Monitoring a Windows cluster with Prometheus

The blog post outlines a method for monitoring a Windows cluster using Prometheus by installing small Prometheus instances on each Windows machine to centralize metrics into a single Prometheus server. The author describes utilizing Prometheus remote write to send metrics directly to the server without intermediate storage, thus minimizing storage concerns by setting a one-day retention period for each instance. The process involves installing the Windows exporter to provide an HTTP endpoint for metrics collection and configuring Prometheus to scrape these endpoints. The author also emphasizes the importance of smart labeling for filtering metrics by various factors such as availability zone or environment and suggests adding external labels in the global configuration. The article concludes by inviting readers to share their monitoring approaches and offers a trial of Sysdig Monitor for enterprise-grade managed Prometheus services.