Monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus

• Basic understanding of IT systems and networks
• Familiarity with command-line interfaces

Audience

• System administrators
• DevOps engineers

Grafana and Prometheus are powerful tools for monitoring and visualizing metrics in modern IT environments. This course introduces essential monitoring tools used for tracking system performance and availability. It provides foundational knowledge on setting up, configuring, and using Grafana and Prometheus for monitoring IT systems and networks.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level system administrators and DevOps engineers who wish to develop core monitoring skills using Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and importance of monitoring in IT environments.
• Install and configure Grafana and Prometheus for basic monitoring tasks.
• Create simple dashboards and alerts to visualize system performance.
• Apply best practices for monitoring system availability and performance.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to Monitoring

• The importance of monitoring in IT systems
• Overview of Grafana and Prometheus
• Core concepts and architecture

Installing Prometheus

• Downloading and setting up Prometheus
• Understanding Prometheus configuration
• Exploring PromQL: The Prometheus Query Language

Installing Grafana

• Installing Grafana on Linux
• Configuring data sources in Grafana
• Exploring Grafana's user interface and features

Creating Dashboards in Grafana

• Building dashboards for system metrics
• Customizing visualization panels
• Dashboard best practices

Monitoring Key Metrics

• Tracking CPU, memory, and network usage
• Visualizing metrics using Prometheus and Grafana
• Setting up basic alerts

Troubleshooting Common Issues

• Diagnosing data source connectivity problems
• Fixing configuration errors in Prometheus
• Resolving common dashboard rendering issues

Scaling and Advanced Monitoring

• Scaling Prometheus for large environments
• Integrating Grafana with other monitoring tools
• Advanced visualization techniques in Grafana

Summary and Next Steps