Diamond is a Python daemon that collects and publishes system metrics to Graphite or other data collectors. It can collect metrics from various sources, including Linux system statistics, SNMP devices, and custom plugins.
In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Diamond on OpenSUSE Latest using the package manager.
Before we begin, make sure that you have a running instance of OpenSUSE Latest and that you have administrative privileges to install packages.
Diamond requires Python and some Python libraries to run. OpenSUSE Latest comes with Python installed by default, but you need to install some additional packages. Run the following command to install Python and its dependencies:
sudo zypper install python python-setuptools python-devel gcc
This command will install Python, the setuptools library, the Python development headers, and the GCC compiler needed to compile Python modules.
We will install Diamond using the pip package manager. Pip is the preferred tool for installing Python packages because it automatically resolves and installs dependencies.
First, install pip by running the following command:
sudo zypper install python-pip
Then, use pip to install Diamond:
sudo pip install diamond
This command will download and install Diamond and all its dependencies. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, it may take a while.
Diamond comes with a default configuration file located at /etc/diamond/diamond.conf. You can customize this file to fit your needs.
Open the diamond.conf file using a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/diamond/diamond.conf
You can configure various settings in this file, such as the graphite host, the interval between metric collections, and the collectors to use.
After making your changes, save and exit the file.
To start Diamond, run the following command:
sudo service diamond start
This command will start the Diamond daemon and enable it to start at boot.
To check if Diamond is running, run the following command:
sudo service diamond status
If everything is working correctly, you should see the message diamond is running.
In this tutorial, we have installed Diamond on OpenSUSE Latest using the pip package manager. We have also configured the default configuration file and started the Diamond daemon. With Diamond, you can now start collecting and publishing system metrics to Graphite or other data collectors.
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