Part III — Monitoring Process for IIS Servers on Windows Server

1. Prometheus Installation

• Download Prometheus: Get the latest version of Prometheus from the official website (https://prometheus.io/download/).
• Extract the downloaded archive and copy the files to a suitable directory.
• Create a configuration file named prometheus.yml. This file will define the targets to be monitored, such as WMI Exporter.

2. WMI Exporter Installation

• Download WMI Exporter: Download the WMI Exporter from the GitHub repository.
• Use the installer found in the “Assets” section to install the exporter.
• Install the exporter using the MSI installer.
• The binary will be placed in the directory: C:\Program Files\windows_exporter.

• If there’s a running process/task named “windows_exporter,” terminate it, as we will need to manually start the exporter with additional flags.
• To fetch IIS Server statistics, manually run the exporter using the following command:

"C:\Program Files\windows_exporter\windows_exporter.exe" --collectors.enabled="cpu,cs,iis,logical_disk,net,os,service,system,textfile"

• Access http://localhost:9182/metrics in your browser to view the available metrics.
• To make the changes persistent, add the following settings to the registry:

"C:\Program Files\windows_exporter\windows_exporter.exe" --collectors.enabled="cpu,cs,iis,logical_disk,net,os,service,system,textfile" --log.format logger:eventlog?name=windows_exporter

In our previous article, you can find information on how to perform monitoring on a Windows server

3. Configuring Prometheus with WMI Exporter

• Open your prometheus.yml file and add WMI Exporter as a target like this:

scrape_configs:
- job_name: 'wmi'
  static_configs:
    - targets: ['localhost:9182'] # Varsayılan WMI Exporter portu

4. Grafana Installation and Configuration

• Download Grafana: Get the latest version of Grafana from the official website (https://grafana.com/grafana/download).
• Extract the downloaded archive and copy the files to a suitable directory.
• Start Grafana: Launch Grafana using the command line (e.g., grafana-server.exe).

5. Creating a Dashboard on Grafana

• Access the Grafana web interface by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your browser (default port 3000).

• Log in with the default credentials (admin/admin).

• Go to the “Configuration” menu, select “Data Sources,” and add a new data source. Choose “Prometheus” and provide the address of your Prometheus server (e.g., http://localhost:9090).

• Click “Save & Test” to add the data source.

• Search for a Dashboard ID starting with a specific number on grafana.com, or directly import a JSON file.

IIS Dashboard ID:14532

If you have any questions or details you would like to add, feel free to write me.