Allow to collect performance counter from remote host(s)

[DmitryMaletin]

Feature Request

Allow to collect performance counter from remote host(s)

Proposal:

Add server list into configuration & build full path for perf counter including host
It will allow to have a dedicated host which will collect data

Current behavior:

Agent should be installed on the same machine

Desired behavior:

Agent can be installed on any other machine
Optionally: collect counters form set of machine

Use case: [Why is this important (helps with prioritizing requests)]

It's not always possible to install 3rd party software on host.

Configuration might looks like that:

[[inputs.win_perf_counters.object]]
# Processor usage, alternative to native, reports on a per core.
Servers = ["$COMPUTERNAME","HOST1","HOST2"]
ObjectName = "Processor"
Instances = ["_Total"]
Counters = [
"% User Time",
"% Processor Time"
]
Measurement = "win_cpu"

some draft version: https://github.com/DmitryMaletin/telegraf/tree/dma

[danielnelson]

@DmitryMaletin We have an existing issue for this feature #1899. There is also some work in progress on this feature so I think it is coming soon. Can you take a look at this PR to see if it looks correct, it says closed but only because we need to update the code due to a refactor of the win_perf_counters plugin. #4076 (comment)

[Vikonder]

Hi,
Is it possible to use remote Host for collection data from MSMQ VIP (Cluster)?
I don't see in the plug's list support for the MSMQ