Grafana https://grafana.com/
The open platform for beautiful
analytics and monitoring.
The leading open source software for time series analytics
I used:4.6.0-beta2, the reason for that was to test Postgresql data source function that just came out for about 6-12 months ago.
https://grafana.com/grafana/download/4.6.0-beta2?platform=windows
Getting started
http://docs.grafana.org/guides/getting_started/
Start Grafana:
Navigate to http://localhost:3000
Grafana Dashboard:
In PostgreSql, make a table with the fields you want, insert some data:
Grafana data source
Add Db, type, table, port, user, password, etc:
Grafana Graph
Make a panel, and edit it:
Connect and make the query
Use timeseries:
All the updates in the tags table will be reflected in the graph:
#Updated post 26.09.2020
SQL SERVER in windows
Installing 7.2.0 (Open source license) in windows
Can now install as service
The service after installed
The service is running as NSSM, the non-sucking service manger
We can now use it at localhost:3000 (admin, admin, prompt to change)
https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/getting-started/getting-started/
Lets add MS SQL as a datasource
https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/features/datasources/mssql/
Lets open MS SQL create a small db and test it, db name
First get the port for SQL Server in Management, SQL Server logs
If an issue with connect, you could try
Open Sql Server Configuration Manager
From the left sidebar select and expand SQL Server Network Configuration
Select Protocols for MSSQLSEREVER
Then just enable TCP/IP and Named Pipes protocols
Restart SQLServer Service.
Now create a user that has access to only that db
CREATE LOGIN grafanareader
WITH PASSWORD = 'grafanareader';
GO
-- Creates a database user for the login created above.
CREATE USER grafanareader FOR LOGIN grafanareader;
--
GO
USE MonitoringDb
GO
GRANT SELECT ON dbo.monitoring_t TO grafanareaderRefresh server and look at properties
No try to login
If you get, Login error: mssql: Login failed for user ‘grafanareader’.
Look in the logs again, it might say “[…] Server is configured for Integrated authentication only”
Enable auth SQL Server
Change to the second one, and restart SQL service
Now connection with the user works
Now we can make a new dashboard add our source and add a query, hit apply after
SELECT
$__time(m_time),
m_value,
m_name
FROM dbo.monitoring_t
WHERE
$__timeFilter(m_time)
ORDER BY m_time
Now we can update the database with new values and monitor it.
