VMware vSphere and AWS Timestream Integration
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Input and output integration overview
The VMware vSphere Telegraf plugin provides a means to collect metrics from VMware vCenter servers, allowing for comprehensive monitoring and management of virtual resources in a vSphere environment.
The AWS Timestream Telegraf plugin enables users to send metrics directly to Amazon’s Timestream service, which is designed for time series data management. This plugin offers a variety of configuration options for authentication, data organization, and retention settings.
Integration details
VMware vSphere
This plugin connects to VMware vSphere servers to gather a variety of metrics from virtual environments, enabling efficient monitoring and management of virtual resources. It interfaces with the vSphere API to collect statistics regarding clusters, hosts, resource pools, VMs, datastores, and vSAN entities, presenting them in a format suitable for analysis and visualization. The plugin is particularly valuable for administrators who manage VMware-based infrastructures, as it helps to track system performance, resource usage, and operational issues in real-time. By aggregating data from multiple sources, the plugin empowers users with insights that facilitate informed decision-making regarding resource allocation, troubleshooting, and ensuring optimal system performance. Additionally, the support for secret-store integration allows secure handling of sensitive credentials, promoting best practices in security and compliance assessments.
AWS Timestream
This plugin is designed to efficiently write metrics to Amazon’s Timestream service, a time series database optimized for IoT and operational applications. With this plugin Telegraf can send data collected from various sources and supports a flexible configuration for authentication, data organization, and retention management. It utilizes a credential chain for authentication, allowing various methods such as web identity, assumed roles, and shared profiles. Users can define how metrics are organized in Timestream—whether to use a single table or multiple tables, alongside control over aspect such as retention periods for both magnetic and memory stores. A key feature is its ability to handle multi-measure records, enabling efficient data ingestion and helping to reduce the overhead of multiple writes. In terms of error handling, the plugin includes mechanisms for addressing common issues related to AWS errors during data writes, such as retry logic for throttling and the ability to create tables as needed.
Configuration
VMware vSphere
[[inputs.vsphere]]
vcenters = [ "https://vcenter.local/sdk" ]
username = "[email protected]"
password = "secret"
vm_metric_include = [
"cpu.demand.average",
"cpu.idle.summation",
"cpu.latency.average",
"cpu.readiness.average",
"cpu.ready.summation",
"cpu.run.summation",
"cpu.usagemhz.average",
"cpu.used.summation",
"cpu.wait.summation",
"mem.active.average",
"mem.granted.average",
"mem.latency.average",
"mem.swapin.average",
"mem.swapinRate.average",
"mem.swapout.average",
"mem.swapoutRate.average",
"mem.usage.average",
"mem.vmmemctl.average",
"net.bytesRx.average",
"net.bytesTx.average",
"net.droppedRx.summation",
"net.droppedTx.summation",
"net.usage.average",
"power.power.average",
"virtualDisk.numberReadAveraged.average",
"virtualDisk.numberWriteAveraged.average",
"virtualDisk.read.average",
"virtualDisk.readOIO.latest",
"virtualDisk.throughput.usage.average",
"virtualDisk.totalReadLatency.average",
"virtualDisk.totalWriteLatency.average",
"virtualDisk.write.average",
"virtualDisk.writeOIO.latest",
"sys.uptime.latest",
]
host_metric_include = [
"cpu.coreUtilization.average",
"cpu.costop.summation",
"cpu.demand.average",
"cpu.idle.summation",
"cpu.latency.average",
"cpu.readiness.average",
"cpu.ready.summation",
"cpu.swapwait.summation",
"cpu.usage.average",
"cpu.usagemhz.average",
"cpu.used.summation",
"cpu.utilization.average",
"cpu.wait.summation",
"disk.deviceReadLatency.average",
"disk.deviceWriteLatency.average",
"disk.kernelReadLatency.average",
"disk.kernelWriteLatency.average",
"disk.numberReadAveraged.average",
"disk.numberWriteAveraged.average",
"disk.read.average",
"disk.totalReadLatency.average",
"disk.totalWriteLatency.average",
"disk.write.average",
"mem.active.average",
"mem.latency.average",
"mem.state.latest",
"mem.swapin.average",
"mem.swapinRate.average",
"mem.swapout.average",
"mem.swapoutRate.average",
"mem.totalCapacity.average",
"mem.usage.average",
"mem.vmmemctl.average",
"net.bytesRx.average",
"net.bytesTx.average",
"net.droppedRx.summation",
"net.droppedTx.summation",
"net.errorsRx.summation",
"net.errorsTx.summation",
"net.usage.average",
"power.power.average",
"storageAdapter.numberReadAveraged.average",
"storageAdapter.numberWriteAveraged.average",
"storageAdapter.read.average",
"storageAdapter.write.average",
"sys.uptime.latest",
]
datacenter_metric_include = [] ## if omitted or empty, all metrics are collected
datacenter_metric_exclude = [ "*" ] ## Datacenters are not collected by default.
