Day 74 - Connecting EC2 with Grafana 😎

Introduction:

In the world of cloud computing, efficient monitoring of your virtual machines is crucial for ensuring optimal performance, identifying potential issues, and maintaining the overall health of your infrastructure. This guide will walk you through the process of connecting a Linux and a Windows EC2 instance, utilizing Grafana to monitor various components of these servers.

Prerequisites:

Before diving into the setup, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:

1. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Account: Ensure you have access to an AWS account to create Linux and Windows EC2 instances.
2. EC2 Instances: Launch a Linux and a Windows EC2 instance in your AWS account.
3. Security Groups: Configure the security groups of both instances to allow traffic on the necessary ports.
4. Grafana Installation: Install Grafana on a separate machine or one of the instances.

Setting Up Linux EC2 Instance:

1. Connect to your Linux EC2 instance using SSH.
2. Install necessary monitoring tools:sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y prometheus-node-exporter
3. Start the Prometheus Node Exporter:sudo systemctl start prometheus-node-exporter
4. Ensure the Node Exporter starts on boot:sudo systemctl enable prometheus-node-exporter

Setting Up Windows EC2 Instance:

1. Connect to your Windows EC2 instance using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
2. Download and install the Prometheus Node Exporter for Windows from the official GitHub repository.
3. Open a PowerShell window and navigate to the directory where the Node Exporter executable is located.
4. Run the Node Exporter:.\prometheus-node-exporter.exe

Configuring Grafana:

1. Install Grafana on a separate instance or one of the existing instances.
2. Open the Grafana web interface and log in.
3. Add Prometheus as a data source:Navigate to "Configuration" > "Data Sources."Click on "Add your first data source."Choose "Prometheus" from the list and provide the Prometheus server URL.
4. Create Dashboards:Navigate to the "+" icon on the left sidebar and select "Dashboard."Click on "Add new panel" to create visualizations for different metrics (CPU usage, memory, disk space, etc.).Configure queries for each panel to fetch data from Prometheus.

Connecting Linux and Windows Instances:

1. Obtain the private IP addresses of both Linux and Windows instances.
2. Ensure that the security groups of both instances allow incoming traffic on the necessary ports (typically, 9100 for Node Exporter).
3. In Grafana, create panels and visualizations using queries that reference the IP addresses of both instances.

Conclusion:

By following this guide, you have successfully connected a Linux and a Windows EC2 instance, configured Prometheus Node Exporters on both, and set up Grafana to monitor and visualize various components of these servers. This cross-platform monitoring approach allows you to gain insights into the performance and health of your infrastructure, enabling proactive management and quick issue resolution.

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