Configure Prometheus integration

To integrate Prometheus with SolarWinds Observability SaaS:

1. In SolarWinds Observability SaaS, click Add Data at the top.

2. In the Add Data dialog Intro, click the Integrations tab, and then click Prometheus.

3. In the Add Prometheus dialog, choose whether to use the SolarWinds Observability Agent or the SolarWinds OTel Collector and click Next.

   For more information on deploying the integration using the SolarWinds OTel Collector, see OpenTelemetry Collector.

   To only display Agents running in a Kubernetes cluster, click the List only Agents... toggle.

   If you want to install a dedicated Agent on a dedicated host, add the host and then add the Prometheus integration. See Add a self-managed host.

   If you prefer using Docker, see Run the SolarWinds Observability Agent as a Docker image or Kubernetes deployment.

4. Select where the Prometheus service is located:

   • On Host: The Prometheus service runs on the same physical or virtual machine as the Agent.

   • Off Host: The Prometheus service runs on a different physical or virtual machine than the Agent.

5. On the Configuration page, if using the SolarWinds OTel Collector to deploy Prometheus, enter the name for the collector and for the integration, and download the config.yaml file. See OpenTelemetry Collector for more information.

6. Review the configuration and click Deploy to deploy the changes to the agent.

   • Provide a Display Name.

   • Review the Prometheus Endpoint.

   • Review the Collection Interval.

7. When the installation is complete, you can find the metrics you are monitoring in the Metrics Explorer, or create a custom dashboard and add widgets to display collected metrics value.

   The Prometheus integration is fully customized and collected metrics depend on what you configured on the exporter side.