New Relic plugin

For more information about what this plugin does and the data streams it retrieves, see:

Monitor key application metrics from your New Relic environment.

To add a data source click on the + next to Data Sources on the left-hand menu in SquaredUp. Search for the data source and click on it to open the Configure data source page.

You can also add a data source by clicking Add data source on the Settings > Data Sources page, but pre-built dashboards are not added when using this method.

Before you start

Copy API keys and Account ID number in New Relic

Log in to New Relic and browse to API keys.
See New Relic API keys
You can copy an existing or a newly created key by clicking the 3 dots button next to a key and clicking Copy.
Make a note of the Account ID number from the Account column on this API key page.

Configuring the data source

Paste in the API key.
Enter the Account ID.
Select the Data Center your New Relic account uses.

Restrict access to this data source:
You can enable this option if you only want certain users or groups to have access to the data source, or the permission to link it to new workspaces. See data source access control for more information.

The term data source here really means data source instance. For example, a user may configure two instances of the AWS data source, one for their development environment and one for production. In that case, each data source instance has its own access control settings.

By default, Restrict access to this data source is set to off. The data source can be viewed, edited and administered by anyone. If you would like to control who has access to this data source, switch Restrict access to this data source to on.

Use the Restrict access to this data source dropdown to control who has access to the workspace:

By default, the user setting the permissions for the data source will be given Full Control and the Everyone group will be given Link to workspace permissions.
Tailor access to the data source, as required, by selecting individual users or user groups from the dropdown and giving them Link to workspace or Full Control permissions.
If the user is not available from the dropdown, you are able to invite them to the data source by typing in their email address and then clicking Add. The new user will then receive an email inviting them to create an account on SquaredUp. Once the account has been created, they will gain access to the organization.
At least one user or group must be given Full Control.
Admin users can edit the configuration, modify the Access Control List (ACL) and delete the data source, regardless of the ACL chosen.

Access level	Permissions
Link to workspace	User can link the data source to any workspace they have at least Editor permissions for. Data from the data source can then be viewed by anyone with any access to the workspace. User can share the data source data with anyone they want. User cannot configure the data source in any way, or delete it.
Full Control	User can change the data source configuration, ACL, and delete the data source.

See Access control for more information.

Click Test and add to validate the data source configuration. SquaredUp will now attempt to connect to SquaredUp using the provided authentication method.
- Testing passed – a success message will be displayed and then the configuration will be saved.
- Testing passed with warnings – warnings will be listed and potential fixes suggested. You can still use the data source with warnings. Select Save with warnings if you believe that you can still use the data source as required with the warnings listed. Alternatively, address the issues listed and then select Rerun tests to validate the data source configuration again. If the validation now passes, click Save.
- Testing Failed – errors will be listed and potential fixes suggested. You cannot use the data source with errors. You are able to select Save with errors if you believe that a system outside of SquaredUp is causing the error that you need to fix. Alternatively, address the issues listed and then select Rerun tests to validate the data source configuration again. If the validation now passes, click Save.
You can edit any data source configurations at any time from Settings > Data Sources.

Data streams

Data streams standardize data from all the different shapes and formats your tools use into a straightforward tabular format.

While creating a tile you can tweak data streams by grouping or aggregating specific columns.

Depending on the kind of data, SquaredUp will automatically suggest how to visualize the result, for example as a table or line graph.

Data streams can be either global or scoped:

Global data streams are unscoped and return information of a general nature (e.g. "Get the current number of unused hosts").
A scoped data stream gets information relevant to the specific set objects supplied in the tile scope (e.g. "Get the current session count for these hosts").

See Data Streams for more information.

The following data streams are installed with this plugin.

Data stream	Description
All Logs	Fetches all logs for the entity
Apdex Score	Fetches the Error Rate metric
App Health State	Fetches the health of an App
Availability duration (overtime)	Fetches the Availability duration timeSeries data
Error Rate	Fetches the Error Rate metric
Health State	Fetches the health of a entity with alert severity
Issues Overtime	Returns all activated and created issues overtime
Open Errors	Returns all open transaction errors for a specific application
Open Incidents	Returns all open incidents for a specific entity
Open Issues	Returns all active and created Issues
Response Time	Fetches the Response Time metric
Success Rate	Returns the success rate of a monitor
Throughput	Fetches the Throughput metric

Configurable data streams

The following data streams have configurable Parameters.

Data stream	Description	Parameters
Events	Fetches events for the scoped entities	Event Key: Enter a event key, such as `InfrastructureEvent`, `NetworkSample`, `NrUsage` etc.
Logs (by Attribute)	Fetches specific types of logs for the scoped host entity	Attribute: Enter a log attribute, such as `EventCategory`, `hostStatus`, `fullHostname` etc. Value: Enter the value of the key you wish to find in the logs, such as `12544` for key `EventCategory`.
Metric TimeSeries	Fetches the average of a TimeSeries metric	Metric Key: Enter a metric key.
NRQL Query	Returns the results for a provided NRQL query	NRQL Query: Enter a NRQL query.

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