[[monitoring-settings]]
== Monitoring Settings

You configure <<monitoring-collection-settings, `xpack.monitoring.collection`>>
settings in `elasticsearch.yml` to control how data is collected from your
Elasticsearch nodes. You can adjust how monitoring data is displayed in the
Monitoring UI by configuring <<monitoring-ui-settings, `xpack.monitoring`>>
settings in `kibana.yml`.

For more information, see <<configuring-monitoring, Configuring Monitoring>>.

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[[general-monitoring-settings]]
=== General Monitoring Settings
`xpack.monitoring.enabled`::
Set to `false` to disable {monitoring}.
Configure in both `elasticsearch.yml` and `kibana.yml`.

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[[monitoring-collection-settings]]
=== Monitoring Collection Settings

`xpack.monitoring.collection.cluster.state.timeout`::

Sets the timeout for collecting the cluster state. Defaults to `10m`.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.cluster.stats.timeout`::

Sets the timeout for collecting the cluster statistics. Defaults to `10m`.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.indices`::

Controls which indices Monitoring collects data from. Defaults to all indices. Specify the index names
as a comma-separated list, for example `test1,test2,test3`. Names can include wildcards, for
example `test*`. You can explicitly include or exclude indices by prepending
`+` to include the index, or `-` to exclude the index. For example, to include all indices that
start with `test` except `test3`, you could specify `+test*,-test3`.
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You can update this setting through the Cluster Update Settings API.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.index.stats.timeout`::

Sets the timeout for collecting index statistics. Defaults to `10m`.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.indices.stats.timeout`::

Sets the timeout for collecting total indices statistics. Defaults to `10m`.

`xpack.monitoring.exporters` ::

Configures where the agent stores monitoring data. By default, the agent uses a local exporter that
indexes monitoring data on the cluster where it is installed. Use an HTTP exporter to send data to
a separate monitoring cluster. For more information, see <<monitoring-cluster, Setting up a Separate
Monitoring Cluster>>.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.index.recovery.active_only`::

Controls whether or not all recoveries are collected. Set to `true` to
collect only active recoveries. Defaults to `false`.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.index.recovery.timeout`::

Sets the timeout for collecting the recovery information. Defaults to `10m`.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.interval`::

Controls how often data samples are collected. Defaults to `10s`. If you
modify the collection interval, set the `xpack.monitoring.min_interval_seconds`
option in `kibana.yml` to the same value. Set to `-1` to temporarily disable
data collection. You can update this setting through the Cluster Update
Settings API.

`xpack.monitoring.history.duration`::

Sets the retention duration beyond which the indices created by a Monitoring exporter will
be automatically deleted. Defaults to `7d` (7 days).
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This setting has a minimum value of `1d` (1 day) to ensure that something is being monitored,
and it cannot be disabled.
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IMPORTANT: This setting currently only impacts `local`-type exporters. Indices created using
the `http` exporter will not be deleted automatically.


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[[monitoring-ui-settings]]
=== Monitoring UI Settings

You can set the following `xpack.monitoring` settings in `kibana.yml` to adjust
how the Monitoring UI displays monitoring data. However, the defaults work best
in most circumstances. For more information about configuring Kibana, see
{kibana-ref}/settings.html[Setting Kibana
Server Properties] in the Kibana User Guide.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.url`::

The location of the Elasticsearch instance(s) where your monitoring data is
stored. By default, this is the same as the `elasticsearch.url`. This setting
enables you to use a single Kibana instance to search and visualize data in
your production cluster as well as monitor data sent to a dedicated monitoring
cluster.

`xpack.monitoring.kibana.collection.enabled`::

Whether or not to enable data collection from the Kibana NodeJS server for
Kibana Dashboards to be featured in the Monitoring UI. Defaults to `true`.

`xpack.monitoring.kibana.collection.interval`::

Number of milliseconds to wait in between data sampling for Kibana's NodeJS
server for the metrics that are displayed in the Kibana dashboards. Defaults to
`10000` (10 seconds).

