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The IBM Storage Scale Bridge for Grafana (grafana-bridge) can be used to retrieve and process IBM Storage Scale performance data with third party applications. One of the most popular use cases is to explore IBM Storage Scale performance data in a web-based graphical interface, such as Grafana dashboards. Another use case is to export IBM Storage Scale performance data to the Prometheus database for further analytical processing and long-term storage of the collected data.

Grafana-bridge is a stand alone Python application that uses a CherryPy server to exchange data via HTTP/HTTPS between a client (third-party application) and a server (IBM Storage Scale System). It translates the IBM Storage Scale metadata and performance data collected by the IBM Storage Scale Performance Monitoring Tool (ZiMon) into the queries accepted by registered third-party applications. The communication between grafana-bridge and the external application takes place via separate plug-ins. The individual plug-ins are enabled using the information in the config.ini configuration file.

* - The communication port must be specified (commented in) in the config.ini file for each plug-in to be activated.
** - The Prometheus endpoints are managed via a JSON file and dynamically registered at startup if the Prometheus API plug-in is enabled.