
Install and configure Sensu with RabbitMQ, build sensor dashboards, and create checks and alert handlers, including PagerDuty. Visualize metrics in Grafana and explore the Sensu API and enterprise features.
Meet Samantha Ventura, narrator for the dev ops library and longtime educator focused on higher education and diversity awareness. Ken Irwin co-authors content and leads large dev ops deployments.
Install the open source edition of Sensu and its dependencies on a fresh Ubuntu 14.04 VM, configure RabbitMQ and Redis, create the Sensu user, and start the API.
Learn how to configure a mutator to transform JSON event data before delivery to a handler, including converting formats, renaming fields, and echoing results via stdin and stdout.
Recap how to install and configure sensu with RabbitMQ and rentes, set up checks and pager duty alerts, and use grafite and the application programming interface for metrics and dashboards.
In this Learning Sensu training course, taught by expert authors Ken Erwin and Samantha Ventura, you will learn everything you need to know about Sensu, including how to integrate it with 3rd party services. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with Sensu is required.
You will start by learning how to configure Sensu, including configuring checks, handlers, filters, and mutators. From there, Ken and Samantha will teach you how to set up Graphite, Grafana, and use Grafana dashboards. Finally, this video tutorial will cover advanced topics, including an API overview, enterprise overview, and scaling.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of using Sensu. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.