multiple snmp_exporters and single prometheus server config

[Vishnu B]

I have around 30 DC, and each DC is installed with an SNMP_exporter. i have a central Prometheus server and it has arounf 10 different jobs.

For each DC i am creating different Jobs. only the target and snmp_exporter ip getting changed,  the config file is growing bigger and bigger. is is the correct way of using this?

Please help

```

  - job_name: 'cisco_ipsla_del2'

    scrape_interval: 60s

    scrape_timeout: 60s

    static_configs:

     - targets: ['core1.del2','core2.del2']

    metrics_path: /snmp

    params:

      module: [ipsla]

    relabel_configs:

      - source_labels: [__address__]

        target_label: __param_target

      - source_labels: [__param_target]

        target_label: instance

      - source_labels: []

        target_label: __address__

        replacement: 10.0.24.50:9116

  - job_name: 'cisco_ipsla_sjc2'

    scrape_interval: 60s

    scrape_timeout: 60s

    static_configs:

     - targets: ['core1.sjc2','core2.sjc']

    metrics_path: /snmp

    params:

      module: [ipsla]

    relabel_configs:

      - source_labels: [__address__]

        target_label: __param_target

      - source_labels: [__param_target]

        target_label: instance

      - source_labels: []

        target_label: __address__

        replacement: 10.0.1.50:9116

```

[Stuart Clark]

Ideally you would have a Prometheus server in each DC and then a central server for aggregated metrics via federation, or using something like Thanos

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[Ben Kochie]

Typically people use a configuration management template engine to generate their prometheus.yml. Something like Ansible, Chef, etc. This allows  you to expand a large matrix of configurations.

Another option is to use a service discovery method to generate this data.

One other trick is to leverage relabel configs. This configuration example assumes you have a DNS entry for your exporters, like `snmp-exporter.sjc2`.

- job_name: 'cisco_ipsla'

  scrape_interval: 60s
  scrape_timeout: 60s
  static_configs:
   - targets:

     - 'core1.del2'
     - 'core2.del2'
     labels:
     - dc: del2
   - targets:
     - 'core1.sjc2'
     - 'core2.sjc2'
     labels:
     - dc: sjc2

  metrics_path: /snmp
  params:
    module: [ipsla]
  relabel_configs:
    - source_labels: [__address__]
      target_label: __param_target
    - source_labels: [__param_target]
      target_label: instance

    - source_labels: [dc]
      target_label: __address__
      replacement: 'snmp-exporter.$1:9116'

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[Vishnu]

Thanks a lot Ben..

the relabel config will better work for me.. 

Regards,

Vishnu