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Google Cloud Memorystore for Redis

Monitor Google Cloud Memorystore for Redis metrics using OpenTelemetry collector with Last9

Use OpenTelemetry to collect Google Cloud Memorystore Redis metrics and send telemetry data to Last9.

Prerequisites

Before setting up Google Cloud Memorystore Redis monitoring, ensure you have:

  • Google Cloud account with administrative privileges or Cloud Redis Admin privileges
  • Access to a project in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Google Cloud Redis APIs enabled - follow this guide to enable APIs
  • Virtual Machine where you can run OpenTelemetry Collector to collect data from Google Cloud Memorystore Redis and send to Last9

  1. Install OpenTelemetry Collector

    You can install either rpm or deb package depending on flavor of operating system you are using.

    Note: systemd is required for automatic service configuration.

    Installing rpm package:

    wget https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases/download/v0.118.0/otelcol-contrib_0.118.0_linux_amd64.rpm
    sudo rpm -ivh otelcol-contrib_0.118.0_linux_amd64.rpm

    More installation options can be found here.

  2. Configure Collector

    Use the following configuration for Otel Collector:

    receivers:
      googlecloudmonitoring:
        collection_interval: 60s
        project_id: gcp-project-id
        metrics_list:
          # Filter for specific metrics such cloudredis
          - metric_descriptor_filter: 'metric.type = starts_with("redis.googleapis.com")'
    

    processors:
      batch:
        timeout: 60s
        send_batch_size: 100000
        send_batch_max_size: 100000
      resourcedetection/gcp:
        detectors: ["gcp"]
    

    exporters:
      otlp/last9:
        endpoint: "{{ .Logs.WriteURL }}"
        headers:
          "Authorization": "{{ .Logs.AuthValue }}"
      debug:
        verbosity: detailed
    

    service:
      pipelines:
        metrics:
          receivers: [googlecloudmonitoring]
          processors: [batch, resourcedetection/gcp]
          exporters: [otlp/last9]

    Note: Replace gcp-project-id with your actual Google Cloud project ID.

    The complete list of supported metrics can be found here.

    Read more about the Google Cloud monitoring receiver configuration options here.

  3. Start Collector

    Run the otel collector using systemctl command:

    sudo systemctl start otelcol-contrib
    sudo systemctl status otelcol-contrib
    sudo systemctl restart otelcol-contrib

  4. Check Collector Logs

    Monitor the collector logs to ensure it’s working correctly:

    sudo journalctl -u otelcol-contrib -f

Verification

To verify the setup is working:

  1. Check that the collector service is running
  2. Review the collector logs for any errors
  3. Log into your Last9 account to confirm Redis metrics are being received

Need Help?

If you encounter any issues or have questions: