Windows
Plugin: go.d.plugin Module: windows
Overview
This collector monitors the performance of Windows machines, collects both host metrics and metrics from various Windows applications (e.g. Active Directory, MSSQL).
It collect metrics by periodically sending HTTP requests to Prometheus exporter for Windows machines, a native Windows agent running on each host.
This collector is supported on all platforms.
This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.
Default Behavior
Auto-Detection
It detects Windows exporter instances running on localhost (requires using Netdata MSI installer).
Using the Netdata MSI installer is recommended for testing purposes only. For production use, you need to install Netdata on a Linux host and configure it to collect metrics remotely.
Limits
The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.
Performance Impact
Data collection affects the CPU usage of the Windows host. CPU usage depends on the frequency of data collection and the enabled collectors.
Metrics
Metrics grouped by scope.
The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.
The collected set of metrics depends on the enabled collectors.
Supported collectors:
- cpu
- iis
- memory
- net
- logical_disk
- os
- system
- logon
- tcp
- thermalzone
- process
- service
- mssql
- ad
- adcs
- adfs
- netframework_clrexceptions
- netframework_clrinterop
- netframework_clrjit
- netframework_clrloading
- netframework_clrlocksandthreads
- netframework_clrmemory
- netframework_clrremoting
- exchange
- hyperv
Per Active Directory instance
These metrics refer to the entire monitored host.
This scope has no labels.
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
windows.cpu_utilization_total | dpc, user, privileged, interrupt | percentage |
windows.memory_utilization | available, used | bytes |
windows.memory_page_faults | page_faults | events/s |
windows.memory_swap_utilization | available, used | bytes |
windows.memory_swap_operations | read, write | operations/s |
windows.memory_swap_pages | read, written | pages/s |
windows.memory_cached | cached | KiB |
windows.memory_cache_faults | cache_faults | events/s |
windows.memory_system_pool | paged, non-paged | bytes |
windows.tcp_conns_established | ipv4, ipv6 | connections |
windows.tcp_conns_active | ipv4, ipv6 | connections/s |
windows.tcp_conns_passive | ipv4, ipv6 | connections/s |
windows.tcp_conns_failures | ipv4, ipv6 | failures/s |
windows.tcp_conns_resets | ipv4, ipv6 | resets/s |
windows.tcp_segments_received | ipv4, ipv6 | segments/s |
windows.tcp_segments_sent | ipv4, ipv6 | segments/s |
windows.tcp_segments_retransmitted | ipv4, ipv6 | segments/s |
windows.os_processes | processes | number |
windows.os_users | users | users |
windows.os_visible_memory_usage | free, used | bytes |
windows.os_paging_files_usage | free, used | bytes |
windows.system_threads | threads | number |
windows.system_uptime | time | seconds |
windows.logon_type_sessions | system, interactive, network, batch, service, proxy, unlock, network_clear_text, new_credentials, remote_interactive, cached_interactive, cached_remote_interactive, cached_unlock | seconds |
windows.processes_cpu_utilization | a dimension per process | percentage |
windows.processes_handles | a dimension per process | handles |
windows.processes_io_bytes | a dimension per process | bytes/s |
windows.processes_io_operations | a dimension per process | operations/s |
windows.processes_page_faults | a dimension per process | pgfaults/s |
windows.processes_page_file_bytes | a dimension per process | bytes |
windows.processes_pool_bytes | a dimension per process | bytes |
windows.processes_threads | a dimension per process | threads |
ad.database_operations | add, delete, modify, recycle | operations/s |
ad.directory_operations | read, write, search | operations/s |
ad.name_cache_lookups | lookups | lookups/s |
ad.name_cache_hits | hits | hits/s |
ad.atq_average_request_latency | time | seconds |
ad.atq_outstanding_requests | outstanding | requests |
ad.dra_replication_intersite_compressed_traffic | inbound, outbound | bytes/s |
ad.dra_replication_intrasite_compressed_traffic | inbound, outbound | bytes/s |
ad.dra_replication_sync_objects_remaining | inbound, outbound | objects |
ad.dra_replication_objects_filtered | inbound, outbound | objects/s |
ad.dra_replication_properties_updated | inbound, outbound | properties/s |
