2.1.3 Access Grafana via Desktop or Web UI
If you want to be able to access Grafana via the Desktop from Tools or via the Web UI (http://<platform host>:<web interface port>/mz/
), you have 2 options:
- You can modify the property GRAFANA_URL in the
si_setup_script
before running the script, as described in step 6 in 2.1.1 Install System Insight with InfluxDB using Scripts.
OR At any time after installing System Insight, you can use the
mzsh topo
command as shown below:$ mzsh topo set services:custom/val:system-insight.si-instance.config.grafana-url http://<host name>:3000
Grafana via Desktop
To be able to access Grafana from the Desktop, the System insight service must be running and the property grafana-url
mentioned above must be set when starting the Desktop.
In Desktop, go to Tools, and select System Insight. You are directed to the Grafana login page.
Grafana via Web UI
For System Insight to be visible from the Web UI, the property grafana_url
mentioned above must be set.
Go to the Web UI, located at http://<platform host>:<web interface port>/mz/
, and select System Insight from the Dashboard.
System Insight in the Web UI
Grafana Over https
If you require extra security, the option to use Grafana over https is available. However, you require a certificate which is not provided. When you have your certificate in place, take the following steps:
- Go to the directory
MZ_HOME/scripts/str-templates/system-insight
, and open thegrafanai.ini
file.
In the Server section, modify the text as follows and save:
Change this line:;protocol = http
to the following:
protocol = https
Change these lines:
# https certs & key file ;cert_file = ;cert_key =
to the following:
# https certs & key file cert_file = /path/to/file/server.crt cert_key = /parth/to/file/server.key
Restart the grafana service.
Go to https://<your grafana installation url>:3000/ and verify that https is working.