How Do I Connect to a GeminiDB Influx Instance Using Grafana?

Procedure

1. Start Grafana on the server and access http://IP:3000 using a browser.
   

   The IP field can be an elastic IP address of a cloud server or the IP address of an on-premises server.

2. Log in to the Grafana homepage.
   Figure 1 Logging in to the Grafana homepage
   

3. Create a data source.
   Figure 2 Creating a data source
   

4. Select InfluxDB.
   Figure 3 Selecting InfluxDB
   

5. Configure the required parameters.
   Figure 4 Configuring parameters
   

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description
   URL	URL format: https://<IP>:8635 The IP field indicates the private IP address of the database instance.
   Auth	Open Basic auth and skip TSL Verify.
   Basic Auth Details	User: Username, for example, rwuser Password: The password you set when you buy a GeminiDB Influx instance
   InfluxDB Details	Database: Name of the created database, for example telegraf User: rwuser Password: The password you set when you buy a GeminiDB Influx instance

6. Click Save.
7. Create a dashboard based on service requirements.

Related Issues

If you fail to connect to a GeminiDB Influx instance using Grafana, the causes may be as follows:

• Network connection is abnormal.
• The URL address is incorrect. When you enter a URL, make sure to type colons (:) and https correctly.
• SSL authentication failed. Note to select skip ssl verify.