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* [[Prometheus#Subjects|Prometheus]] | * [[Prometheus#Subjects|Prometheus]] | ||
=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
Prometheus is a [[Time Series#Overview|time series]] database plus tools to collect [[Monitoring_Concepts#Metric|metrics]] to be stored in the database. | Prometheus is a [[Time Series#Overview|time series]] database plus tools to collect [[Monitoring_Concepts#Metric|metrics]] to be stored in the database. Prometheus is a solution for system monitoring. | ||
=Target= | =Target= | ||
Prometheus will monitor targets. A target can be a server, database, virtual machine, etc. | Prometheus will monitor targets. A target can be a server, database, virtual machine, etc. | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 14 October 2020
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Overview
Prometheus is a time series database plus tools to collect metrics to be stored in the database. Prometheus is a solution for system monitoring.
Target
Prometheus will monitor targets. A target can be a server, database, virtual machine, etc.
Pull vs. Push
Prometheus will pull metrics, by scraping the targets. The retrieval is done by invoking HTTP into endpoints, which are defined in the configuration.