`xpack.monitoring.max_bucket_size`::

The number of term buckets to return out of the overall terms list when
performing terms aggregations to retrieve index and node metrics. For more
information about the `size` parameter, see {ref}/search-aggregations-bucket-terms-aggregation.html#_size[
Terms Aggregation] in the Elasticsearch Reference. Defaults to 10000.

`xpack.monitoring.min_interval_seconds`::

The minimum number of seconds that a time bucket in a chart can represent.
Defaults to 10. If you modify the `xpack.monitoring.collection.interval`
in `elasticsearch.yml`, set this option to the same value.

`xpack.monitoring.node_resolver`::

The node resolver controls how nodes are considered unique. This can be set to either `uuid`,
`transport_address`, or `name`. `uuid` controls uniqueness based on the node's persistent ID.
`transport_address` controls uniqueness based on the node's published
hostname/IP and port. `name` controls uniqueness based on the node's `node.name` setting. Defaults to
`uuid`.

`xpack.monitoring.report_stats`::

Whether or not to send cluster statistics to Elastic. Reporting your cluster statistics
helps us improve your user experience. Your data is never shared with anyone. Set to
`false` to disable statistics reporting from any browser connected to the Kibana instance.
You can also opt-out on a per-browser basis through the Monitoring user interface. Defaults to `true`.

`xpack.monitoring.ui.enabled`::

Set to `false` to hide the Monitoring UI in Kibana. The Monitoring back-end
continues to run as an agent for sending Kibana stats to the Monitoring
cluster. Defaults to `true`.

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[[monitoring-ui-cgroup-settings]]
==== Monitoring UI Container Settings

The Monitoring UI exposes the Cgroup statistics that we collect for you to make better decisions
about your container performance, rather than guessing based on the overall machine performance.
If you are not running your applications in a container, then Cgroup statistics will not be useful.

`xpack.monitoring.ui.container.elasticsearch.enabled`::

For Elasticsearch clusters that are running in containers, this setting changes the Node Listing to
display the CPU Utilization based on the reported Cgroup statistics. This will also add the calculated
Cgroup CPU Utilization to the Node Overview page instead of the overall operating system's CPU
Utilization. Defaults to `false`.
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image::images/monitoring-es-cgroup-true.png["Elasticsearch Inside a Container",link="images/monitoring-es-cgroup-true.png"]

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[[local-exporter-settings]]
==== Local Exporter Settings

The `local` exporter is the default exporter used by Monitoring. As the name is
meant to imply, it exports data to the _local_ cluster, which means that there
is not much needed to be configured.

If you do not supply _any_ exporters, then Monitoring will automatically create
one for you. If any exporter is provided, then no default is added.

[source,yaml]
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xpack.monitoring.exporters.my_local:
  type: local
----------------------------------

`type`::

The value for a Local exporter must always be `local` and it is required.

`use_ingest`::

Whether to supply a placeholder pipeline to the cluster and a pipeline processor with
every bulk request. The default value is `true`. If disabled, then it means that it will not
use pipelines, which means that a future release cannot automatically upgrade bulk requests
to future-proof them.

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[[http-exporter-settings]]
==== HTTP Exporter Settings

The following lists settings that can be supplied with the `http` exporter.
All settings are shown as what follows the name you select for your exporter:

[source,yaml]
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xpack.monitoring.exporters.my_remote:
  type: http
  host: ["host:port", ...]
----------------------------------

`type`::

The value for an HTTP exporter must always be `http` and it is required.

