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New Relic

Our New Relic integration allows you to import entities and issues from your New Relic cloud account into Port, according to your mapping and definition.

An Entity can be a host, an application, a service, a database, or any other component that sends data to New Relic.
An Issue is a group of incidents that describe the underlying problem of your symptoms.

Common use cases​

  • Map your monitored applications and services in New Relic with their current open alerts.
  • Watch for new alerts and updates raised on your monitored applications and automatically synchronize them into Port.

Prerequisites​

To install the integration, you need a Kubernetes cluster that the integration's container chart will be deployed to.

Please make sure that you have kubectl and helm installed on your machine, and that your kubectl CLI is connected to the Kubernetes cluster where you plan to install the integration.

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble installing this integration, please refer to these troubleshooting steps.

Installation​

Choose one of the following installation methods:

Using this installation option means that the integration will be able to update Port in real time.

This table summarizes the available parameters for the installation. Set them as you wish in the script below, then copy it and run it in your terminal:

ParameterDescriptionRequired
port.clientIdYour port client id✅
port.clientSecretYour port client secret✅
port.baseUrlYour port base url, relevant only if not using the default port app❌
integration.identifierChange the identifier to describe your integration✅
integration.typeThe integration type✅
integration.eventListener.typeThe event listener type✅
integration.secrets.newRelicAPIKeyThe New Relic API key✅
integration.secrets.newRelicAccountIDThe New Relic account ID✅
scheduledResyncIntervalThe number of minutes between each resync❌
initializePortResourcesDefault true, When set to true the integration will create default blueprints and the port App config Mapping❌

To install the integration using Helm, run the following command:

note

If you are using New Relic's EU region, add the following flag to the command:

--set integration.config.newRelicGraphqlURL="https://api.eu.newrelic.com/graphql"

# The following script will install an Ocean integration at your K8s cluster using helm
# initializePortResources: When set to true the integration will create default blueprints + JQ Mappings
# scheduledResyncInterval: the number of minutes between each resync
# integration.identifier: Change the identifier to describe your integration

helm repo add --force-update port-labs https://port-labs.github.io/helm-charts
helm upgrade --install my-newrelic-integration port-labs/port-ocean \
	--set port.clientId="PORT_CLIENT_ID"  \
	--set port.clientSecret="PORT_CLIENT_SECRET"  \
	--set port.baseUrl="https://api.getport.io"  \
	--set initializePortResources=true  \
	--set scheduledResyncInterval=120 \
	--set integration.identifier="my-newrelic-integration"  \
	--set integration.type="newrelic"  \
	--set integration.eventListener.type="POLLING"  \
	--set integration.secrets.newRelicAPIKey="<NR_API_KEY>"  \
	--set integration.secrets.newRelicAccountID="<NR_ACCOUNT_ID>"

Event listener​

The integration uses polling to pull the configuration from Port every minute and check it for changes. If there is a change, a resync will occur.

Advanced integration configuration

For advanced configuration such as proxies or self-signed certificates, click here.

Ingesting Newrelic objects​

The Newrelic integration uses a YAML configuration to describe the process of loading data into the developer portal.

Here is an example snippet from the config which demonstrates the process for getting Issue data from Newrelic:

resources:
  - kind: newRelicAlert
    selector:
      query: "true"
      newRelicTypes: ["ISSUE"]
    port:
      entity:
        mappings:
          blueprint: '"newRelicAlert"'
          identifier: .issueId
          title: .title[0]
          properties:
            priority: .priority
            state: .state
            sources: .sources
            conditionName: .conditionName
            alertPolicyNames: .policyName
            activatedAt: .activatedAt
          relations:
            newRelicService: .__APPLICATION.entity_guids + .__SERVICE.entity_guids

The integration makes use of the JQ JSON processor to select, modify, concatenate, transform and perform other operations on existing fields and values from Newrelic's API events.

Configuration structure​

The integration configuration determines which resources will be queried from Newrelic, and which entities and properties will be created in Port.

Supported resources

The following resources can be used to map data from Newrelic, it is possible to reference any field that appears in the API responses linked below for the mapping configuration.

  • The root key of the integration configuration is the resources key:

    resources:
      - kind: project
        selector:
        ...

  • The kind key is a specifier for a Newrelic object:

      resources:
        - kind: project
          selector:
          ...

