{"id":20823,"date":"2023-09-07T03:54:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=20823"},"modified":"2023-09-07T03:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:54:49","slug":"how-to-install-configure-datadog-integration-with-apache-httpd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/how-to-install-configure-datadog-integration-with-apache-httpd\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install & configure Datadog Integration with Apache HTTPD?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Apache check tracks requests per second, bytes served, number of worker threads, service uptime, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following metrics will be tracked by this integration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/th>Units<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
apache.conns_async_closing<\/td>connections<\/td>The number of asynchronous closing connections.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.conns_async_keep_alive<\/td>connections<\/td>The number of asynchronous keep alive connections.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.conns_async_writing<\/td>connections<\/td>The number of asynchronous writes connections.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.conns_total<\/td>connections<\/td>The total number of connections performed.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.net.bytes<\/td>bytes<\/td>The total number of bytes served.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.net.bytes_per_s<\/td>bytes\/second<\/td>The number of bytes served per second.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.net.hits<\/td>requests<\/td>The total number of requests performed.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.net.request_per_s<\/td>requests\/second<\/td>The number of requests performed per second.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.performance.busy_workers<\/td>threads<\/td>The number of workers serving requests.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.performance.cpu_load<\/td>percent<\/td>The percent of CPU used.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.performance.idle_workers<\/td>threads<\/td>The number of idle workers.<\/td><\/tr>
apache.performance.uptime<\/td>seconds<\/td>The amount of time the server has been running.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 1 – Install Datadog Agent in Centos<\/a> OR Ubuntu<\/a> OR Windows<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step 2 – Install Apache HTTPD server in Ubuntu OR Centos\/Redhat <\/a>OR Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step 3 – Click on the Integrations using Left bar Navigations as shown below<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Step 4 – Enable mod_status & ExtendedStatus in Apache<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step 5 – Enable Datadog Apache Integration configuration to start collecting your Apache metrics.<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ cd \/etc\/datadog-agent\/conf.d\/apache.d\/\n$ sudo cp conf.yaml.example conf.yaml\n$ sudo vi conf.yaml (CHECK IMAGE BELOW)\n$ sudo service datadog-agent restart [UBUNTU]\n$ sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent [Centos and Ubuntu]\n\n$ watch curl http:\/\/65.1.107.190\/ [ GENERATE FAKE LOAD ON APACHE SERVER ] <\/span>\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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Step 6 – How to make sure if Datadog Agent is monitoring Apache<\/h2>\n\n\n
$ datadog-agent configcheck | grep apache -A 5<\/span> -B 5<\/span>\r\n\r\n=== apache check ===\r\nConfiguration provider: file\r\nConfiguration source: file:\/etc\/<\/span>datadog-agent\/conf.d\/apache.d\/conf.yaml\r\nConfig for<\/span> instance ID: apache:9<\/span>ad92079e09f96b4\r\napache_status_url<\/span>: http:\/\/localhost\/server-status?auto<\/span>\r\ndisable_generic_tags: true<\/span>\r\n~\r\n\n$ datadog-agent status | grep apache -B 5<\/span> -A 15<\/span>\r\n=========\r\n\r\n  Running Checks\r\n  ==============\r\n\r\n    apache (4.2<\/span>.2<\/span>)\r\n    --------------\r\n      Instance ID: apache:9<\/span>ad92079e09f96b4 [OK]\r\n      Configuration Source: file:\/etc\/<\/span>datadog-agent\/conf.d\/apache.d\/conf.yaml\r\n      Total Runs: 17<\/span>\r\n      Metric Samples: Last Run: 27<\/span>, Total<\/span>: 459<\/span>\r\n      Events<\/span>: Last Run: 0<\/span>, Total<\/span>: 0<\/span>\r\n      Service Checks: Last Run: 1<\/span>, Total<\/span>: 17<\/span>\r\n      Average Execution Time : 7<\/span>ms\r\n      Last Execution Date<\/span> : 2023<\/span>-09<\/span>-07<\/span> 03<\/span>:47<\/span>:33<\/span> UTC (1694058453000<\/span>)\r\n      Last Successful Execution Date<\/span> : 2023<\/span>-09<\/span>-07<\/span> 03<\/span>:47<\/span>:33<\/span> UTC (1694058453000<\/span>)\r\n      metadata<\/span>:\r\n        version.major: 2<\/span>\r\n        version.minor: 4<\/span>\r\n        version.patch: 41<\/span>\r\n        version.raw: 2.4<\/span>.41<\/span>\r\n        version.scheme: semver\r\n\r\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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Step 7 – Click on “Install Integration” as show in image below; [ Obselete in Current version of Datadog ]<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Step 7 – Create a fake Traffic on Apache<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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$ while<\/span> true<\/span>; do<\/span> curl -s -o \/dev\/null<\/span> http:\/\/localhost & done<\/span>\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
Step 7 – Verify the Apache Metrix on Datadog Console<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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