Systemd units state monitoring with Netdata
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.
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, open netdata.conf
and look for the plugins
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