ad.dra_replication_properties_filtered | inbound, outbound | properties/s |
ad.dra_replication_pending_syncs | pending | syncs |
ad.dra_replication_sync_requests | requests | requests/s |
ad.ds_threads | in_use | threads |
ad.ldap_last_bind_time | last_bind | seconds |
ad.binds | binds | binds/s |
ad.ldap_searches | searches | searches/s |
adfs.ad_login_connection_failures | connection | failures/s |
adfs.certificate_authentications | authentications | authentications/s |
adfs.db_artifact_failures | connection | failures/s |
adfs.db_artifact_query_time_seconds | query_time | seconds/s |
adfs.db_config_failures | connection | failures/s |
adfs.db_config_query_time_seconds | query_time | seconds/s |
adfs.device_authentications | authentications | authentications/s |
adfs.external_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.federated_authentications | authentications | authentications/s |
adfs.federation_metadata_requests | requests | requests/s |
adfs.oauth_authorization_requests | requests | requests/s |
adfs.oauth_client_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.oauth_client_credentials_requests | success, failure | requests/s |
adfs.oauth_client_privkey_jwt_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.oauth_client_secret_basic_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.oauth_client_secret_post_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.oauth_client_windows_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.oauth_logon_certificate_requests | success, failure | requests/s |
adfs.oauth_password_grant_requests | success, failure | requests/s |
adfs.oauth_token_requests_success | success | requests/s |
adfs.passive_requests | passive | requests/s |
adfs.passport_authentications | passport | authentications/s |
adfs.password_change_requests | success, failure | requests/s |
adfs.samlp_token_requests_success | success | requests/s |
adfs.sso_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.token_requests | requests | requests/s |
adfs.userpassword_authentications | success, failure | authentications/s |
adfs.windows_integrated_authentications | authentications | authentications/s |
adfs.wsfed_token_requests_success | success | requests/s |
adfs.wstrust_token_requests_success | success | requests/s |
exchange.activesync_ping_cmds_pending | pending | commands |
exchange.activesync_requests | received | requests/s |
exchange.activesync_sync_cmds | processed | commands/s |
exchange.autodiscover_requests | processed | requests/s |
exchange.avail_service_requests | serviced | requests/s |
exchange.owa_current_unique_users | logged-in | users |
exchange.owa_requests_total | handled | requests/s |
exchange.rpc_active_user_count | active | users |
exchange.rpc_avg_latency | latency | seconds |
exchange.rpc_connection_count | connections | connections |
exchange.rpc_operations | operations | operations/s |
exchange.rpc_requests | processed | requests |
exchange.rpc_user_count | users | users |
exchange.transport_queues_active_mail_box_delivery | low, high, none, normal | messages/s |
exchange.transport_queues_external_active_remote_delivery | low, high, none, normal | messages/s |
exchange.transport_queues_external_largest_delivery | low, high, none, normal | messages/s |
exchange.transport_queues_internal_active_remote_delivery | low, high, none, normal | messages/s |
exchange.transport_queues_internal_largest_delivery | low, high, none, normal | messages/s |
exchange.transport_queues_retry_mailbox_delivery | low, high, none, normal | messages/s |
exchange.transport_queues_poison | low, high, none, normal | messages/s |
hyperv.vms_health | ok, critical | vms |
hyperv.root_partition_device_space_pages | 4K, 2M, 1G | pages |
hyperv.root_partition_gpa_space_pages | 4K, 2M, 1G | pages |
hyperv.root_partition_gpa_space_modifications | gpa | modifications/s |
hyperv.root_partition_attached_devices | attached | devices |
hyperv.root_partition_deposited_pages | deposited | pages |
hyperv.root_partition_skipped_interrupts | skipped | interrupts |
hyperv.root_partition_device_dma_errors | illegal_dma | requests |
hyperv.root_partition_device_interrupt_errors | illegal_interrupt | requests |
hyperv.root_partition_device_interrupt_throttle_events | throttling | events |
hyperv.root_partition_io_tlb_flush | flushes | flushes/s |
