Description

This cookbook provides an easy way to install the New Relic PHP agent and the New Relic server monitor.

More information?
* https://newrelic.com/docs/server/new-relic-for-server-monitoring
* https://newrelic.com/docs/php/new-relic-for-php
* https://newrelic.com/docs/python/new-relic-for-python

Requirements

Cookbooks:

This cookbook has dependencies on the following cookbooks:

• php
• python::pip
• ms_dotnet4

Platforms:

• Debian
• Ubuntu
• RHEL
• CentOS
• Fedora
• Scientific
• Amazon
• Windows
• SmartOS

Attributes

default.rb:

BASIC

• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['license'] - Your New Relic license key for server monitoring purposes (usually same license key as application monitoring license)
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['license'] - Your New Relic license key for application monitoring purposes (usually same license key as server monitoring license)

ADVANCED

• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['logfile']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['loglevel']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['proxy']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['ssl']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['ssl_ca_bundle']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['ssl_ca_path']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['pidfile']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['collector_host']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['timeout']
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['windows_version'] - the Windows version to install
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['windows64_checksum'] - checksum of the 64-bit Windows version
• node['newrelic']['server_monitoring']['windows32_checksum'] - checksum of the 32-bit Windows version
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['enabled']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['logfile']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['loglevel']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['appname']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['logfile']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['loglevel']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['port']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['max_threads']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['ssl']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['ssl_ca_path']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['ssl_ca_bundle']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['proxy']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['pidfile']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['location']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['collector_host']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['daemon']['dont_launch']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['capture_params']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['ignored_params']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['error_collector']['enable']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['error_collector']['record_database_errors']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['error_collector']['prioritize_api_errors']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['browser_monitoring']['auto_instrument']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['enable']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['threshold']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['detail']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['slow_sql']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['stack_trace_threshold']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['explain_threshold']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['record_sql']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['transaction_tracer']['custom']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['framework']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['webtransaction']['name']['remove_trailing_path']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['webtransaction']['name']['functions']
• node['newrelic']['application_monitoring']['webtransaction']['name']['files']

repository.rb:

• node['newrelic']['repository_key'] - The New Relic repository key, defaults to "548C16BF"

php-agent.rb:

• node['newrelic']['startup_mode'] - The newrelic-daemon startup mode ("agent"/"external"), defaults to "agent"
• node['newrelic']['web_server']['service_name'] - The web server service name, defaults to "apache2"

python-agent.rb:

• node['newrelic']['python_version'] - Defaults to "latest". Version numbers can be found at http://download.newrelic.com/python_agent/release/

dotnet.rb:

• node['newrelic']['https_download'] - The URL to download the MSI installer from New Relic. Default is to pull "latest"
• node['newrelic']['install_level'] - The install version of the .NET Agent. Default is '1' but can use '50' for a complete installation

server-monitor.rb:

• node['newrelic']['service_name'] - The New Relic server monitoring service name, defaults to "newrelic-sysmond"
• node['newrelic']['config_path'] - The New Relic server monitoring config path, defaults to "/etc/newrelic"
• node['newrelic']['config_file_group'] - The New Relic server monitoring config file group, defaults to "newrelic"

Usage

1)
include recipe[newrelic] in a run list to implicly run recipe[newrelic:repository] and recipe[newrelic::server-monitor]
- OR -
include the bits and pieces explicitly in a run list:
recipe[newrelic::repository]
recipe[newrelic::server-monitor]
recipe[newrelic::php-agent]
recipe[newrelic::python-agent]
recipe[newrelic::dotnet]

2)
change the node['newrelic']['license'] attribute to your New Relic license key
--- OR ---
override the attribute on a higher level (http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Attributes#Attributes-AttributesPrecedence)

References

• New Relic home page
• New Relic for Server Monitoring
• New Relic for PHP
• newrelic-daemon startup modes
• New Relic for Python
• New Relic for .NET
• "newrelic" cookbook by heavywater on github
• "newrelic_monitoring" cookbook on community.opscode.com
• "newrelic_monitoring" cookbook on github
• a very big thanks to heavywater darrin@heavywater.ca for the original version of this cookbook

License and Authors

Author: David Joos david@escapestudios.com
Author: Escape Studios Development dev@escapestudios.com
Copyright: 2012-2013, Escape Studios

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