Overview

FLM provides monitoring and alerting capabilities through integration with the Prometheus telemetry standard. Prometheus enables you to collect, store, and visualize metrics from the License Manager.

Prometheus integration with FLM allows you to monitor license usage and system health, helping you ensure optimal performance and compliance.

For more details about downloading and using Prometheus, refer to the Prometheus website. For a more detailed overview of using metrics in the context of Genero, refer to the Prometheus monitoring section of the Genero Application Server User Guide.

To integrate Prometheus with FLM, follow these essential steps:

  1. Configuration: Configure FLM to enable metrics collection. For details, go to Configure FLM for Prometheus metrics.
  2. Prometheus server setup: When setting up the Prometheus server, consider the following guidelines for implementation within your network:
    • Server placement: You can run the Prometheus server on the same machine as the FLM for smaller deployments or testing environments. However, for production environments, it is generally recommended to run Prometheus on a separate machine. This separation helps to ensure that the monitoring system does not impact the performance of the applications being monitored.
    • Cloud FLM considerations: If you are using FLM in a cloud environment, you can deploy the Prometheus server on a local machine or a dedicated virtual machine in the cloud. Ensure that the Prometheus server can access the FLM over the network. You may need to configure security groups or firewall rules to allow traffic between the Prometheus server and the FLM.
    • Configuration file: Download the latest Prometheus release from the Prometheus website. Extract the files and create a prometheus.yml configuration file. For details of configuring Prometheus to gather FLM metrics, go to Configuring Prometheus to gather metrics.
    • Starting the server: Start the Prometheus server using the command:

      ./prometheus --config.file=prometheus.yml

      On a standalone dispatcher, you can access the Prometheus metrics at http://localhost:6394/metrics to verify that it is configured correctly.

  3. Visualization tool installation: Grafana is one of the most popular visualization tools for Prometheus. It provides powerful dashboarding capabilities and allows you to create custom visualizations based on Prometheus metrics. For more information, refer to these useful resources:
    • Grafana Documentation (external link): Check out the official documentation to learn more about Grafana's features and capabilities.
    • Prometheus + Grafana Integration (external link): Discover how to seamlessly integrate Prometheus with Grafana for enhanced monitoring.