This module installs and makes basic configs for graphite, with carbon and whisper.
RHEL/CentOS 6+
Debian 6+
Ubunutu 10.04 and newer
Configure conf files as you need:
templates/opt/graphite/conf/storage-schemas.conf.erb
templates/opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py.erb
The descriptions are short and their are more variables to tweak your graphite if needed. For further information take a look at the file templates/opt/graphite/conf/carbon.conf.erb
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gr_user | its empty | The user who runs graphite. If this is empty carbon runs as the user that invokes it. |
| gr_max_cache_size | inf | Limit the size of the cache to avoid swapping or becoming CPU bound. Use the value "inf" (infinity) for an unlimited cache size. |
| gr_max_updates_per_second | 500 | Limits the number of whisper update_many() calls per second, which effectively means the number of write requests sent to the disk. |
| gr_max_creates_per_minute | 50 | Softly limits the number of whisper files that get created each minute. |
| gr_line_receiver_interface | 0.0.0.0 | Interface the line receiver listens |
| gr_line_receiver_port | 2003 | Port of line receiver |
| gr_enable_udp_listener | False | Set this to True to enable the UDP listener. |
| gr_udp_receiver_interface | 0.0.0.0 | Its clear, isnt it? |
| gr_udp_receiver_port | 2003 | Self explaining |
| gr_pickle_receiver_interface | 0.0.0.0 | Pickle is a special receiver who handle tuples of data. |
| gr_pickle_receiver_port | 2004 | Self explaining |
| gr_use_insecure_unpickler | False | Set this to True to revert to the old-fashioned insecure unpickler. |
| gr_cache_query_interface | 0.0.0.0 | Interface to send cache queries to. |
| gr_cache_query_port | 7002 | Self explaining. |
node "graphite.my.domain" {
include graphite
}
# This carbon cache will accept TCP and UDP datas and
# the cachesize is limited to 256mb
node "graphite.my.domain" {
class {'graphite':
gr_max_cache_size => 256,
gr_enable_udp_listener => True
}
}
written by Daniel Werdermann dwerdermann@web.de