Apache Flume exposes operational metrics through Ganglia and JMX, but JMX remains the most flexible option for modern monitoring stacks. This updated guide shows how to enable JMX inside Flume’s environment configuration, choose a safe port, and connect with jconsole or any JMX-capable monitoring system. A simple JVM flag change gives full visibility into Flume performance and resource usage. Why Use JMX for Flume Monitoring? While legacy setups often used Ganglia, most modern environments integrate JVM metrics into Prometheus, Datadog or similar platforms. JMX is the simplest and most universal way to expose Flume internals such as channel size, event throughput, memory usage and sink performance. Enable JMX in flume-env.sh Edit $FLUME_HOME/conf/flume-env.sh and add or update the JAVA_OPTS line. Choose a port that is free and accessible from your monitoring host. JAVA_OPTS=" -Xms100m -Xmx200m -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.por...
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