Oracle Cloud: How to fill json file for custom metrics - metrics

Question

I am trying to send custom t2 telemetry metrics to Oracle Cloud. Using below Command I am able to generate param json file.
oci monitoring metric-data post --generate-param-json-input metric-data > metric-data.json
Below is the generate metric-data.json file
[
{
"compartmentId": "string",
"datapoints": [
{
"count": 0,
"timestamp": "2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"value": 0.0
},
{
"count": 0,
"timestamp": "2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"value": 0.0
}
],
"dimensions": {
"string1": "string",
"string2": "string"
},
"metadata": {
"string1": "string",
"string2": "string"
},
"name": "string",
"namespace": "string",
"resourceGroup": "string"
},
{
"compartmentId": "string",
"datapoints": [
{
"count": 0,
"timestamp": "2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"value": 0.0
},
{
"count": 0,
"timestamp": "2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
"value": 0.0
}
],
"dimensions": {
"string1": "string",
"string2": "string"
},
"metadata": {
"string1": "string",
"string2": "string"
},
"name": "string",
"namespace": "string",
"resourceGroup": "string"
}
]
My metrics requirement is below. Need to send below information in case any agent id is late or missing.
MetricsName: [late/missing]
Hostname: somexyz.oraclecloud.com
agentid: asdfkjgsjdg723
category: custom/DB/Webserver
Region:
AD:
Information1:
Information2:
So my question is below.
How to accomodate my information in metric-data.json file
On Cloud how to visualise my data
Do I need to register my service on cloud before sending it

Answer 1

On Cloud how to visualise my data
Use Metrics Explorer in OCI Console
Do I need to register my service on cloud before sending it
No need to register
Sample data -
[
{
"namespace":"monitoring",
"compartmentId":"$compartmentID",
"resourceGroup":"gpu_0_monitoring",
"name":"gpuTemperature",
"dimensions":{
"resourceId":"$instanceOCID",
"instanceName":"$instanceName"
},
"metadata":{
"unit":"degrees Celcius",
"displayName":"GPU Temperature"
},
"datapoints":[
{
"timestamp":"2022-12-06T12:43:40Z",
"value":43
}
]
}
]
Save this data in metric-data.json file.
The above is a sample data that you posting to the monitoring service.
oci monitoring metric-data post --metric-data file://metric-data.json
For visualisation you can refer to the below document.
https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Monitoring/Tasks/publishingcustommetrics.htm