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ProxySQL

ProxySQL

Plugin: go.d.plugin Module: proxysql

Overview

This collector monitors ProxySQL servers.

This collector is supported on all platforms.

This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.

Default Behavior

Auto-Detection

This integration doesn’t support auto-detection.

Limits

The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.

Performance Impact

The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.

Setup

Prerequisites

No action required.

Configuration

File

The configuration file name for this integration is go.d/proxysql.conf.

You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config script from the Netdata config directory.

cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/proxysql.conf

Options

The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.

Name Description Default Required
update_every Data collection frequency. 1 no
autodetection_retry Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled. 0 no
dsn Data Source Name. See DSN syntax. stats:stats@tcp(127.0.0.1:6032)/ yes
timeout Query timeout in seconds. 1 no

Examples

TCP socket

An example configuration.

jobs:
  - name: local
    dsn: stats:stats@tcp(127.0.0.1:6032)/

my.cnf

An example configuration.

jobs:
  - name: local
    my.cnf: '/etc/my.cnf'

Multi-instance

Note: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.

Local and remote instances.

jobs:
  - name: local
    dsn: stats:stats@tcp(127.0.0.1:6032)/

  - name: remote
    dsn: stats:stats@tcp(203.0.113.0:6032)/

Metrics

Metrics grouped by scope.

The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.

Per ProxySQL instance

These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.

This scope has no labels.

Metrics:

Metric Dimensions Unit
proxysql.client_connections_count connected, non_idle, hostgroup_locked connections
proxysql.client_connections_rate created, aborted connections/s
proxysql.server_connections_count connected connections
proxysql.server_connections_rate created, aborted, delayed connections/s
proxysql.backends_traffic recv, sent B/s
proxysql.clients_traffic recv, sent B/s
proxysql.active_transactions_count client connections
proxysql.questions_rate questions questions/s
proxysql.slow_queries_rate slow queries/s
proxysql.queries_rate autocommit, autocommit_filtered, commit_filtered, rollback, rollback_filtered, backend_change_user, backend_init_db, backend_set_names, frontend_init_db, frontend_set_names, frontend_use_db queries/s
proxysql.backend_statements_count total, unique statements
proxysql.backend_statements_rate prepare, execute, close statements/s
proxysql.client_statements_count total, unique statements
proxysql.client_statements_rate prepare, execute, close statements/s
proxysql.cached_statements_count cached statements
proxysql.query_cache_entries_count entries entries
proxysql.query_cache_memory_used used B
proxysql.query_cache_io in, out B/s
proxysql.query_cache_requests_rate read, write, read_success requests/s
proxysql.mysql_monitor_workers_count workers, auxiliary threads
proxysql.mysql_monitor_workers_rate started workers/s
proxysql.mysql_monitor_connect_checks_rate succeed, failed checks/s
proxysql.mysql_monitor_ping_checks_rate succeed, failed checks/s
proxysql.mysql_monitor_read_only_checks_rate succeed, failed checks/s
proxysql.mysql_monitor_replication_lag_checks_rate succeed, failed checks/s
proxysql.jemalloc_memory_used active, allocated, mapped, metadata, resident, retained B
proxysql.memory_used auth, sqlite3, query_digest, query_rules, firewall_users_table, firewall_users_config, firewall_rules_table, firewall_rules_config, mysql_threads, admin_threads, cluster_threads B
proxysql.uptime uptime seconds

Per command

These metrics refer to the SQL command.

Labels:

Label Description
command SQL command.

Metrics:

Metric Dimensions Unit
proxysql.mysql_command_execution_rate uptime seconds
proxysql.mysql_command_execution_time time microseconds
proxysql.mysql_command_execution_duration 100us, 500us, 1ms, 5ms, 10ms, 50ms, 100ms, 500ms, 1s, 5s, 10s, +Inf microseconds

Per user

These metrics refer to the user.

Labels:

Label Description
user username from the mysql_users table

Metrics:

Metric Dimensions Unit
proxysql.mysql_user_connections_utilization used percentage
proxysql.mysql_user_connections_count used connections

Per backend

These metrics refer to the backend server.

Labels:

Label Description
host backend server host
port backend server port

Metrics:

Metric Dimensions Unit
proxysql.backend_status online, shunned, offline_soft, offline_hard status
proxysql.backend_connections_usage free, used connections
proxysql.backend_connections_rate succeed, failed connections/s
proxysql.backend_queries_rate queries queries/s
proxysql.backend_traffic recv, send B/s
proxysql.backend_latency latency microseconds

Alerts

There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.

Troubleshooting

Debug Mode

Important: Debug mode is not supported for data collection jobs created via the UI using the Dyncfg feature.

To troubleshoot issues with the proxysql collector, run the go.d.plugin with the debug option enabled. The output should give you clues as to why the collector isn’t working.

  • Navigate to the plugins.d directory, usually at /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/. If that’s not the case on your system, open netdata.conf and look for the plugins setting under [directories].

    cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
    
  • Switch to the netdata user.

    sudo -u netdata -s
    
  • Run the go.d.plugin to debug the collector:

    ./go.d.plugin -d -m proxysql
    

Getting Logs

If you’re encountering problems with the proxysql collector, follow these steps to retrieve logs and identify potential issues:

  • Run the command specific to your system (systemd, non-systemd, or Docker container).
  • Examine the output for any warnings or error messages that might indicate issues. These messages should provide clues about the root cause of the problem.

System with systemd

Use the following command to view logs generated since the last Netdata service restart:

journalctl _SYSTEMD_INVOCATION_ID="$(systemctl show --value --property=InvocationID netdata)" --namespace=netdata --grep proxysql

System without systemd

Locate the collector log file, typically at /var/log/netdata/collector.log, and use grep to filter for collector’s name:

grep proxysql /var/log/netdata/collector.log

Note: This method shows logs from all restarts. Focus on the latest entries for troubleshooting current issues.

Docker Container

If your Netdata runs in a Docker container named “netdata” (replace if different), use this command:

docker logs netdata 2>&1 | grep proxysql

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