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// metrics/assembly_metrics-grafana.adoc

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= Enabling the example Grafana dashboards

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Use Grafana to provide visualizations of Prometheus metrics on customizable dashboards.

You can use your own Grafana deployment or deploy Grafana using the xref:assembly-metrics-config-files-{context}[example metrics configuration files] provided by Strimzi.
The example files include a configuration file for a Grafana deployment

* `examples/metrics/grafana-install/grafana.yaml`

Strimzi also provides xref:ref-metrics-dashboards-{context}[example dashboard configuration files for Grafana] in JSON format.

* `examples/metrics/grafana-dashboards`

This procedure uses the example Grafana configuration file and example dashboards.

The example dashboards are a good starting point for monitoring key metrics, but they don't show all the metrics supported by Kafka.
You can modify the example dashboards or add other metrics, depending on your infrastructure.

NOTE: No alert notification rules are defined.

When accessing a dashboard, you can use the `port-forward` command to forward traffic from the Grafana pod to the host.
The name of the Grafana pod is different for each user.

.Prerequisites

* Metrics are enabled and exposed:
** xref:proc-jmx-exporter-metrics-kafka-deploy-options-{context}[]
** xref:proc-metrics-reporter-kafka-deploy-options-{context}[]
* xref:assembly-metrics-prometheus-{context}[Prometheus and Prometheus Alertmanager are deployed]

.Procedure

. Deploy Grafana.
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[source,shell,subs="+quotes,attributes"]
kubectl apply -f grafana.yaml

. Get the details of the Grafana service.
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[source,shell]
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kubectl get service grafana
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For example:
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[table,stripes=none]
|===
|NAME     |TYPE      |CLUSTER-IP    |PORT(S)

|grafana  |ClusterIP |172.30.123.40 |3000/TCP
|===
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Note the port number for port forwarding.

. Use `port-forward` to redirect the Grafana user interface to `localhost:3000`:
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[source,shell]
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kubectl port-forward svc/grafana 3000:3000
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. In a web browser, access the Grafana login screen using the URL `http://localhost:3000`.
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The Grafana Log In page appears.

. Enter your user name and password, and then click *Log In*.
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The default Grafana user name and password are both `admin`. After logging in for the first time, you can change the password.

. In *Configuration > Data Sources*, add Prometheus as a _data source_.
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* Specify a name
* Add _Prometheus_ as the type
* Specify a Prometheus server URL
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The Prometheus operator service (`prometheus-operated`) is accessible internally within the Kubernetes cluster on port 9090: `\http://prometheus-operated:9090`.
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Save and test the connection when you have added the details.

. Click the *+* icon and then click *Import*.

. In `examples/metrics/grafana-dashboards`, copy the JSON of the dashboard to import.

. Paste the JSON into the text box, and then click *Load*.

. Repeat steps 7-9 for the other example Grafana dashboards.

The imported Grafana dashboards are available to view from the *Dashboards* home page.
