Gnatsd Integration

Overview

Get metrics from gnatsd service in real time to:

• Visualize and monitor gnatsd states
• Be notified about gnatsd failovers and events.

Setup

Installation

To install the Gnatsd check on your host:

1. Download the Datadog Agent.
2. Download the check.py file for Gnatsd.
3. Place it in the Agent's checks.d directory.
4. Rename it to gnatsd.py.

Configuration

Edit the gnatsd.yaml file to point to your server and port, set the masters to monitor

• host: set to the gnatsd host to monitor
• port: set to the monitoring port used by gnatsd
• tags: add these tags to recorded metrics
• server_name: set to what should be displayed in DataDog

Validation

When you run datadog-agent info you should see something like the following:

Checks
======

    gnatsd
    -----------
      - instance #0 [OK]
      - Collected 23 metrics, 0 events & 1 service checks

Compatibility

The gnatsd check is compatible with all major platforms

Data Collected

Metrics

See metadata.csv for a list of metrics provided by this integration.

Events

The gnatsd check does not include any events at this time.

Service Checks

This gnatsd check tags all service checks it collects with:

• server_name:<server_name_in_yaml>
• url:<host_in_yaml>

gnatsd.can_connect: Returns CRITICAL if the Agent fails to receive a 200 from the monitoring endpoint, otherwise returns OK.

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog support.