Prometheus

Summary – InsightFinder can source the metrics from prometheus and correlate it with other data to generate anomalies and root causes. Below documentation is a walk through of how to configure prometheus and InsightFinder integration.

Project Creation :-

1. Go to “Settings”->“System Settings”. Click on “Add New Project”.
2. Select “Prometheus” from the list and click on “Create Project” on the next page.
3. All the fields are pre populated. You can leave them by default.
   
4. Then on the next page, you can type in the “Project Name” and “System Name” and click on Register.
   
5. Once a project is successfully created, you will see a message like below.
   

Agent Installation :-

1. Download the agent tar file from
   https://github.com/insightfinder/InsightAgent/tree/master/prometheus
2. Install the agent following instructions at
   https://github.com/insightfinder/InsightAgent/blob/master/prometheus/README.md
3. Configure the agent –
   https://github.com/insightfinder/InsightAgent/blob/master/prometheus/README.md#config-variables

Project Configuration :-

Information needed –

1. Prometheus should be installed and running.
2. Prometheus url, username, password.
3. Certificate details if needed for access.

References :-

To read about how to install prometheus, visit –
https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus#install