Redis plugin


This plugin

 collects performance statistics from a Redis instance using the Redis API.

Prerequisites

Meter version 4.2 or later must be installed.

The Redis plugin version 2.6 or later supports the following Operating Systems.

Linux

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To install the plugin

  1. From the top right of the screen, perform one of the following actions:
    • Click Settings > Data Collection, select the TrueSight meter, and select the Sources tab.
    • Click Settings > Configure Sources.
  2. Use the search box or scroll through the page to find the source system which has the TrueSight meter on which you want to install the plugin.
  3. Click the name of the source to view source details.
  4. Select the Plugins tab.
  5. Use the search box or scroll through the page to find the plugin you want to install.
  6. Click + Install to start the installation.

    Refer to the following sections for the configuration details required to collect data and view the list of plugin metrics.

Configuration details

Field Name

Description

Host

The redis hostname.

Port

The redis port.

Password

Password to the redis server.

PollInterval

Interval (in milliseconds) to query the redis server.

Source

The source to display in the legend for the REDIS data.

Advanced configuration

To customize this plugin, see Redis plugin on GitHub.

Plugin metrics

Metric Name

Description

Redis Connected Clients

Number of client connections (excluding connections from slaves)

Redis Key Hits

Number of successful lookup of keys in the main dictionary

Redis Key Misses

Number of failed lookup of keys in the main dictionary

Redis Keys Expired

Total number of key expiration events

Redis Key Evictions

Number of evicted keys due to maxmemory limit

Redis Connections Received

Total number of connections accepted by the server

Redis Commands Processed

Total number of commands processed by the server

Redis Used Memory

Percentage of server memory used for the Redis instance

 

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