hyperv.root_partition_address_space | address_spaces | address spaces |
hyperv.root_partition_virtual_tlb_flush_entries | flushes | flushes/s |
hyperv.root_partition_virtual_tlb_pages | used | pages |
Per cpu core
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
core | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
windows.cpu_core_utilization | dpc, user, privileged, interrupt | percentage |
windows.cpu_core_interrupts | interrupts | interrupts/s |
windows.cpu_core_dpcs | dpcs | dpcs/s |
windows.cpu_core_cstate | c1, c2, c3 | percentage |
Per logical disk
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
disk | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
windows.logical_disk_utilization | free, used | bytes |
windows.logical_disk_bandwidth | read, write | bytes/s |
windows.logical_disk_operations | reads, writes | operations/s |
windows.logical_disk_latency | read, write | seconds |
Per network device
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
nic | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
windows.net_nic_bandwidth | received, sent | kilobits/s |
windows.net_nic_packets | received, sent | packets/s |
windows.net_nic_errors | inbound, outbound | errors/s |
windows.net_nic_discarded | inbound, outbound | discards/s |
Per thermalzone
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
thermalzone | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
windows.thermalzone_temperature | temperature | celsius |
Per service
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
service | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
windows.service_state | running, stopped, start_pending, stop_pending, continue_pending, pause_pending, paused, unknown | state |
windows.service_status | ok, error, unknown, degraded, pred_fail, starting, stopping, service, stressed, nonrecover, no_contact, lost_comm | status |
Per website
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
website | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
iis.website_traffic | received, sent | bytes/s |
iis.website_requests_rate | requests | requests/s |
iis.website_active_connections_count | active | connections |
iis.website_users_count | anonymous, non_anonymous | users |
iis.website_connection_attempts_rate | connection | attempts/s |
iis.website_isapi_extension_requests_count | isapi | requests |
iis.website_isapi_extension_requests_rate | isapi | requests/s |
iis.website_ftp_file_transfer_rate | received, sent | files/s |
iis.website_logon_attempts_rate | logon | attempts/s |
iis.website_errors_rate | document_locked, document_not_found | errors/s |
iis.website_uptime | document_locked, document_not_found | seconds |
Per mssql instance
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
mssql_instance | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
mssql.instance_accessmethods_page_splits | page | splits/s |
mssql.instance_cache_hit_ratio | hit_ratio | percentage |
mssql.instance_bufman_checkpoint_pages | flushed | pages/s |
mssql.instance_bufman_page_life_expectancy | life_expectancy | seconds |
mssql.instance_bufman_iops | read, written | iops |
mssql.instance_blocked_processes | blocked | processes |
mssql.instance_user_connection | user | connections |
mssql.instance_locks_lock_wait | alloc_unit, application, database, extent, file, hobt, key, metadata, oib, object, page, rid, row_group, xact | locks/s |
mssql.instance_locks_deadlocks | alloc_unit, application, database, extent, file, hobt, key, metadata, oib, object, page, rid, row_group, xact | locks/s |
mssql.instance_memmgr_connection_memory_bytes | memory | bytes |
mssql.instance_memmgr_external_benefit_of_memory | benefit | bytes |
mssql.instance_memmgr_pending_memory_grants | pending | processes |
mssql.instance_memmgr_server_memory | memory | bytes |
mssql.instance_sql_errors | db_offline, info, kill_connection, user | errors |
mssql.instance_sqlstats_auto_parameterization_attempts | failed | attempts/s |
mssql.instance_sqlstats_batch_requests | batch | requests/s |
mssql.instance_sqlstats_safe_auto_parameterization_attempts | safe | attempts/s |
mssql.instance_sqlstats_sql_compilations | compilations | compilations/s |
mssql.instance_sqlstats_sql_recompilations | recompiles | recompiles/s |
Per database
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
mssql_instance | TBD |
database | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
mssql.database_active_transactions | active | transactions |
mssql.database_backup_restore_operations | backup | operations/s |
mssql.database_data_files_size | size | bytes |
mssql.database_log_flushed | flushed | bytes/s |
mssql.database_log_flushes | log | flushes/s |
mssql.database_transactions | transactions | transactions/s |
mssql.database_write_transactions | write | transactions/s |
Per certificate template
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
cert_template | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
adcs.cert_template_requests | requests | requests/s |
adcs.cert_template_failed_requests | failed | requests/s |
adcs.cert_template_issued_requests | issued | requests/s |
adcs.cert_template_pending_requests | pending | requests/s |
adcs.cert_template_request_processing_time | processing_time | seconds |
adcs.cert_template_retrievals | retrievals | retrievals/s |
adcs.cert_template_retrieval_processing_time | processing_time | seconds |
adcs.cert_template_request_cryptographic_signing_time | singing_time | seconds |
adcs.cert_template_request_policy_module_processing | processing_time | seconds |
adcs.cert_template_challenge_responses | challenge | responses/s |
adcs.cert_template_challenge_response_processing_time | processing_time | seconds |
adcs.cert_template_signed_certificate_timestamp_lists | processed | lists/s |
adcs.cert_template_signed_certificate_timestamp_list_processing_time | processing_time | seconds |
Per process
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
process | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
netframework.clrexception_thrown | exceptions | exceptions/s |
netframework.clrexception_filters | filters | filters/s |
netframework.clrexception_finallys | finallys | finallys/s |
netframework.clrexception_throw_to_catch_depth | traversed | stack_frames/s |
netframework.clrinterop_com_callable_wrappers | com_callable_wrappers | ccw/s |
netframework.clrinterop_interop_marshallings | marshallings | marshallings/s |
netframework.clrinterop_interop_stubs_created | created | stubs/s |
netframework.clrjit_methods | jit-compiled | methods/s |
netframework.clrjit_time | time | percentage |
netframework.clrjit_standard_failures | failures | failures/s |
netframework.clrjit_il_bytes | compiled_msil | bytes/s |
netframework.clrloading_loader_heap_size | committed | bytes |
netframework.clrloading_appdomains_loaded | loaded | domain/s |
netframework.clrloading_appdomains_unloaded | unloaded | domain/s |
netframework.clrloading_assemblies_loaded | loaded | assemblies/s |
netframework.clrloading_classes_loaded | loaded | classes/s |
netframework.clrloading_class_load_failures | class_load | failures/s |
netframework.clrlocksandthreads_queue_length | threads | threads/s |
netframework.clrlocksandthreads_current_logical_threads | logical | threads |
netframework.clrlocksandthreads_current_physical_threads | physical | threads |
netframework.clrlocksandthreads_recognized_threads | threads | threads/s |
netframework.clrlocksandthreads_contentions | contentions | contentions/s |
netframework.clrmemory_allocated_bytes | allocated | bytes/s |
netframework.clrmemory_finalization_survivors | survived | objects |
netframework.clrmemory_heap_size | heap | bytes |
netframework.clrmemory_promoted | promoted | bytes |
netframework.clrmemory_number_gc_handles | used | handles |
netframework.clrmemory_collections | gc | gc/s |
netframework.clrmemory_induced_gc | gc | gc/s |
netframework.clrmemory_number_pinned_objects | pinned | objects |
netframework.clrmemory_number_sink_blocks_in_use | used | blocks |
netframework.clrmemory_committed | committed | bytes |
netframework.clrmemory_reserved | reserved | bytes |
netframework.clrmemory_gc_time | time | percentage |
netframework.clrremoting_channels | registered | channels/s |
netframework.clrremoting_context_bound_classes_loaded | loaded | classes |
netframework.clrremoting_context_bound_objects | allocated | objects/s |
netframework.clrremoting_context_proxies | objects | objects/s |
netframework.clrremoting_contexts | contexts | contexts |
netframework.clrremoting_remote_calls | rpc | calls/s |
netframework.clrsecurity_link_time_checks | linktime | checks/s |
netframework.clrsecurity_checks_time | time | percentage |
