[blacbox_exporter - icmp] Multiple Source and Target

[Julian Ade Putra]

Hi Experts,

I want to know how to configure blackbox exporter configuration to monitor multiple source and target. 

So, in my existing configuration to monitor 1 source and multiple target as below

Source : 

prodenv27:9115

Target : 

        - 1.1.1.1

        - 2.2.2.2

Now, i want to add new source and target in my current configuration :

New Source : 

prodenv101:9115

New Target : 

        - 3.3.3.3

        - 4.4.4.4

Should i create new job_name in prometheus config? Or can i have only one job_name for all blackbox icmp ?

Here is my current configuration :

  - job_name: 'blackbox_icmp'

    scrape_interval: 60s

    scrape_timeout: 30s

    metrics_path: /probe

    params:

      module: [icmp_ipv4]

    static_configs:

      - targets:

        - 1.1.1.1

        - 2.2.2.2

    relabel_configs:

      - source_labels: [__address__]

        target_label: __param_target

      - source_labels: [__param_target]

        target_label: instance

      - target_label: __address__

        replacement: prodenv27:9115

Thanks,
Julian

[Stuart Clark]

Both options are possible.

The simplest option is to just have a 2nd job containing the second set of targets & blackbox URL.

However you can combine the two into a single job by encoding the blackbox URL within the targets. For example set the targets to blackbox1:target1, blackbox1:target2, blackbox2:target3. You can then split using regexes to set the bit before the colon to __param_target and the bit after to __address__ (with the :9115 suffix).

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Stuart Clark