@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ than a Datadog agent attempting to reach Consul and scrape the `/v1/agent/metric
This is accomplished by updating each server agent's configuration telemetry stanza.
### Helm Chart Configuration
<Tabs>
<CodeBlockConfig heading={"DogstatsD (UDS)"}>
@ -124,6 +126,9 @@ This is accomplished by updating each server agent's configuration telemetry sta
</Tabs>
This integration method accomplishes metrics collection by leveraging either [Unix Domain Sockets](https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/dogstatsd/unix_socket/?tab=kubernetes) (**UDS**) or [User Datagram Protocol](https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/dogstatsd/?tab=kubernetes#agent) (**UDP**) transport.
Practitioners who manage their Kubernetes infrastructure and/or service-mesh should take into account the implications outlined in the table below.
### UDS/UDP Advantages and Disadvantages
<Tabs>
<Tab heading={"UDS"}>
@ -137,8 +142,8 @@ This integration method accomplishes metrics collection by leveraging either [Un
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No IP or DNS resolution requirement for Datadog Agent<br/><br/>Improved network performance<br/><br/>Packet error handling<br/><br/>Automatic container ID tagging</td>
<td>No IP or DNS resolution requirement for Datadog Agent<br/><br/>Improved network performance<br/><br/>Higher throughput capacity<br/><br/>Packet error handling<br/><br/>Automatic container ID tagging</td>
<td>Requires <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#hostpath">hostPath</a> Volume attachment<br/><br/>Datadog Agent must run on every host you send metrics from</td>
<td>Unix Domain Socket File</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
@ -155,8 +160,8 @@ This integration method accomplishes metrics collection by leveraging either [Un
<td>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Requires a networking provider that adheres to the CNI specification, such as Calico, Canal, or Flannel.<br/><br/>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Requires port to be exposed on host using <code>hostNetwork</code><br/><br/>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Requires firewall access controls to permit access<br/><br/>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Network Namespace sharing is required</td>
<td>Does <strong>not</strong> require <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#hostpath">hostPath</a> Volume attachment<br/><br/>(<strong><em>KubeDNS</em></strong>) Does <strong>not</strong> require Hostport exposure if accessible from cluster<br/><br/>Similar <code>IP:Port</code> configuration as Virtual Machine hosts</td>
<td><strong>No</strong> packet error handling<br/><br/>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Requires a networking provider that adheres to the CNI specification, such as Calico, Canal, or Flannel.<br/><br/>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Requires port to be exposed on host using <code>hostNetwork</code><br/><br/>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Requires firewall access controls to permit access<br/><br/>(<strong><em>Hostport</em></strong>) Network Namespace sharing is required</td>
<td>Kubernetes Service <code>IP:Port</code><br/><br/> <strong>or</strong> <br/><br/>Container host port</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
@ -166,9 +171,16 @@ This integration method accomplishes metrics collection by leveraging either [Un
To confirm you're Datadog agent is receiving traffic, the `status` subcommand can be ran from the Datadog Agent expecting to receive DogstatsD traffic from Consul.
There should be an increase in either UDP or UDS traffic packet counts from the resultant output after the configuration has been properly established.
| Transport | Command | Pod | Container | Example Output |
| `UDS` | `nc -U -u -w1 /var/run/datadog/dsd.socket` _(update socket path as req'd)_ | consul-server | consul | `Bound on /tmp/nc-IjJkoG/recv.sock` |
<Tabs>
<CodeBlockConfig heading={"UDP"}>
@ -228,6 +240,27 @@ This integration method accomplishes metrics collection by leveraging either [Un
## Datadog Checks: Official Consul Integration
The Datadog Agent package includes official third-party integrations for built-in availability upon agent deployment.
The Consul Integration Datadog checks provided some additional metric verification checks that leverage Consul's built-in feature-set, and help monitor Consul
during normal operation beyond that of Consul's available metrics.
See the below table for an outline of the features added by the official integration.
### Additional Integration Checks Performed
| Consul Component | Description | API Endpoint(s) |
natemollica-dev
10 months ago