Configuration

This is a example configuration for the Metricbeat. You can use it as a starting point to further define which data you want to gather.

Please be aware of the fact that more data needs more storage space and that you might need to order additional space or bigger instances.

metricbeat.modules:
- module: windows
  metricsets:
    - service
  period: 300s

- module: windows
  metricsets:
  - perfmon
  period: 60s
  perfmon.ignore_non_existent_counters: true
  perfmon.group_measurements_by_instance: true
  perfmon.queries:
   - object: "Process"
     instance: "*"
     counters:
     - name: "% Processor Time"
       field: time.processor.pct
       format: "float"
     - name: "Thread Count"
       field: thread_count
     - name: "IO Read Operations/sec"
   - object: "PhysicalDisk"
     field: "disk"
     instance: "*"
     counters:
     - name: "Disk Writes/sec"
     - name: "% Disk Write Time"
       field: "write_time"
       format: "float"

output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: ["Insights URL"]
  protocol: "HTTP"
  username: "Authentication Name"
  password: "Authentication PW"
  index: "metricbeat"
  xpack.enabled: false
  bulk_max_size: 800
  worker: 2
  compression_level: 9

setup.ilm.enabled: false
setup.ilm.check_exists: false
setup.dashboards.enabled: false
setup.template.enabled: false
setup.template.overwrite: false

processors:
  - add_host_metadata: ~
  - add_cloud_metadata: ~
  - add_docker_metadata: ~
  - add_kubernetes_metadata: ~