Systemd units state collector
Systemd is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system.
This module monitors Systemd units state.
Requirements
- Works only on Linux systems.
- Disabled by default. Should be explicitly enabled in the
go.d.conf
:
# go.d.conf
modules:
systemdunits: yes
Metrics
The unit types and states description can be found in the official documentation.
All metrics have "systemd." prefix.
Labels per scope:
- unit: unit_name.
Metric | Scope | Dimensions | Units |
---|---|---|---|
service_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
socket_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
target_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
path_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
device_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
mount_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
automount_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
swap_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
timer_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
scope_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
slice_unit_state | unit | active, inactive, activating, deactivating, failed | state |
Configuration
Edit the go.d/systemdunits.conf
configuration file using edit-config
from the
Netdata config directory, which is typically at /etc/netdata
.
cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory
sudo ./edit-config go.d/systemdunits.conf
Needs only include
option. Syntax is the shell file name pattern.
Here are some examples:
jobs:
- name: my-specific-service-unit
include:
- 'my-specific.service'
- name: service-units
include:
- '*.service'
- name: socket-units
include:
- '*.socket'
For all available options, see the Systemdunits collector's configuration file.
Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot issues with the systemdunits
collector, run the go.d.plugin
with the debug option enabled. The
output should give you clues as to why the collector isn't working.
Navigate to the
plugins.d
directory, usually at/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
. If that's not the case on your system, opennetdata.conf
and look for theplugins
setting under[directories]
.cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
Switch to the
netdata
user.sudo -u netdata -s
Run the
go.d.plugin
to debug the collector:./go.d.plugin -d -m systemdunits
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