[influxdb] backup strategies/best practices

I've gotten InfluxDB up and running pretty well now, and I'm looking to automate some backups. Basically the only stuff I find is either 3 years old and doesn't apply, or is just the "backup" document in the manual. So before I go and write up a bunch of scripts to do the "dump, tar, copy to

Re: [influxdb] influxdb python tutorial not working

There is no precision specified on the writes, so they are defaulting to nanosecond. The retention policy is also being set here for 3 days so the writes are getting dropped as they're being written,

[influxdb] influxdb python tutorial not working

Hi, I am new to influxdb. I have influxdb server version 1.0.1 running. I am using influxdb-python (influxdb-3.0.0) and trying the tutorial https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-python/blob/master/examples/tutorial_server_data.py I get $ python tutorial_server_data.py Create database:

[influxdb] Re: Can't start as service on FreeBSD jail FreeNAS

Check the influxdb log file in /var/log/influxdb/influxdb.log -- Remember to include the version number! --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "InfluxData" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[influxdb] Re: Extra stats, derivative, and alert at end of TICK script DOT view.

OK I found it :D It's because "deadman" is enabled globally in Kapacitor config file. -- Remember to include the version number! --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "InfluxData" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[influxdb] Re: Telegraf statsd timing repeat the last value even when task is finished

Perhaps you want to look at the statsd settings in telegraf.conf and turn on delete_timings = true so timings only survive for one interval. That is the default, but maybe you turned it off? Personally I turn on the delete setting for all measurement types. -- Remember to include the

[influxdb] Extra stats, derivative, and alert at end of TICK script DOT view.

Hello, I'm not sure if that normal or not, but I did search about this point in the documentation and I did find anything. In any TICK script I create, I always find An example for `cpu_example` task: ``` var query_data = batch |query(''' SELECT percentile("usage_user", 95) as

[influxdb] Re: Kapacitor filtering duplicate events

We are actively working on a solution to this problem. See https://github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/blob/nc-alert-service/ALERT_DESIGN.md The basic idea is that you will be able to both aggregate multiple alerts and rate limit sending alerts. Which should be able to prevent an alert storm On

Re: [influxdb] influxdb-1.1.0-1.x86_64 admin UI not listening on port 8083

> Any reason to deprecate admin ui in influxdb-1.1.0-1.x86_64? This has been discussed in more detail here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/influxdb/1jhjX8kQF6M/discussion > I did set enabled = true in [admin] in influxdb.conf. I am still not able to get to the admin ui using

[influxdb] Re: Kapacitor subscription to influxdb traffic v/s InfluxdbRelay push to kapacitor

The relay copies all data it receives to all configured backends. The basic flow should be something like this: client -> load balancer -> relays -> influxdb, kapacitor (can have multiple instances of each) Kapacitor should be configured to disable subscriptions and use the load balancer when

[influxdb] Can't start as service on FreeBSD jail FreeNAS

Hi everyone I'm having som strange problems, tried searching and asking in some other forums but no solution so far! I have a FreeNAS server running 24/7 and wanted to run influxdb in a FreeBSD jail there to monitor my home assistant, curing chamber etc. with some nice graphs. Created a

[influxdb] Run telegraf inside docker, how to collect net, processors input in the host?

description Now telegraf is running inside docker.I set input config to collect net, processor measurements, but the net and processors measurements collected is the docker container’s measurements which run telegraf. In fact, my mind is to collect that measurements on the host which the

[influxdb] CPU usage Query !

I'm new to influxdb. I tried to calculate the CPU usage. Data inserted into influxdb with 5mins interval. my Calculation for Every 5mins: CPU_usage = [ ssCpuRawUser / (ssCpuRawUser+ssCpuRawNice+ssCpuRawSystem+ssCpuRawIdle+ssCpuRawSoftIRQ) ] * 100 Please share me the query for the above