Apache Ignite, a JVM-based system, requires constant monitoring to ensure prompt issue response, unlike set-it-and-forget-it systems. Real-time monitoring is crucial for distributed systems like Apache Ignite. Although the Ignite Web Console provides cluster management and monitoring, it falls short of comprehensive system monitoring. JConsole/VisualVM can be used for monitoring individual nodes and small clusters, but it's impractical for larger clusters. Moreover, JMX lacks historical data, making it unsuitable for production environments.

Fortunately, various tools are available for system monitoring, including:

• Nagios
• Zabbix
• Grafana

In this article, we'll explore using Grafana for monitoring Ignite clusters, providing step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring the entire technology stack.

Grafana is an open-source graphical tool for querying, visualizing, and alerting metrics. It consolidates metrics, enabling graph and dashboard creation from diverse data sources. Additionally, Grafana can display data from monitoring systems like Zabbix. Its lightweight, easy-to-install, and easy-to-configure nature, along with its visually appealing interface, make it an ideal choice.

Before diving into the details, let's discuss monitoring large-scale production environments. A high-level overview of a monitoring system in production environments is illustrated below.

Monitoring systems gather data from various hosts through protocols like JMX, SNMP, and store it in a single time-series database. This data is then used to create real-time monitoring dashboards. However, monitoring systems can be complex and vary across environments.

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