?

[etlweather]

As best I can tell, yes. From the /var/log/netdata I gathered it's running 1.44.1

From the docs I found in GitHub for Netdata at 1.44:

https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/v1.44/docs/export/enable-connector.md

It's possible - I use opentsdb.

[etlweather]

I am not finding much in the logs which led me to wonder if I am modifying the right config file.

[etlweather]

Honestly, this is just one way to solve what I am trying to do... I am trying to have the Host metrics (host CPU usage) in Grafana to plot on a dashboard along side other data.

Having the data in InfluxDB is not necessarily the goal here. Just a way to reach it. I am running a fairly old version of Grafana.

[etlweather]

Perhaps Netdata isn't the right way either - does not seem to give me the right CPU metrics:

Netdata:

XenOrchestra:

[olivierlambert]

@etlweather So pushing the metrics to Prometheus could also do the trick, right? I think there's a program out there doing this, do you remember @TeddyAstie ?

[Forza]

@etlweather isnt netdata just monitoring dom0 cpu, not xen hypervisor itswlf.

[etlweather]

@Forza I don't know, I guess that's part of what I am trying to find out. How to get the metrics of the physical cpu usage. I thought that's what I would get with activating Netdata (Advanced Telemetry) from XenOrchestra.