Storing Windows service alerts in InfluxDB
This page contains information on how to configure Butler to store alert information in InfluxDB when Windows services stop or start.
What’s this?
These config settings are specific to the InfluxDB alert destination.
They are used in addition to the general Windows Service monitoring settings in Butler.serviceMonitor.
How it works
There is no specific InfluxDB conmfiguration for Windows Service monitoring, so the general InfluxDB in Butler.influxDb settings are used.
This means that information about Windows service alerts are stored in the same InfluxDB database as other data points sent to InfluxDB from Butler (e.g. uptime metrics).
Settings in config file
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Butler:
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# InfluxDB settings
influxDb:
enable: false # Master switch for InfluxDB integration. If false, no data will be sent to InfluxDB.
hostIP: <IP or host name> # Where is InfluxDB server located?
hostPort: 8086 # InfluxDB port
auth:
enable: false # Does InfluxDB require login?
username: user_joe
password: joesecret
dbName: butler # Name of database in InfluxDB to which Butler's data is written
instanceTag: DEV # Tag that can be used to differentiate data from multiple Butler instances
# Default retention policy that should be created in InfluxDB when Butler creates a new database there.
# Any data older than retention policy threshold will be purged from InfluxDB.
retentionPolicy:
name: 10d
duration: 10d
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