Network I/O Log Based Metrics
The netif input plugin gathers network traffic information of the running system every certain interval of time, and reports them.
The Network I/O Metrics plugin creates metrics that are log-based (I.e. JSON payload). If you are looking for Prometheus-based metrics please see the Node Exporter Metrics input plugin.
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
Configuration File
In your main configuration file append the following Input & Output sections:
Note: Total interval (sec) = Interval_Sec + (Interval_Nsec / 1000000000).
e.g. 1.5s = 1s + 500000000ns
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