Downloading Insights diagnostic data
Download Insights diagnostic information in the DSE local nodes. Attach the diagnostic data to support tickets to facilitate resolving any issues.
DSE Metrics Collector allows customers to store Insights diagnostics files in the DataStax Enterprise (DSE) local nodes.
Available in OpsCenter 6.7.5 and later, the Insights diagnostic tarball is available in only DSE versions that include DSE Metrics Collector. DSE Metrics Collector is available in DSE 5.1.14 and later, DSE 6.0.5 and later, and DSE 6.7.0 and later"
Prerequisites
dsetool insights_config --mode ENABLED_WITH_LOCAL_STORAGE
Procedure
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From the OpsCenter Monitoring main menu, click
.The Collect Insights Data dialog appears.
- If the OpsCenter instance is monitoring multiple clusters, select a cluster.
- Click Download.
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A message indicates OpsCenter is collecting cluster Insights data. Save the
insights.tar.gz tarball to your local machine.
Depending on your browser settings, you might be prompted for a file directory to save the tarball in. For assistance with troubleshooting issues, provide the Insights tarball to DataStax Support.
When the zipped tarball is expanded, the main folder is named cluster name-insights-UTC timestamp.
prodNorth-insights-2019_09_23_14_23_50_UTC
Results
Example
{
"metadata":
{
"name":"collectd_df_df_complex",
"timestamp":1566593396348,
"insightMappingId": "collectd-v1",
"insightType":"GAUGE",
"tags":
{
"collectdType":1,
"host": "10.200.177.229",
"cluster":"prodNorth",
"dc":"Cassandra",
"rack":"rack1",
"plugin_instance": "run",
"type_instance": "used",
"plugin": "df",
"type": "df_complex"
}
},
"data":
{"value":6139904}
}