bind9

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Integration version1.0.0

Overview

Get metrics from Bind9 DNS Server.

Visualize and monitor bind9 stats

Snap

Setup

The Bind9 check is not included in the Datadog Agent package, so you need to install it.

Installation

For Agent v7.21+ / v6.21+, follow the instructions below to install the Bind9 check on your host. See Use Community Integrations to install with the Docker Agent or earlier versions of the Agent.

Run the following command to install the Agent integration:

datadog-agent integration install -t datadog-bind9==<INTEGRATION_VERSION>

Configure your integration similar to core integrations.

Configuration

Edit the bind9.d/conf.yaml file in the conf.d/ folder at the root of your Agent’s configuration directory to start collecting your Bind9 metrics. See the sample bind9.d/conf.yaml for all available configuration options.
```
init_config:

instances:
  - url: "<BIND_9_STATS_URL>"
```
Restart the Agent

Validation

Run the Agent’s status subcommand and look for bind9 under the Checks section.

Compatibility

The check is compatible with all major platforms.

Data Collected

Metrics

bind9.nsstat_AuthQryRej (gauge)	Number of Authoritative (non recursive) queries rejected. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_DNS64 (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_ExpireOpt (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_NSIDOpt (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_OtherOpt (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_QryAuthAns (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in authoritative answer. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryDropped (gauge)	Number of recursive queries for which the server discovered an excessive number of existing recursive queries for the same name, type and class and were subsequently dropped. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryDuplicate (gauge)	Number of queries for which the server attempted to recurse but discovered an existing query with the same IP address, port, query ID, name, type and class already being processed. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryFailure (gauge)	Number of queries that failed for other reason. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryFORMERR (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in FORMERR. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryNoauthAns (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in non authoritative answer. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryNXDOMAIN (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in NXDOMAIN. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryNXRedir (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in NXDOMAIN and were redirected. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryNXRedirRLookup (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in NXDOMAIN and were redirected and resulted in a successful remote lookup. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryNxrrset (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in NOERROR responses with no data Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryRecursion (gauge)	Number of queries that caused the server to perform recursion in order to find the final answer. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryReferral (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in referral answer. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QrySERVFAIL (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in SERVFAIL. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QrySuccess (gauge)	Number of queries that resulted in a successful answer. Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_QryTCP (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_QryUDP (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_RateDropped (gauge)	Number of responses dropped by rate limits. Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_RateSlipped (gauge)	Number of responses truncated by rate limits Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_RecQryRej (gauge)	Number of recursive queries rejected Shown as query
bind9.nsstat_RecursClients (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_ReqBadEDNSVer (gauge)	Number of requests with unsupported EDNS version received. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_ReqBadSIG (gauge)	Number of requests with invalid (TSIG or SIG(0)) signature. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_ReqEdns0 (gauge)	Number of requests with EDNS(0) received. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_ReqSIG0 (gauge)	Number of requests with SIG(0) received. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_ReqTCP (gauge)	Number of TCP requests received. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_ReqTSIG (gauge)	Number of requests with TSIG received. