Prometheus & Grafana - Monitor windows server (windows_exporter)

 Preference: https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter

pls take a note: windows_exporter supports Windows Server versions 2008R2 and later, and desktop Windows version 7 and later.

Download exporter: windows_exporter-0.16.0-amd64.msi

Step 1: On your windows server  run cmd with administrator

Step 2: Parameters are sent to the installer via msiexec. Example invocations from github:

msiexec /i <path-to-msi-file> ENABLED_COLLECTORS=os,iis LISTEN_PORT=5000
Defaults port: 9182

i used default so my command look like bellow:

msiexec /i C:\Users\admin\Downloads\windows_exporter-0.16.0-amd64.msi ENABLED_COLLECTORS="ad,cpu,cs,dns,logon,iis,memory,logical_disk,net,os,service,system,process,tcp,textfile,thermalzone,terminal_services,vmware" 

ok, now you can see windows_exporter is running on windows services

Check windows_exporter by open internet browser then try:  http://localhost:9182

Step3: add job name on prometheus.yml

vi /etc/pormetheus/prometheus.yml

Add new job_name to this file

- job_name: 'windows_DHV'

    static_configs:

    - targets: ['X.X.X.X:9182']

      labels:                           

       hostname: YourWindowsHostName

       type: windows

       company: DVH

 

Then restart prometheus services:

systemctl restart prometheus

Check on Promethus http://X.X.X.X:9090/targets , status is UP 

Step 4: Import Dashboard on Grafana

I've download JSON dashboard at https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/10467 then try to translate from CN to English, you should prepare JSON before you import dashboard on your Grafana.

On Grafana select Import > then choose Upload JSON file > Navigate to your JSON local file then Import him

Ok now you have new dashboard for your windows server look like image bellow:

Done.