netframework.clrsecurity_stack_walk_depth | stack | depth |
netframework.clrsecurity_runtime_checks | runtime | checks/s |
Per exchange workload
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
workload | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
exchange.workload_active_tasks | active | tasks |
exchange.workload_completed_tasks | completed | tasks/s |
exchange.workload_queued_tasks | queued | tasks/s |
exchange.workload_yielded_tasks | yielded | tasks/s |
exchange.workload_activity_status | active, paused | status |
Per ldap process
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
workload | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
exchange.ldap_long_running_ops_per_sec | long-running | operations/s |
exchange.ldap_read_time | read | seconds |
exchange.ldap_search_time | search | seconds |
exchange.ldap_write_time | write | seconds |
exchange.ldap_timeout_errors | timeout | errors/s |
Per http proxy
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
workload | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
exchange.http_proxy_avg_auth_latency | latency | seconds |
exchange.http_proxy_avg_cas_processing_latency_sec | latency | seconds |
exchange.http_proxy_mailbox_proxy_failure_rate | failures | percentage |
exchange.http_proxy_mailbox_server_locator_avg_latency_sec | latency | seconds |
exchange.http_proxy_outstanding_proxy_requests | outstanding | requests |
exchange.http_proxy_requests | processed | requests/s |
Per vm
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
vm_name | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
hyperv.vm_cpu_usage | gues, hypervisor, remote | percentage |
hyperv.vm_memory_physical | assigned_memory | MiB |
hyperv.vm_memory_physical_guest_visible | visible_memory | MiB |
hyperv.vm_memory_pressure_current | pressure | percentage |
hyperv.vm_vid_physical_pages_allocated | allocated | pages |
hyperv.vm_vid_remote_physical_pages | remote_physical | pages |
Per vm device
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
vm_device | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
hyperv.vm_device_bytes | read, written | bytes/s |
hyperv.vm_device_operations | read, write | operations/s |
hyperv.vm_device_errors | errors | errors/s |
Per vm interface
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
vm_interface | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
hyperv.vm_interface_bytes | received, sent | bytes/s |
hyperv.vm_interface_packets | received, sent | packets/s |
hyperv.vm_interface_packets_dropped | incoming, outgoing | drops/s |
Per vswitch
TBD
Labels:
Label | Description |
---|---|
vswitch | TBD |
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
---|---|---|
hyperv.vswitch_bytes | received, sent | bytes/s |
hyperv.vswitch_packets | received, sent | packets/s |
hyperv.vswitch_directed_packets | received, sent | packets/s |
hyperv.vswitch_broadcast_packets | received, sent | packets/s |
hyperv.vswitch_multicast_packets | received, sent | packets/s |
hyperv.vswitch_dropped_packets | incoming, outgoing | drops/s |
hyperv.vswitch_extensions_dropped_packets | incoming, outgoing | drops/s |
hyperv.vswitch_packets_flooded | flooded | packets/s |
hyperv.vswitch_learned_mac_addresses | learned | mac addresses/s |
hyperv.vswitch_purged_mac_addresses | purged | mac addresses/s |
Alerts
The following alerts are available:
Alert name | On metric | Description |
---|---|---|
windows_10min_cpu_usage | windows.cpu_utilization_total | average CPU utilization over the last 10 minutes |
windows_ram_in_use | windows.memory_utilization | memory utilization |
windows_inbound_packets_discarded | windows.net_nic_discarded | number of inbound discarded packets for the network interface in the last 10 minutes |
windows_outbound_packets_discarded | windows.net_nic_discarded | number of outbound discarded packets for the network interface in the last 10 minutes |
windows_inbound_packets_errors | windows.net_nic_errors | number of inbound errors for the network interface in the last 10 minutes |
windows_outbound_packets_errors | windows.net_nic_errors | number of outbound errors for the network interface in the last 10 minutes |
windows_disk_in_use | windows.logical_disk_space_usage | disk space utilization |
Setup
Prerequisites
Install Windows exporter
To install the Windows exporter, follow the official installation guide.