`host`::

Host supports multiple formats, both as an array or as a single value. Supported formats include
`hostname`, `hostname:port`, `http://hostname` `http://hostname:port`, `https://hostname`, and
`https://hostname:port`. Hosts cannot be assumed. The default scheme is always `http` and the default
port is always `9200` if not supplied as part of the `host` string.
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[source,yaml]
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xpack.monitoring.exporters:
  example1:
    type: http
    host: "10.1.2.3"
  example2:
    type: http
    host: ["http://10.1.2.4"]
  example3:
    type: http
    host: ["10.1.2.5", "10.1.2.6"]
  example4:
    type: http
    host: ["https://10.1.2.3:9200"]
----------------------------------

`auth.username`::

The username is required if a `auth.password` is supplied.

`auth.password`::

The password for the `auth.username`.

`connection.timeout`::

The amount of time that the HTTP connection is supposed to wait for a socket to open for the
request. The default value is `6s`.

`connection.read_timeout`::

The amount of time that the HTTP connection is supposed to wait for a socket to
send back a response. The default value is `10 * connection.timeout` (`60s` if neither are set).

`ssl`::

Each HTTP exporter can define its own TLS / SSL settings or inherit them. See the
<<ssl-monitoring-settings, TLS / SSL section below>>.

`proxy.base_path`::

The base path to prefix any outgoing request, such as `/base/path` (e.g., bulk requests would
then be sent as `/base/path/_bulk`). There is no default value.

`headers`::

Optional headers that are added to every request, which can assist with routing requests through
proxies.
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[source,yaml]
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xpack.monitoring.exporters.my_remote:
  headers:
    X-My-Array: [abc, def, xyz]
    X-My-Header: abc123
----------------------------------
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Array-based headers are sent `n` times where `n` is the size of the array. `Content-Type`
and `Content-Length` cannot be set. Any headers created by the Monitoring agent will override
anything defined here.

`index.name.time_format`::

A mechanism for changing the default date suffix for the, by default, daily Monitoring indices.
The default value is `YYYY.MM.DD`, which is why the indices are created daily.

`use_ingest`::

Whether to supply a placeholder pipeline to the monitoring cluster and a pipeline processor with
every bulk request. The default value is `true`. If disabled, then it means that it will not
use pipelines, which means that a future release cannot automatically upgrade bulk requests
to future-proof them.

[[ssl-monitoring-settings]]
:ssl-prefix:             xpack.monitoring.exporters.$NAME
:component:              {monitoring}
:verifies:
:server!:

include::ssl-settings.asciidoc[]

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[[monitoring-logstash-settings]]
=== Monitoring Logstash Settings

You can set the following `xpack.monitoring` settings in `logstash.yml` to control how monitoring data is
collected from your Logstash nodes. However, the defaults work best in most circumstances. For more
information about configuring Logstash, see {logstash-ref}/logstash-settings-file.html[Settings File]
section.

`xpack.monitoring.enabled`::

Set to `false` to disable X-Pack monitoring.

`xpack.monitoring.collection.interval`::

Controls how often data samples are collected and shipped on the Logstash side. Defaults to `10s`.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.url`::

The Elasticsearch instance(s) that you want to ship your Logstash metrics to.
This might be the same Elasticsearch instance specified in the `outputs`
section in your Logstash configuration, or a different one. This is *not*
the URL of your dedicated monitoring cluster. Even if you are using a dedicated
monitoring cluster, the Logstash metrics must be routed through your production
cluster. You can specify a single host as a string, or specify multiple
hosts as an array. Defaults to `http://localhost:9200`.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.username` and `xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.password`::

If your Elasticsearch is protected with basic authentication, these settings provide the username and
password that the Logstash instance uses to authenticate for shipping monitoring data.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.ssl.ca`::

Optional setting that enables you to specify a path to the `.pem` file for the certificate authority for your Elasticsearch instance.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.ssl.truststore.path`::

Optional settings that provide the paths to the Java keystore (JKS) to validate the server’s certificate.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.ssl.truststore.password`::

Optional settings that provide the password to the truststore.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.ssl.keystore.path`::

Optional settings that provide the paths to the Java keystore (JKS) to validate the client’s certificate.

`xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.ssl.keystore.password`::

Optional settings that provide the password to the keystore.
