System stats platform

There are two major graphing and storage platforms in the OS world right now:

  • Graphite (often with statsd)
    • It’s more popular and has been around longer
    • It has a larger collection of functions
    • It doesn’t require setting up HBase
    • Installation:
      • There are install instructions on the Graphite Wiki.
      • Next, you’ll want to install statsd to support aggregation of metrics.
      • It’s a good idea to take a peek at the Graphite config
      • Put the hostname/port of your statsd install in the Bucky config.
  • OpenTSDB.
    • It can handle more data
    • It stores every datapoint, not aggregations
    • Installation:
      • You can find OpenTSDB instructions here.
      • Plug the hostname/port of your install in the Bucky config.
  • Bucky Client (intro)
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