OpenVPN collector
OpenVPN is an open-source commercial software that implements virtual private network
techniques to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote
access facilities.
This module will monitor one or more OpenVPN instances via Management Interface.
Requirements
Metrics
All metrics have "openvpn." prefix.
user_* stats are disabled by default, see per_user_stats in the module config file.
| Metric |
Scope |
Dimensions |
Units |
| active_clients |
global |
clients |
clients |
| total_traffic |
global |
in, out |
kilobits/s |
| user_traffic |
user |
in, out |
kilobits/s |
| user_connection_time |
user |
time |
seconds |
Configuration
This collector is disabled by default. Should be explicitly enabled
in go.d.conf.
Reason:
Currently, the OpenVPN daemon can at most support a single management client any one time.
We disabled it to not break other tools which uses Management Interface.
Edit the go.d/openvpn.conf configuration file using edit-config from the
Netdata config directory, which is typically at /etc/netdata.
cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory
sudo ./edit-config go.d/openvpn.conf
Needs only address of OpenVPN Management Interface. Here is an example for 2 OpenVPN instances:
jobs:
- name: local
address: /dev/openvpn
- name: remote
address: 203.0.113.10:7505
For all available options please see
module configuration file.
Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot issues with the openvpn collector, run the go.d.plugin with the debug option enabled. The output
should give you clues as to why the collector isn't working.
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Navigate to the plugins.d directory, usually at /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/. If that's not the case on
your system, open netdata.conf and look for the plugins setting under [directories].
cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
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Switch to the netdata user.
sudo -u netdata -s
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Run the go.d.plugin to debug the collector:
./go.d.plugin -d -m openvpn