docs/reference/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-linux-conntrack.md
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::::{warning} This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. ::::
The conntrack module reports on performance counters for the linux connection tracking component of netfilter. Conntrack uses a hash table to track the state of network connections.
For a description of each field in the metricset, see the exported fields section.
Here is an example document generated by this metricset:
{
"@timestamp": "2017-10-12T08:05:34.853Z",
"event": {
"dataset": "linux.conntrack",
"duration": 115000,
"module": "linux"
},
"linux": {
"conntrack": {
"summary": {
"drop": 0,
"early_drop": 0,
"entries": 16,
"found": 0,
"ignore": 3271028,
"insert_failed": 0,
"invalid": 122,
"search_restart": 3
}
}
},
"metricset": {
"name": "conntrack",
"period": 10000
},
"service": {
"type": "linux"
}
}