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Prometheus: An open-source service monitoring system and time series database

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Re: Prometheus: An open-source service monitoring system and time series database

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This looks very interesting. From http://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/getting_started/ > Prometheus collects metrics from monitored targets by scraping metrics HTTP endpoints on these targets. I wonder if we'll see some plugins that allow data collection via snmp or nagios monitoring scripts or so. That would make it much easier to switch large existing monitoring systems over to prometheus.

(One of the authors here) Just last night I wrote the https://github.com/prometheus/collectd_exporter , which you could do SNMP with. I do plan on writing a purpose-designed SNMP exporter in the next a few months to monitor my home network, if someone else doesn't get there first.

Awesome. I wondered if I should mention collectd as a possible source of data, and now you've already made it available.

Re: Prometheus: An open-source service monitoring system and time series database

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"Those who cannot remember the Borgmon are doomed to repeat it" ;) Just kidding, this is looking really good, I hope to get some hands-on experience with it soon.

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What does that mean?

Re: Prometheus: An open-source service monitoring system and time series database

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"Those who cannot remember the Borgmon are doomed to repeat it" ;) Just kidding, this is looking really good, I hope to get some hands-on experience with it soon.

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You mean Borgmon? The Google monitoring system that stopped being a secret years and years ago?

(One example from 2 years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/177267/we_are_the_goo...)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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You mean Borgmon? The Google monitoring system that stopped being a secret years and years ago? (One example from 2 years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/177267/we_are_the_goo... )

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean Borgmon? The Google monitoring system that stopped being a secret years and years ago? (One example from 2 years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/177267/we_are_the_goo... )

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What on earth? Google imposes non disclosure on ex-employees to mention by name in-house monitoring systems? (Presumably Borg-monitor?)

That strikes me as a bit paranoid, not letting the name of a monitoring system be revealed. Am I missing something?

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