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# Influxdb Metrics for ZFS Pools
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The _zpool_influxdb_ program produces
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[influxdb](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb) line protocol
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compatible metrics from zpools. In the UNIX tradition, _zpool_influxdb_
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does one thing: read statistics from a pool and print them to
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stdout. In many ways, this is a metrics-friendly output of
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statistics normally observed via the `zpool` command.
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## Usage
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When run without arguments, _zpool_influxdb_ runs once, reading data
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from all imported pools, and prints to stdout.
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```shell
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zpool_influxdb [options] [poolname]
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```
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If no poolname is specified, then all pools are sampled.
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| option | short option | description |
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| --execd | -e | For use with telegraf's `execd` plugin. When [enter] is pressed, the pools are sampled. To exit, use [ctrl+D] |
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| --no-histogram | -n | Do not print histogram information |
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| --signed-int | -i | Use signed integer data type (default=unsigned) |
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| --sum-histogram-buckets | -s | Sum histogram bucket values |
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| --tags key=value[,key=value...] | -t | Add tags to data points. No tag sanity checking is performed. |
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| --help | -h | Print a short usage message |
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#### Histogram Bucket Values
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The histogram data collected by ZFS is stored as independent bucket values.
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This works well out-of-the-box with an influxdb data source and grafana's
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heatmap visualization. The influxdb query for a grafana heatmap
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visualization looks like:
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```
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field(disk_read) last() non_negative_derivative(1s)
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```
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Another method for storing histogram data sums the values for lower-value
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buckets. For example, a latency bucket tagged "le=10" includes the values
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in the bucket "le=1".
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This method is often used for prometheus histograms.
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The `zpool_influxdb --sum-histogram-buckets` option presents the data from ZFS
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as summed values.
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## Measurements
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The following measurements are collected:
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| measurement | description | zpool equivalent |
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| zpool_stats | general size and data | zpool list |
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| zpool_scan_stats | scrub, rebuild, and resilver statistics (omitted if no scan has been requested) | zpool status |
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| zpool_vdev_stats | per-vdev statistics | zpool iostat -q |
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| zpool_io_size | per-vdev I/O size histogram | zpool iostat -r |
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| zpool_latency | per-vdev I/O latency histogram | zpool iostat -w |
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| zpool_vdev_queue | per-vdev instantaneous queue depth | zpool iostat -q |
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### zpool_stats Description
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zpool_stats contains top-level summary statistics for the pool.
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Performance counters measure the I/Os to the pool's devices.
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#### zpool_stats Tags
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| label | description |
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| name | pool name |
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| path | for leaf vdevs, the pathname |
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| state | pool state, as shown by _zpool status_ |
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| vdev | vdev name (root = entire pool) |
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#### zpool_stats Fields
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| field | units | description |
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| alloc | bytes | allocated space |
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| free | bytes | unallocated space |
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| size | bytes | total pool size |
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| read_bytes | bytes | bytes read since pool import |
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| read_errors | count | number of read errors |
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| read_ops | count | number of read operations |
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| write_bytes | bytes | bytes written since pool import |
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| write_errors | count | number of write errors |
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| write_ops | count | number of write operations |
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### zpool_scan_stats Description
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Once a pool has been scrubbed, resilvered, or rebuilt, the zpool_scan_stats
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contain information about the status and performance of the operation.
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Otherwise, the zpool_scan_stats do not exist in the kernel, and therefore
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cannot be reported by this collector.
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#### zpool_scan_stats Tags
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| label | description |
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| name | pool name |
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| function | name of the scan function running or recently completed |
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| state | scan state, as shown by _zpool status_ |
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#### zpool_scan_stats Fields
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| field | units | description |
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| errors | count | number of errors encountered by scan |
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| examined | bytes | total data examined during scan |
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| to_examine | bytes | prediction of total bytes to be scanned |
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| pass_examined | bytes | data examined during current scan pass |
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| issued | bytes | size of I/Os issued to disks |
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| pass_issued | bytes | size of I/Os issued to disks for current pass |
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| processed | bytes | data reconstructed during scan |
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| to_process | bytes | total bytes to be repaired |
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| rate | bytes/sec | examination rate |
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| start_ts | epoch timestamp | start timestamp for scan |
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| pause_ts | epoch timestamp | timestamp for a scan pause request |
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| end_ts | epoch timestamp | completion timestamp for scan |
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| paused_t | seconds | elapsed time while paused |
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| remaining_t | seconds | estimate of time remaining for scan |
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### zpool_vdev_stats Description
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The ZFS I/O (ZIO) scheduler uses five queues to schedule I/Os to each vdev.
