Beta Monitoring Dashboard Installation

Edge for Private Cloud v. 4.17.01

System requirements

You must install apigee-telegraf on all the Edge nodes to collect dashboard data. Therefore, the system requirements for apigee-telegraf are the same as for the Edge node on which you are installing it.

You can install apigee-grafana on a separate node, or reuse one of the existing Edge nodes such as the Management Server or Edge UI node.

For apigee-influxdb, you can install it on an existing Edge node, such as the Management Server node or the Edge UI node, with no change to the system requirements.

If you decide to install apigee-influxdb on its own node for performance reasons, then the node should have the following requirements:

  • 2 core CPU
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 250GB disk space (monitoring data purged after 1 month)
  • 1000 or more IOPS

See the InfluxData doc for more information.

Port requirements for apigee-influxdb

Ports 8086 and 8183 must be open on the apigee-influxdb data nodes for access by the node running apigee-grafana and apigee-telegraf.

Config files for installing dashboard components

To install the apigee-telegraf and apigee-grafana components, you pass a config file to the apigee-service utility. Store these files in a directory accessible by the 'apigee' user, such as /opt/apigee/customer/application, and make them owned by the 'apigee' user.

Configuration parameters for apigee-telegraf

Set these properties in a text file that you pass to the apigee-telegraf setup command. For example, set them in a text file named sa_telegraf.txt:

Property

Description

INFLUXDB_URL

Specify the URL of the apigee-influxdb node, including port 8086.

For example:

http://192.168.0.1:8086

Configuration Parameters for apigee-grafana

Set these properties in a text file that you pass to the apigee-grafana setup command. For example, set them in a text file named sa_grafana.txt:

Property

Description

INFLUXDB_HOST

Specify the IP address or DNS name of the InfluxDB node.

For Example: 

192.168.0.1

INFLUXDB_PORT

InfluxDB API port used by Grafana datasource. Specify 8086.

GRAFANA_USERNAME

Grafana username for logging in to the dashboard UI.

GRAFANA_PASSWORD

Grafana password for logging in to the dashboard UI.

Installation instructions

Follow the instructions below to install the dashboard components in this sequence:

  • apigee-influxdb (on a central node)
  • apigee-telegraf (on each node)
  • apigee-grafana (on a central server)

Install apigee-influxdb on a single Edge node or standalone node

On a standalone node, or an Edge node running the Management Server or Edge UI:

  1. Install apigee-influxdb:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-influxdb install
  2. Configure the apigee-influxdb database:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-influxdb setup
  3. Start apigee-influxdb:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-influxdb start

Install apigee-telegraf on every Edge node

On every node of your Edge installation:

  1. On your first Edge node, install apigee-telegraf:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-telegraf install
  2. Create a config file for apigee-telegraf. Typically, you store this file a directory accessible by the 'apigee' user, such as /opt/apigee/customer/application, and make it owned by the 'apigee' user.

    Set the following property in the file to specify the URL of the apigee-influxdb node, including port 8086:
    INFLUXDB_URL=http://influx_IP:8086
  3. Change the owner to 'apigee':
    > chown apigee:apigee /opt/apigee/customer/application/sa_telegraf.txt
  4. Configure apigee-telegraf:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-telegraf setup -f /opt/apigee/customer/application/sa_telegraf.txt
  5. Restart apigee-telegraf:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-telegraf restart
  6. Repeat this process on all Edge nodes.

Install apigee-grafana on a single Edge node

On a single node of your Edge installation, such as the Edge UI node:

  1. On your first Edge node, install apigee-grafana:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-grafana install
  2. Create a config file for apigee-grafana. Typically, you store this file in a directory accessible by the 'apigee' user, such as /opt/apigee/customer/application, and make it owned by the 'apigee' user.

    Set the following properties in the file. These properties are described above:
    INFLUXDB_HOST=192.168.56.101
    INFLUXDB_PORT=8086
    GRAFANA_USERNAME=admin
    GRAFANA_PASSWORD=admin
  3. Change the owner to 'apigee':
    > chown apigee:apigee /opt/apigee/customer/application/sa_grafana.txt
  4. Configure apigee-grafana using the config file:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-grafana setup -f /opt/apigee/customer/application/sa_grafana.txt
  5. Restart apigee-grafana:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-grafana restart

To access the dashboard, open the following URL in a browser:

http://grafana_IP_or_DNS:3000

Log in by using the credentials you specified in the config file for apigee-grafana. In the example shown above the username/password is admin/admin.

Troubleshooting installation

If you do not see data appearing in the dashboard, use the following procedure to troubleshoot your installation:

  1. To ensure apigee-telegraf is collecting the data
    1. Run the apigee-service apigee-telegraf setup, it’s idempotent, check for errors, missing dependencies and resolve them.
    2. Restart apigee-telegraf and check /opt/apigee/var/log/apigee-telegraf/apigee-telegraf.log for any errors
  2. To ensure apigee-influxdb is receiving data:
    1. Make sure following TCP ports are open on apigee-influxdb data nodes: 8086 and 8183.
    2. Use the following URL to open the influxdb UI in a browser:
      http://influxdb_IP_or_DNS:8183
      1. In the Query field, enter "show databases".
        Ensure that the following databases were created: system, application, events, _internal.
      2. In the Query field, enter "show servers”.
        Ensure that you see the apigee-influxdb nodes are listed.
  3. Check the data sources to the dashboard:
    1. Select Data Sources in the main menu. You should see icons for three data sources displayed.
    2. For each data source, select the icon.
    3. In the details page for the data source, select the Save & Test button.
    4. If the data source is configured correctly, you should see a message in the form:
      Success
      Data source is working

Updating the Beta monitoring dashboard

If you installed the Beta version of the Apigee Monitoring Dashboard in 4.16.09, you can update it to the Beta version for 4.17.01.

You must update the dashboard components in the following order:

  • apigee-influxdb
  • apigee-telegraf on each node
  • apigee-grafana

To update the Beta monitoring dashboard:

  1. Update Edge to 4.17.01 as described at Update Apigee Edge 4.16.01/4.16.05 to 4.17.01 and Update Apigee Edge 4.16.09 to 4.17.01.
  2. Update apigee-influxdb:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-influxdb update
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-influxdb setup
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-influxdb restart
  3. Update apigee-telegraf on node 1:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-telegraf update
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-telegraf setup -f /opt/apigee/customer/application/sa_telegraf.txt
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-telegraf restart
  4. Repeat step 3 for every node.
  5. Update apigee-grafana:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-grafana update
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-grafana setup -f /opt/apigee/customer/application/sa_grafana.txt
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-grafana restart