End-to-End Guide: Configuring and Monitoring Aerospike with OpenTelemetry Receiver

Aerospike is a high-performance, distributed database known for its low-latency and scalability. It is widely used in industries requiring real-time data processing, such as advertising technology, financial services, and telecommunications. Monitoring Aerospike with OpenTelemetry helps ensure optimal performance and provides actionable insights into database operations.
This guide covers the installation of Aerospike on Ubuntu, setting up the OpenTelemetry Collector with the Aerospike receiver, and sending metrics to OpenObserve for observability.
Aerospike is designed to handle high-throughput workloads with minimal latency. Key benefits include:
By monitoring Aerospike with OpenTelemetry, you can:
Follow these steps to install Aerospike on Ubuntu:
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
wget -O aerospike.tgz https://download.aerospike.com/artifacts/aerospike-server-community/6.2.0.0/aerospike-server-community_6.2.0.0_tools-8.0.2_ubuntu20.04_x86_64.tgz
tar -xvf aerospike.tgz
cd aerospike-server-community_6.2.0.0_tools-8.0.2_ubuntu20.04_x86_64/
sudo ./asinstall
systemctl start aerospike
systemctl status aerospike
Install OpenTelemetry Collector: Follow steps 1 and 2 from this guide.
Configure the Aerospike Receiver: Update the OpenTelemetry Collector configuration file:
receivers:
aerospike:
endpoint: "localhost:3000"
exporters:
otlphttp/openobserve:
endpoint: OPENOBSERVE_ENDPOINT
headers:
Authorization: OPENOBSERVE_TOKEN
stream-name: OPENOBSERVE_STREAM
service:
pipelines:
metrics:
receivers: [aerospike]
exporters: [otlphttp/openobserve]
Replace:
OPENOBSERVE_ENDPOINT
with your OpenObserve endpoint (e.g., http://openobserve.example.com/api/org
). OPENOBSERVE_TOKEN
with your OpenObserve authentication token. OPENOBSERVE_STREAM
with your desired stream name.Restart OpenTelemetry Collector:
systemctl restart otel-collector
Verify Metrics in OpenObserve: Navigate to your OpenObserve dashboard to confirm the receipt of metrics from Aerospike.
Once verified, configure dashboards in OpenObserve or upload the prebuilt aerospike dashboard from here.
By integrating Aerospike with OpenTelemetry and OpenObserve, you gain comprehensive insights into your database operations. This setup enables real-time monitoring, simplifies troubleshooting, and ensures high performance in mission-critical applications.
Ready to explore the potential of Aerospike combined with OpenTelemetry to maximize your observability stack?