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These queues are further divided into active and pending states.
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An I/O is pending prior to being issued to the vdev. An active
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I/O has been issued to the vdev. The scheduler and its tunable
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parameters are described at the
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[ZFS documentation for ZIO Scheduler]
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(https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Performance%20and%20Tuning/ZIO%20Scheduler.html)
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The ZIO scheduler reports the queue depths as gauges where the value
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represents an instantaneous snapshot of the queue depth at
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the sample time. Therefore, it is not unusual to see all zeroes
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for an idle pool.
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#### zpool_vdev_stats Tags
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| label | description |
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| name | pool name |
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| vdev | vdev name (root = entire pool) |
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#### zpool_vdev_stats Fields
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| field | units | description |
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| sync_r_active_queue | entries | synchronous read active queue depth |
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| sync_w_active_queue | entries | synchronous write active queue depth |
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| async_r_active_queue | entries | asynchronous read active queue depth |
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| async_w_active_queue | entries | asynchronous write active queue depth |
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| async_scrub_active_queue | entries | asynchronous scrub active queue depth |
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| sync_r_pend_queue | entries | synchronous read pending queue depth |
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| sync_w_pend_queue | entries | synchronous write pending queue depth |
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| async_r_pend_queue | entries | asynchronous read pending queue depth |
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| async_w_pend_queue | entries | asynchronous write pending queue depth |
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| async_scrub_pend_queue | entries | asynchronous scrub pending queue depth |
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### zpool_latency Histogram
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ZFS tracks the latency of each I/O in the ZIO pipeline. This latency can
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be useful for observing latency-related issues that are not easily observed
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using the averaged latency statistics.
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The histogram fields show cumulative values from lowest to highest.
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The largest bucket is tagged "le=+Inf", representing the total count
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of I/Os by type and vdev.
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#### zpool_latency Histogram Tags
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| label | description |
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| le | bucket for histogram, latency is less than or equal to bucket value in seconds |
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| name | pool name |
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| path | for leaf vdevs, the device path name, otherwise omitted |
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| vdev | vdev name (root = entire pool) |
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#### zpool_latency Histogram Fields
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| field | units | description |
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| total_read | operations | read operations of all types |
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| total_write | operations | write operations of all types |
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| disk_read | operations | disk read operations |
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| disk_write | operations | disk write operations |
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| sync_read | operations | ZIO sync reads |
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| sync_write | operations | ZIO sync writes |
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| async_read | operations | ZIO async reads|
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| async_write | operations | ZIO async writes |
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| scrub | operations | ZIO scrub/scan reads |
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| trim | operations | ZIO trim (aka unmap) writes |
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### zpool_io_size Histogram
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ZFS tracks I/O throughout the ZIO pipeline. The size of each I/O is used
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to create a histogram of the size by I/O type and vdev. For example, a
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4KiB write to mirrored pool will show a 4KiB write to the top-level vdev
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(root) and a 4KiB write to each of the mirror leaf vdevs.
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The ZIO pipeline can aggregate I/O operations. For example, a contiguous
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series of writes can be aggregated into a single, larger I/O to the leaf
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vdev. The independent I/O operations reflect the logical operations and
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the aggregated I/O operations reflect the physical operations.
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The histogram fields show cumulative values from lowest to highest.
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The largest bucket is tagged "le=+Inf", representing the total count
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of I/Os by type and vdev.
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Note: trim I/Os can be larger than 16MiB, but the larger sizes are
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accounted in the 16MiB bucket.
