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Benchmark module

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Benchmark module

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This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.

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The benchmark module is used to generate synthetic metrics at a predictable rate. This can be useful when you want to test output settings or test system sizing without using real data.

The benchmark module metricset is info.

- module: benchmark
  metricsets:
    - info
  enabled: true
  period: 10s

Metricsets

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info

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A metric that includes a counter field which is used to keep the metric unique.

Module-specific configuration notes

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count
number, the number of metrics to emit per fetch.

Example configuration

The Benchmark module supports the standard configuration options that are described in Modules. Here is an example configuration:

metricbeat.modules:
- module: benchmark
  metricsets:
    - info
  enabled: false
  period: 10s

Metricsets

The following metricsets are available:

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