Monitor Container Performance with Grafana and Zabbix

Amanda Araújo shared her first Grafana dashboard, designed to monitor container services using Zabbix for the IT Section at FMRP-USP. The dashboard tracks:
– Real-time container status (active/inactive, uptime, total count).
– Resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk, network).
– Individual container performance on the local network.

You Should Know:

1. Zabbix Agent Installation (Linux):

wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/6.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_6.0-4+ubuntu22.04_all.deb 
sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_6.0-4+ubuntu22.04_all.deb 
sudo apt update 
sudo apt install zabbix-agent 
sudo systemctl enable --now zabbix-agent 

2. Grafana Setup with Docker:

docker run -d --name=grafana -p 3000:3000 grafana/grafana-enterprise 

3. Zabbix-Grafana Integration Steps:

• Add Zabbix as a data source in Grafana (URL: `http://zabbix-server/api_jsonrpc.php`).
• Use the Zabbix plugin for Grafana to import dashboard templates.

4. Key Queries for Container Monitoring:

• CPU Usage: `avg(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{container_name=”“}

  )` </li>
  <li>Memory: `container_memory_usage_bytes{container_name="<NAME>"}` </li>
  </ul>
  
  <h2 style="color: yellow;">5. Alerting Rules (Grafana):</h2>
  
  [bash]
  alert: HighCPUUsage 
  expr: avg(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total) > 0.8 
  for: 10m 
  labels: 
  severity: critical 
  

  What Undercode Say:

  Grafana and Zabbix form a robust observability stack for containerized environments. For deeper insights:
  – Use `docker stats` for real-time CLI monitoring.
  – Combine Prometheus with Zabbix for multi-source metrics:

  prometheus --config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml 
  

  – Explore Linux commands like htop, nmon, or `netdata` for ad-hoc analysis.

  Expected Output:

  A dynamic dashboard visualizing container health, resource thresholds, and automated alerts.

  URLs for further reading:

  • Grafana Docs
  • Zabbix Integration Guide

  References:

  Reported By: Amanda Ara%C3%BAjo – Hackers Feeds
  Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
  Basic Verification: Pass ✅

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