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#### zpool_io_size Histogram Tags
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| label | description |
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| le | bucket for histogram, I/O size is less than or equal to bucket value in bytes |
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| name | pool name |
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| path | for leaf vdevs, the device path name, otherwise omitted |
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| vdev | vdev name (root = entire pool) |
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#### zpool_io_size Histogram Fields
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| field | units | description |
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| sync_read_ind | blocks | independent sync reads |
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| sync_write_ind | blocks | independent sync writes |
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| async_read_ind | blocks | independent async reads |
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| async_write_ind | blocks | independent async writes |
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| scrub_read_ind | blocks | independent scrub/scan reads |
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| trim_write_ind | blocks | independent trim (aka unmap) writes |
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| sync_read_agg | blocks | aggregated sync reads |
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| sync_write_agg | blocks | aggregated sync writes |
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| async_read_agg | blocks | aggregated async reads |
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| async_write_agg | blocks | aggregated async writes |
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| scrub_read_agg | blocks | aggregated scrub/scan reads |
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| trim_write_agg | blocks | aggregated trim (aka unmap) writes |
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#### About unsigned integers
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Telegraf v1.6.2 and later support unsigned 64-bit integers which more
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closely matches the uint64_t values used by ZFS. By default, zpool_influxdb
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uses ZFS' uint64_t values and influxdb line protocol unsigned integer type.
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If you are using old telegraf or influxdb where unsigned integers are not
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available, use the `--signed-int` option.
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## Using _zpool_influxdb_
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The simplest method is to use the execd input agent in telegraf. For older
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versions of telegraf which lack execd, the exec input agent can be used.
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For convenience, one of the sample config files below can be placed in the
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telegraf config-directory (often /etc/telegraf/telegraf.d). Telegraf can
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be restarted to read the config-directory files.
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### Example telegraf execd configuration
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```toml
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# # Read metrics from zpool_influxdb
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[[inputs.execd]]
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# ## default installation location for zpool_influxdb command
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command = ["/usr/bin/zpool_influxdb", "--execd"]
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## Define how the process is signaled on each collection interval.
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## Valid values are:
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## "none" : Do not signal anything. (Recommended for service inputs)
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## The process must output metrics by itself.
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## "STDIN" : Send a newline on STDIN. (Recommended for gather inputs)
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## "SIGHUP" : Send a HUP signal. Not available on Windows. (not recommended)
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## "SIGUSR1" : Send a USR1 signal. Not available on Windows.
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## "SIGUSR2" : Send a USR2 signal. Not available on Windows.
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signal = "STDIN"
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## Delay before the process is restarted after an unexpected termination
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restart_delay = "10s"
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## Data format to consume.
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## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
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## more about them here:
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## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
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data_format = "influx"
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```
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### Example telegraf exec configuration
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```toml
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# # Read metrics from zpool_influxdb
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[[inputs.exec]]
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# ## default installation location for zpool_influxdb command
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commands = ["/usr/bin/zpool_influxdb"]
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data_format = "influx"
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```
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## Caveat Emptor
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* Like the _zpool_ command, _zpool_influxdb_ takes a reader
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lock on spa_config for each imported pool. If this lock blocks,
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then the command will also block indefinitely and might be
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unkillable. This is not a normal condition, but can occur if
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there are bugs in the kernel modules.
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For this reason, care should be taken:
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* avoid spawning many of these commands hoping that one might
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finish
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* avoid frequent updates or short sample time
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intervals, because the locks can interfere with the performance
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of other instances of _zpool_ or _zpool_influxdb_
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## Other collectors
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There are a few other collectors for zpool statistics roaming around
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the Internet. Many attempt to screen-scrape `zpool` output in various
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ways. The screen-scrape method works poorly for `zpool` output because
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of its human-friendly nature. Also, they suffer from the same caveats
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as this implementation. This implementation is optimized for directly
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collecting the metrics and is much more efficient than the screen-scrapers.
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## Feedback Encouraged
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Pull requests and issues are greatly appreciated at
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https://github.com/openzfs/zfs
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