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_Requestv4 (gauge)	Number of IPv4 requests received (this also counts non query requests). Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_Requestv6 (gauge)	Number of IPv6 requests received (this also counts non query requests). Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_RespEDNS0 (gauge)	Number of responses with EDNS(0) sent. Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_Response (gauge)	Number of Responses sent. Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_RespSIG0 (gauge)	Number of responses with SIG(0) sent. Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_RespTSIG (gauge)	Number of responses with TSIG sent. Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_RPZRewrites (gauge)	Number of response policy zone rewrites
bind9.nsstat_SitBadSize (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_SitBadTime (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_SitMatch (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_SitNew (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_SitNoMatch (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_SitOpt (gauge)
bind9.nsstat_TruncatedResp (gauge)	Number of truncated responses sent. Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_UpdateBadPrereq (gauge)	Dynamic updates rejected due to prerequisite failure.
bind9.nsstat_UpdateDone (gauge)	Dynamic updates completed.
bind9.nsstat_UpdateFail (gauge)	Dynamic updates failed.
bind9.nsstat_UpdateFwdFail (gauge)	Dynamic update forward failed.
bind9.nsstat_UpdateRej (gauge)	Number of dynamic update requests rejected Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_UpdateReqFwd (gauge)	Number of update requests forwarded. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_UpdateRespFwd (gauge)	Number of update responses forwarded. Shown as response
bind9.nsstat_XfrRej (gauge)	Number of zone transfer requests rejected. Shown as request
bind9.nsstat_XfrReqDone (gauge)	Number of requested zone transfers completed.
bind9.opcode_IQUERY (gauge)	The number of incoming queries Shown as query
bind9.opcode_NOTIFY (gauge)
bind9.opcode_QUERY (gauge)	The number of outgoing queries. Shown as query
bind9.opcode_RESERVED10 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED11 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED12 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED13 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED14 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED15 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED3 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED6 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED7 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED8 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_RESERVED9 (gauge)
bind9.opcode_STATUS (gauge)
bind9.opcode_UPDATE (gauge)
bind9.sockstat_FdwatchBindFail (gauge)	Number of failures of binding FDWatch sockets.
bind9.sockstat_FDWatchClose (gauge)	Number of FDWatch sockets closed.
bind9.sockstat_FDwatchConn (gauge)	Number of FDWatch connections established successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_FDwatchConnFail (gauge)	Number of failures of FDWatch connecting sockets.
bind9.sockstat_FDwatchRecvErr (gauge)	Number of errors in FDWatch socket receive operations.
bind9.sockstat_FDwatchSendErr (gauge)	Number of errors in FDWatch socket send operations.
bind9.sockstat_RawActive (gauge)	Number of active raw socket. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_RawClose (gauge)	Number of raw sockets closed. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_RawOpen (gauge)	Raw sockets opened successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_RawOpenFail (gauge)	Number of raw sockets with a failure upon opening. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_RawRecvErr (gauge)	Number of errors in raw socket receive operations.
bind9.sockstat_TCP4Accept (gauge)	Number of incoming TCP4 connections successfully accepted. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP4AcceptFail (gauge)	Number of failures of accepting incoming TCP4 connection requests.
bind9.sockstat_TCP4Active (gauge)	Number of active TCP4 socket. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP4BindFail (gauge)	Number of failures of binding TCP4 sockets.
bind9.sockstat_TCP4Close (gauge)	Number of TCP4 sockets closed. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP4Conn (gauge)	Number of TCP4 connections established successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP4ConnFail (gauge)	Number of failures of TCP4 connecting sockets.
bind9.sockstat_TCP4Open (gauge)	Number of TCP4 sockets opened successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP4OpenFail (gauge)	Number of TCP4 sockets with a failure upon opening. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP4RecvErr (gauge)	Number of errors in TCP4 socket receive operations.
bind9.sockstat_TCP4SendErr (gauge)	Number of errors in TCP4 socket send operations.
