OpenTSDB

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OpenTSDB is a distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB). OpenTSDB stores, indexes, and serves metrics collected from computer systems at a large scale, and makes this data easily accessible and suitable for graphing.

OpenTSDB parameters and supported features in Nobl9

General support:: Release channel: Stable, Beta; Connection method: Agent; Replay and SLI Analyzer: Not supported; Event logs: Not supported; Query checker: Not supported; Query parameters retrieval: Not supported; Timestamp cache persistence: Supported
Query parameters:: Query interval: 1 min; Query delay: 1 min; Jitter: 15 sec; Timeout: 30 sec
Agent details and minimum required versions for supported features:: Plugin name: n9opentsdb; Query delay environment variable: OPENTSDB_QUERY_DELAY; Timestamp cache persistence: 0.65.0

Authentication

Nobl9 integration with OpenTSDB does not support an authentication and access control system. The API calls are open to the public.

To limit access to OpenTSDB, you must use network ACLs or firewalls. OpenTSDB is meant to be run behind a user’s private environment and is not public-facing.

Adding OpenTSDB as a data source

To ensure data transmission between Nobl9 and OpenTSDB, it may be necessary to list Nobl9 IP addresses as trusted.

💻ip allowlist

IP addresses to include in your allowlist for secure access:

If you're using app.nobl9.com instance:

18.159.114.21
18.158.132.186
3.64.154.26

If you're using us1.nobl9.com instance:

34.121.54.120
34.123.193.191
34.134.71.10
35.192.105.150
35.225.248.37
35.226.78.175
104.198.44.161

You can add the OpenTSDB data source using the agent connection method.

Nobl9 Web

Follow the instructions below to configure your OpenTSDB agent:

Navigate to Integrations > Sources.
Click .
Click the required Source button.
Choose Agent.

Select one of the following Release Channels:
- The stable channel is fully tested by the Nobl9 team. It represents the final product; however, this channel does not contain all the new features of a beta release. Use it to avoid crashes and other limitations.
- The beta channel is under active development. Here, you can check out new features and improvements without the risk of affecting any viable SLOs. Remember that features in this channel can change.
Enter a URL to connect to your data source.

Select a Project.
Specifying a project is helpful when multiple users are spread across multiple teams or projects. When the Project field is left blank, Nobl9 uses the default project.
Enter a Display Name.
You can enter a user-friendly name with spaces in this field.
Enter a Name.
The name is mandatory and can only contain lowercase, alphanumeric characters, and dashes (for example, my-project-1). Nobl9 duplicates the display name here, transforming it into the supported format, but you can edit the result.
Enter a Description.
Here you can add details such as who is responsible for the integration (team/owner) and the purpose of creating it.
Specify the Query delay to set a customized delay for queries when pulling the data from the data source.
- The default value in OpenTSDB integration for Query delay is 1 minute.
info
Changing the Query delay may affect your SLI data. For more details, check the Query delay documentation.
Click Add Data Source.

Deploy your agent in a Kubernetes cluster or Docker container.

sloctl

Create a YAML definition to set up an agent connection with OpenTSDB. For this, refer to the following example:

YAML definition for the agent connection method
apiVersion: n9/v1alpha
kind: Agent
metadata:
  name: open-t-s-d-b
  displayName: OpenTSDB Agent
  project: default
spec:
  description: Example OpenTSDB Agent
  releaseChannel: stable
  opentsdb:
    url: http://opentsdb.opentsdb:4242
  queryDelay:
    value: 2
    unit: Minute

Field	Type	Description
`queryDelay.unit` mandatory	enum	Specifies the unit for the query delay. Possible values: `Second` \| `Minute`. • Check query delay documentation for default unit of query delay for each source.
`queryDelay.value` mandatory	numeric	Specifies the value for the query delay. • Must be a number less than 1440 minutes (24 hours). • Check query delay documentation for default unit of query delay for each source.
`releaseChannel` mandatory	enum	Specifies the release channel. Accepted values: `beta` \| `stable`.
Source-specific fields
`opentsdb.url` mandatory	string	Base URL that points to your OpenTSDB instance.