Collect Metrics Using Telegraf

These topics describe using Telegraf, an open source, plugin-based collector, to obtain metrics from an application and to send those metrics to Sumo Logic.  

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

Telegraf Collection Architecture

Configure Telegraf plugins to fetch metrics from your applications and send them to Sumo Logic.

Installing Telegraf

Install Telegraf on a Kubernetes and Non-Kubernetes environment.

Configure Telegraf Input Plugins

Configure Telegraf input plugins to collect metrics from an application or service.

Configure Telegraf Output Plugin

Configure the Telegraf output plugin to send metrics to Sumo Logic.

Collect Custom JMX Metrics with Jolokia

Collect custom JMX metrics using the Jolokia agent and Telegraf.