Backend

Each backend definition is a map with two always-required keys:

  • name, which sets the backend name

  • type, which selects the concrete backend type and therefore the remaining valid keys

The supported backend types are documented below.

Backends

Common Keys

This section describes keys shared by multiple backend types.

name

required, type: metric node name

Set the backend name.

type

required, type: str

Set the backend type.

discover

required, type: metric node name

Set the discover instance used by this backend.

discover_data

required, type: discover register data

Set the registration data passed to discover.

extra_metrics_tags

optional, type: static metrics tags

Set additional metrics tags to attach to backend statistics.

default: not set