vsan_metric_include = [] ## if omitted or empty, all metrics are collected
vsan_metric_exclude = [ "*" ] ## vSAN are not collected by default.
separator = "_"
max_query_objects = 256
max_query_metrics = 256
collect_concurrency = 1
discover_concurrency = 1
object_discovery_interval = "300s"
timeout = "60s"
use_int_samples = true
custom_attribute_include = []
custom_attribute_exclude = ["*"]
metric_lookback = 3
ssl_ca = "/path/to/cafile"
ssl_cert = "/path/to/certfile"
ssl_key = "/path/to/keyfile"
insecure_skip_verify = false
historical_interval = "5m"
disconnected_servers_behavior = "error"
use_system_proxy = true
http_proxy_url = ""
AWS Timestream
[[outputs.timestream]]
## Amazon Region
region = "us-east-1"
## Amazon Credentials
## Credentials are loaded in the following order:
## 1) Web identity provider credentials via STS if role_arn and web_identity_token_file are specified
## 2) Assumed credentials via STS if role_arn is specified
## 3) explicit credentials from 'access_key' and 'secret_key'
## 4) shared profile from 'profile'
## 5) environment variables
## 6) shared credentials file
## 7) EC2 Instance Profile
#access_key = ""
#secret_key = ""
#token = ""
#role_arn = ""
#web_identity_token_file = ""
#role_session_name = ""
#profile = ""
#shared_credential_file = ""
## Endpoint to make request against, the correct endpoint is automatically
## determined and this option should only be set if you wish to override the
## default.
## ex: endpoint_url = "http://localhost:8000"
# endpoint_url = ""
## Timestream database where the metrics will be inserted.
## The database must exist prior to starting Telegraf.
database_name = "yourDatabaseNameHere"
## Specifies if the plugin should describe the Timestream database upon starting
## to validate if it has access necessary permissions, connection, etc., as a safety check.
## If the describe operation fails, the plugin will not start
## and therefore the Telegraf agent will not start.
describe_database_on_start = false
## Specifies how the data is organized in Timestream.
## Valid values are: single-table, multi-table.
## When mapping_mode is set to single-table, all of the data is stored in a single table.
## When mapping_mode is set to multi-table, the data is organized and stored in multiple tables.
## The default is multi-table.
mapping_mode = "multi-table"