Configuration
File
The configuration file name for this integration is go.d/windows.conf
.
You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config
script from the
Netdata config directory.
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/windows.conf
Options
The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.
Config options
Name | Description | Default | Required |
---|---|---|---|
update_every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | no |
autodetection_retry | Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled. | 0 | no |
url | Server URL. | yes | |
timeout | HTTP request timeout. | 1 | no |
username | Username for basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
password | Password for basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
proxy_url | Proxy URL. | no | |
proxy_username | Username for proxy basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
proxy_password | Password for proxy basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
method | HTTP request method. | GET | no |
body | HTTP request body. | no | |
headers | HTTP request headers. | no | |
not_follow_redirects | Redirect handling policy. Controls whether the client follows redirects. | no | no |
tls_skip_verify | Server certificate chain and hostname validation policy. Controls whether the client performs this check. | no | no |
tls_ca | Certification authority that the client uses when verifying the server's certificates. | no | |
tls_cert | Client TLS certificate. | no | |
tls_key | Client TLS key. | no |
Examples
Basic
A basic example configuration.
jobs:
- name: win_server
url: http://192.0.2.1:9182/metrics
HTTP authentication
Basic HTTP authentication.
Config
jobs:
- name: win_server
url: http://192.0.2.1:9182/metrics
username: username
password: password
HTTPS with self-signed certificate
Do not validate server certificate chain and hostname.
Config
jobs:
- name: win_server
url: https://192.0.2.1:9182/metrics
tls_skip_verify: yes
Virtual Node
The Virtual Node functionality allows you to define nodes in configuration files and treat them as ordinary nodes in all interfaces, panels, tabs, filters, etc. You can create a virtual node for all your Windows machines and control them as separate entities.
To make your Windows server a virtual node, you need to define virtual nodes in /etc/netdata/vnodes/vnodes.conf
:
Note: To create a valid guid, you can use the
uuidgen
command on Linux, or the[guid]::NewGuid()
command in PowerShell on Windows.
# /etc/netdata/vnodes/vnodes.conf
- hostname: win_server
guid: <value>
Config
jobs:
- name: win_server
vnode: win_server
url: http://192.0.2.1:9182/metrics
Multi-instance
Note: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.
Collecting metrics from multiple remote instances.
Config
jobs:
- name: win_server1
url: http://192.0.2.1:9182/metrics
- name: win_server2
url: http://192.0.2.2:9182/metrics
Troubleshooting
Debug Mode
Important: Debug mode is not supported for data collection jobs created via the UI using the Dyncfg feature.
To troubleshoot issues with the windows
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 windows
Getting Logs
If you're encountering problems with the windows
collector, follow these steps to retrieve logs and identify potential issues:
- Run the command specific to your system (systemd, non-systemd, or Docker container).
- Examine the output for any warnings or error messages that might indicate issues. These messages should provide clues about the root cause of the problem.
System with systemd
Use the following command to view logs generated since the last Netdata service restart:
journalctl _SYSTEMD_INVOCATION_ID="$(systemctl show --value --property=InvocationID netdata)" --namespace=netdata --grep windows
System without systemd
Locate the collector log file, typically at /var/log/netdata/collector.log
, and use grep
to filter for collector's name:
grep windows /var/log/netdata/collector.log
Note: This method shows logs from all restarts. Focus on the latest entries for troubleshooting current issues.
Docker Container
If your Netdata runs in a Docker container named "netdata" (replace if different), use this command:
docker logs netdata 2>&1 | grep windows
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