Network I/O Metrics
The netif input plugin gathers network traffic information of the running system every certain interval of time, and reports them.
Configuration Parameters
The plugin supports the following configuration parameters:
Getting Started
In order to monitor network traffic from your system, you can run the plugin from the command line or through the configuration file:
Command Line
$ bin/fluent-bit -i netif -p interface=eth0 -o stdout
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[2017/07/08 23:34:18] [ info] [engine] started
[0] netif.0: [1499524459.001698260, {"eth0.rx.bytes"=>89769869, "eth0.rx.packets"=>73357, "eth0.rx.errors"=>0, "eth0.tx.bytes"=>4256474, "eth0.tx.packets"=>24293, "eth0.tx.errors"=>0}]
[1] netif.0: [1499524460.002541885, {"eth0.rx.bytes"=>98, "eth0.rx.packets"=>1, "eth0.rx.errors"=>0, "eth0.tx.bytes"=>98, "eth0.tx.packets"=>1, "eth0.tx.errors"=>0}]
[2] netif.0: [1499524461.001142161, {"eth0.rx.bytes"=>98, "eth0.rx.packets"=>1, "eth0.rx.errors"=>0, "eth0.tx.bytes"=>98, "eth0.tx.packets"=>1, "eth0.tx.errors"=>0}]
[3] netif.0: [1499524462.002612971, {"eth0.rx.bytes"=>98, "eth0.rx.packets"=>1, "eth0.rx.errors"=>0, "eth0.tx.bytes"=>98, "eth0.tx.packets"=>1, "eth0.tx.errors"=>0}]
Configuration File
In your main configuration file append the following Input & Output sections:
[INPUT]
Name netif
Tag netif
Interval_Sec 1
Interval_NSec 0
Interface eth0
[OUTPUT]
Name stdout
Match *
Note: Total interval (sec) = Interval_Sec + (Interval_Nsec / 1000000000).
e.g. 1.5s = 1s + 500000000ns