bind9.sockstat_TCP6Accept (gauge)	Number of incoming TCP4 connections successfully accepted. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP6AcceptFail (gauge)	Number of failures of accepting incoming TCP6 connection requests.
bind9.sockstat_TCP6Active (gauge)	Number of active TCP6 socket. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP6BindFail (gauge)	Number of failures of binding TCP6 sockets.
bind9.sockstat_TCP6Close (gauge)	Number of TCP6 sockets closed. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP6Conn (gauge)	Number of TCP6 connections established successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP6ConnFail (gauge)	Number of failures of TCP6 connecting sockets.
bind9.sockstat_TCP6Open (gauge)	Number of TCP6 sockets opened successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP6OpenFail (gauge)	Number of TCP6 sockets with a failure upon opening. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_TCP6RecvErr (gauge)	Number of errors in TCP6 socket receive operations.
bind9.sockstat_TCP6SendErr (gauge)	Number of errors in TCP6 socket send operations.
bind9.sockstat_UDP4Active (gauge)	Number of active UDP4 socket. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP4BindFail (gauge)	Number of failures of binding UDP4 sockets.
bind9.sockstat_UDP4Close (gauge)	Number of UDP4 sockets closed. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP4Conn (gauge)	Number of UDP4 connections established successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP4ConnFail (gauge)	Number of failures of UDP4 connecting sockets.
bind9.sockstat_UDP4Open (gauge)	Number of UDP4 sockets opened successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP4OpenFail (gauge)	Number of UDP4 sockets with a failure upon opening. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP4RecvErr (gauge)	Number of errors in UDP4 socket receive operations.
bind9.sockstat_UDP4SendErr (gauge)	Number of errors in UDP4 socket send operations.
bind9.sockstat_UDP6Active (gauge)	Number of active UDP6 socket. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP6BindFail (gauge)	Number of failures of binding UDP6 sockets.
bind9.sockstat_UDP6Close (gauge)	Number of UDP6 sockets closed. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP6Conn (gauge)	Number of UDP6 connections established successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP6ConnFail (gauge)	Number of failures of UDP6 connecting sockets.
bind9.sockstat_UDP6Open (gauge)	Number of UDP6 sockets opened successfully. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP6OpenFail (gauge)	Number of UDP6 sockets with a failure upon opening. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UDP6RecvErr (gauge)	Number of errors in UDP6 socket receive operations.
bind9.sockstat_UDP6SendErr (gauge)	Number of errors in UDP6 socket send operations.
bind9.sockstat_UnixAccept (gauge)	Number of incoming Unix connections successfully accepted.
bind9.sockstat_UnixAcceptFail (gauge)	Number of failures of accepting incoming Unix connection requests.
bind9.sockstat_UnixActive (gauge)	Number of active Unix socket. Shown as connection
bind9.sockstat_UnixBindFail (gauge)	Number of failures of binding Unix sockets.
bind9.sockstat_UnixClose (gauge)	Number of Unix sockets closed.
bind9.sockstat_UnixConn (gauge)	Number of Unix connections established successfully.
bind9.sockstat_UnixConnFail (gauge)	Number of failures of Unix connecting sockets.
bind9.sockstat_UnixOpen (gauge)	Number of Unix sockets opened successfully.
bind9.sockstat_UnixOpenFail (gauge)	Number of Unix sockets with a failure upon opening.
bind9.sockstat_UnixRecvErr (gauge)	Number of errors in Unix socket receive operations.
bind9.sockstat_UnixSendErr (gauge)	Number of errors in Unix socket send operations.
bind9.zonestat_AXFRReqv4 (gauge)	IPv4 AXFR requested.
bind9.zonestat_AXFRReqv6 (gauge)	IPv6 AXFR requested.
bind9.zonestat_IXFRReqv4 (gauge)	IPv4 IXFR requested.
bind9.zonestat_IXFRReqv6 (gauge)	IPv6 IXFR requested.
bind9.zonestat_NotifyInv4 (gauge)	IPv4 notifies received.
bind9.zonestat_NotifyInv6 (gauge)	IPv6 notifies received.
bind9.zonestat_NotifyOutv4 (gauge)	IPv4 notifies sent.
bind9.zonestat_NotifyOutv6 (gauge)	IPv6 notifies sent.
bind9.zonestat_NotifyRej (gauge)	Incoming notifies rejected.
bind9.zonestat_SOAOutv4 (gauge)	Number of IPv4 SOA queries sent. Shown as query
bind9.zonestat_SOAOutv6 (gauge)	Number of IPv4 SOA queries sent. Shown as query
bind9.zonestat_XfrFail (gauge)	Number of zone transfer requests failed. Shown as request
bind9.zonestat_XfrSuccess (gauge)	Number of zone transfer requests succeeded. Shown as request

Events

The bind9_check check does not include any events.

Service Checks

bind9.can_connect
Returns OK If Statistics-channel URL of DNS is present in Instance. Returns CRITICAL If URL Errors occurs.
Statuses: ok, critical

Troubleshooting

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