As Robert suggested, use the debugging tools in Telegraf to see what it is outputting to InfluxDB. (See -debug <https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/README.md#how-to-use-it> )
Do the Telegraf logs indicate any issues with the writes? What about the InfluxDB logs? On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 8:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > Sorry for my late reply!! > > Yes, my bad, I had commented these lines related to exec plugin out > earlier! > > However, after ensuring that its enabled, I do not get any output for the > following command: > show tag keys from exec_mycollector > > Any suggestions? > > Cheers! > > > On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 2:01:58 PM UTC-7, Sean Beckett wrote: >> >> Since the measurement doesn't exist, it seems there's a problem with >> Telegraf executing the script. Perhaps there's an environment issue? Are >> you using relative paths in the scripts, for instance? >> >> On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Quick Query <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Also, please let me know if there is an alternative way to achieve this >>> - being able to send metrics via custom scripts? >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 8:00:59 AM UTC-7, Quick Query wrote: >>>> >>>> Just to add on, as per the InfluxDB documentation >>>> <https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/exec>, >>>> - "The collected metrics will be stored as fields under the >>>> measurement "exec_mycollector":" >>>> But, I am not able to view this when I do a "show measurements"! >>>> >>>> Cheers! >>>> >>>> On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 6:24:53 AM UTC-7, Quick Query wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Everyone. >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to use the exec plugin on Telegraf and the script inside >>>>> just does an "echo date". >>>>> >>>>> The Telegraf config is as follows: >>>>> >>>>> # Read flattened metrics from one or more commands that output JSON to >>>>> stdout >>>>> >>>>> [[inputs.exec]] >>>>> >>>>> # Shell/commands array >>>>> >>>>> # Full command line to executable with parameters, or a glob pattern >>>>> to run all matching files. >>>>> >>>>> commands = ["/tmp/test.sh", "/tmp/test2.sh", >>>>> "/tmp/collect_metrics*.sh"] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ## Timeout for each command to complete. >>>>> >>>>> timeout = "5s" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> # Data format to consume. >>>>> >>>>> # NOTE json only reads numerical measurements, strings and booleans >>>>> are ignored. >>>>> >>>>> data_format = "json" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> # measurement name suffix (for separating different commands) >>>>> >>>>> name_suffix = "_mycollector" >>>>> >>>>> The script works locally (from /tmp/collect_metrics.sh), but its not >>>>> working for me. >>>>> Any help is appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> Remember to include the InfluxDB version number with all issue reports >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "InfluxDB" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/influxdb. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/influxdb/ce1e62de-3a9c-48a5-a74b-5d49789909a6%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/influxdb/ce1e62de-3a9c-48a5-a74b-5d49789909a6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sean Beckett >> Director of Support and Professional Services >> InfluxDB >> > -- > Remember to include the InfluxDB version number with all issue reports > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "InfluxDB" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/influxdb. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/influxdb/7b4da27d-ea14-48f8-8309-509781f1c346%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/influxdb/7b4da27d-ea14-48f8-8309-509781f1c346%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sean Beckett Director of Support and Professional Services InfluxDB -- Remember to include the InfluxDB version number with all issue reports --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "InfluxDB" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/influxdb. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/influxdb/CALGqCvOwW5vgf0NQ0MF9k8t%2BMtopjbzswfzxOabxHgUjj8fzaQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
