Install and Configure collect
You will need to install the following for this next section.
apt-get install -y collectd
Once installed you now need to configure collectd to utilize the proxy we installed
vi /etc/collectd/collectd.conf
Uncomment and update the lines:
LoadPlugin network
<Plugin network>
Server "10.10.10.10" "8096"
</Plugin>
Where we have 10.10.10.10 you’ll want to replace with your container’s private IP address.
Verify
You can use tcpdump to ensure packets are traveling over UDP to your container.
tcpdump -i eth1 -p -n -s 1500 udp
listening on eth1, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 1500 bytes
23:59:07.014256 IP 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 02:01:81:99:60:fa, length 300
23:59:13.104494 IP 10.10.10.11.42509 > 10.10.10.10.8096: UDP, length 1331
23:59:13.104773 IP 10.10.10.11.42509 > 10.10.10.10.8096: UDP, length 1332
You should also be able to query InfluxDB to see your metrics:
select * from "ubuntu/cpu-0/cpu-idle"
You’re next steps are to now setup your Grafana dashboard in the way you’d like.
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