Metadata

Metadata

The primary purpose of OpenTSDB is to store timeseries data points and allow for various operations on that data. However it helps to know what kind of data is stored and provide some context when working with the information. OpenTSDB's metadata is data about the data points. Much of it is user configurable to provide tie-ins with external tools such as search engines or issue tracking systems. This chapter describes various metadata available and what it's used for.

UIDMeta

Every data point stored in OpenTSDB has at least three UIDs associated with it. There will always be a metric and one or more tag pairs consisting of a tagk or tag name, and a tagv or tag value. When a new name for one of these UIDs comes into the system, a Unique ID is assign