Overview

Capture RiakCS metrics in Datadog to:

• Visualize key RiakCS metrics.
• Correlate RiakCS performance with the rest of your applications.

Setup

Installation

The RiakCS check is included in the Datadog Agent package, so you don’t need to install anything else on your RiakCS nodes.

Configuration

1. Edit the riakcs.d/conf.yaml file, in the conf.d/ folder at the root of your Agent’s configuration directory. See the sample riakcs.d/conf.yaml for all available configuration options:

   init_config:
   
   instances:
     ## @param access_id - string - required
     ## Enter you RiakCS access key.
     #
     - access_id: "<ACCESS_KEY>"
   
       ## @param access_secret - string - required
       ## Enter the corresponding RiakCS access secret.
       #
       access_secret: "<ACCESS_SECRET>"
   

2. Restart the Agent.

Validation

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

Data Collected

Metrics

includes most S3 API metrics as well as memory stats. Some have been excluded:

• bucketacl(get|put)
• objectacl(get|put)
• bucketpolicy(get|put|delete)
• in(one|total)
• time_error*
• _time_100

Any of the excluded metrics or additional metrics (1000+) can be added to the riakcs.d/conf.yaml configuration file with the metrics key in the instance_config. The value should be a list of metric names.

See the complete list of available metrics.

Events

The RiakCS check does not include any events.

Service Checks

riakcs.can_connect
Returns CRITICAL if the Agent is unable to connect to the monitored KyotoTycoon instance. Returns OK otherwise.
Statuses: ok, critical

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog support.

Further Reading

Additional helpful documentation, links, and articles:

• Monitor Riak CS performance and availability