## Specifies if the plugin should create the table, if the table does not exist.
create_table_if_not_exists = true
## Specifies the Timestream table magnetic store retention period in days.
## Check Timestream documentation for more details.
## NOTE: This property is valid when create_table_if_not_exists = true.
create_table_magnetic_store_retention_period_in_days = 365
## Specifies the Timestream table memory store retention period in hours.
## Check Timestream documentation for more details.
## NOTE: This property is valid when create_table_if_not_exists = true.
create_table_memory_store_retention_period_in_hours = 24
## Specifies how the data is written into Timestream.
## Valid values are: true, false
## When use_multi_measure_records is set to true, all of the tags and fields are stored
## as a single row in a Timestream table.
## When use_multi_measure_record is set to false, Timestream stores each field in a
## separate table row, thereby storing the tags multiple times (once for each field).
## The recommended setting is true.
## The default is false.
use_multi_measure_records = "false"
## Specifies the measure_name to use when sending multi-measure records.
## NOTE: This property is valid when use_multi_measure_records=true and mapping_mode=multi-table
measure_name_for_multi_measure_records = "telegraf_measure"
## Specifies the name of the table to write data into
## NOTE: This property is valid when mapping_mode=single-table.
# single_table_name = ""
## Specifies the name of dimension when all of the data is being stored in a single table
## and the measurement name is transformed into the dimension value
## (see Mapping data from Influx to Timestream for details)
## NOTE: This property is valid when mapping_mode=single-table.
# single_table_dimension_name_for_telegraf_measurement_name = "namespace"
## Only valid and optional if create_table_if_not_exists = true
## Specifies the Timestream table tags.
## Check Timestream documentation for more details
# create_table_tags = { "foo" = "bar", "environment" = "dev"}
## Specify the maximum number of parallel go routines to ingest/write data
## If not specified, defaulted to 1 go routines
max_write_go_routines = 25
## Please see README.md to know how line protocol data is mapped to Timestream
##
Input and output integration examples
VMware vSphere
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Dynamic Resource Allocation: Utilize this plugin to monitor resource usage across a fleet of VMs and automatically adjust resource allocations based on performance metrics. This scenario could involve triggering scaling actions in real time based on CPU and memory usage metrics collected from the vSphere API, ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency.
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Capacity Planning and Forecasting: Leverage the historical metrics gathered from vSphere to conduct capacity planning. Analyzing the trends of CPU, memory, and storage usage over time helps administrators anticipate when additional resources will be needed, avoiding outages and ensuring that the virtual infrastructure can handle growth.
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Automated Alerting and Incident Response: Integrate this plugin with alerting tools to set up automated notifications based on the metrics gathered. For example, if the CPU usage on a host exceeds a specified threshold, it could trigger alerts and automatically initiate predefined remediation steps, such as migrating VMs to less utilized hosts.
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Performance Benchmarking Across Clusters: Use the metrics collected to compare the performance of clusters in different vCenters. This benchmarking provides insights into which cluster configurations yield the best resource efficiency and can guide future infrastructure enhancements.
AWS Timestream
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IoT Data Metrics: Use the Timestream plugin to send real-time metrics from IoT devices to Timestream, allowing for quick analysis and visualization of sensor data. By organizing device readings into a time series format, users can track trends, identify anomalies, and streamline operational decisions based on device performance.
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Application Performance Monitoring: Leverage Timestream alongside application monitoring tools to send metrics about service performance over time. This integration enables engineers to perform historical analysis of application performance, correlate it with business metrics, and optimize resource allocation based on usage patterns viewed over time.
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Automated Data Archiving: Configure the Timestream plugin to write data to Timestream while simultaneously managing retention periods. This setup can automate archiving strategies, ensuring that older data is preserved according to predefined criteria. This is especially useful for compliance and historical analysis, allowing businesses to maintain their data lifecycle with minimal manual intervention.
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Multi-Application Metrics Aggregation: Utilize the Timestream plugin to aggregate metrics from multiple applications into Timestream. By creating a unified database of performance metrics, organizations can gain holistic insights across various services, improving visibility into system-wide performance and facilitating cross-application troubleshooting.
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Powerful Performance, Limitless Scale
Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-velocity data. Any data is more valuable when you think of it as time series data. with InfluxDB, the #1 time series platform built to scale with Telegraf.
See Ways to Get Started
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