  • The selector key allows you to filter which objects of the specified kind will be ingested into your software catalog:

    resources:
      - kind: newRelicService
        selector:
          query: "true"
          newRelicTypes: ["SERVICE", "APPLICATION"]
          calculateOpenIssueCount: true
          entityQueryFilter: "type in ('SERVICE','APPLICATION')"
          entityExtraPropertiesQuery: |
            ... on ApmApplicationEntityOutline {
              guid
              name
            }
    • newRelicTypes - An array of Newrelic entity types that will be fetched. The default value is ['SERVICE', 'APPLICATION']. This is related to the type field in the Newrelic entity.
    • calculateOpenIssueCount:
      • A boolean value that indicates if the integration should calculate the number of open issues for each entity. The default value is `false``.
      • NOTE - This can cause a performance degradation as the integration will have to calculate the number of open issues for each entity, which unfortunately is not supported by the New Relic API.
    • entityQueryFilter:
      • A filter that will be applied to the New Relic API query. This will be placed inside the query field of the entitySearch query in the New Relic GraphQL API. For examples of query filters click here.
      • Not specifying this field will cause the integration to fetch all the entities and map them to the blueprint defined in the kind.
      • Rule of thumb - Most of the time the EntityQueryFilter will be the same as the NewRelicTypes. For example, if we want to fetch all the services and applications we will set the EntityQueryFilter to type in ('SERVICE','APPLICATION') and the NewRelicTypes to ['SERVICE', 'APPLICATION'].
    • entityExtraPropertiesQuery:
      • An optional property that allows defining extra properties to fetch for each Newrelic entity. This will be concatenated with the default query properties we are requesting under the entities section in the entitySearch query in the Newrelic GraphQL API. For examples of additional query properties click here.

  • The port, entity and the mappings keys are used to map the Newrelic object fields to Port entities. To create multiple mappings of the same kind, you can add another item in the resources array;

    resources:
      - kind: newRelicAlert
        selector:
          query: "true"
          newRelicTypes: ["ISSUE"]
        port:
          entity:
            mappings:
              blueprint: '"newRelicAlert"'
              identifier: .issueId
              title: .title[0]
              properties:
                priority: .priority
                state: .state
                sources: .sources
                conditionName: .conditionName
                alertPolicyNames: .policyName
                activatedAt: .activatedAt
              relations:
                newRelicService: .__APPLICATION.entity_guids + .__SERVICE.entity_guids
      - kind: newRelicAlert # In this instance project is mapped again with a different filter
        selector:
          query: '.name == "MyIssuetName"'
        port:
          entity:
            mappings: ...
    Blueprint key

    Note the value of the blueprint key - if you want to use a hardcoded string, you need to encapsulate it in 2 sets of quotes, for example use a pair of single-quotes (') and then another pair of double-quotes (")

Tags​

Some Newrelic entities have a property named tags which contains potentially useful information such as machine information, hostname, agent name & version, and more. For example:

"tags": [
  {
    "key": "coreCount",
    "values": [
      "10"
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "hostStatus",
    "values": [
      "running"
    ]
  },
]

Before mapping, this integration performs a tranformation on each tag, after which the example above would look like this:

tags = ["coreCount":"10","hostStatus":"running"]

Ingest data into Port​

To ingest Newrelic objects using the integration configuration, you can follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the DevPortal Builder page.
  2. Select a blueprint you want to ingest using Newrelic.
  3. Choose the Ingest Data option from the menu.
  4. Select Newrelic under the APM & alerting category.
  5. Add the contents of your integration configuration to the editor.
  6. Click Resync.

Examples​

Examples of blueprints and the relevant integration configurations:

Service (Entity)​

Service blueprint
{
  "identifier": "newRelicService",
  "description": "This blueprint represents a New Relic service or application in our software catalog",
  "title": "New Relic Service",
  "icon": "NewRelic",
  "schema": {
    "properties": {
      "has_apm": {
        "title": "Has APM",
        "type": "boolean"
      },
      "open_issues_count": {
        "title": "Open Issues Count",
        "type": "number",
        "default": 0
      },
      "link": {
        "title": "Link",
        "type": "string",
        "format": "url"
      },
      "reporting": {
        "title": "Reporting",
        "type": "boolean"
      },
      "tags": {
        "title": "Tags",
        "type": "object"
      },
      "account_id": {
        "title": "Account ID",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": {
        "title": "Type",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "domain": {
        "title": "Domain",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "throughput": {
        "title": "Throughput",
        "type": "number"
      },
      "response_time_avg": {
        "title": "Response Time AVG",
        "type": "number"
      },
      "error_rate": {
        "title": "Error Rate",
        "type": "number"
      },
      "instance_count": {
        "title": "Instance Count",
        "type": "number"
      }
    },
    "required": []
  },
  "mirrorProperties": {},
  "calculationProperties": {},
  "relations": {}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
  - kind: newRelicService
    selector:
      query: "true"
      newRelicTypes: ["SERVICE", "APPLICATION"]
      calculateOpenIssueCount: true
      entityQueryFilter: "type in ('SERVICE','APPLICATION')"
      entityExtraPropertiesQuery: |
        ... on ApmApplicationEntityOutline {
          guid
          name
          alertSeverity
          applicationId
          apmBrowserSummary {
            ajaxRequestThroughput
            ajaxResponseTimeAverage
            jsErrorRate
            pageLoadThroughput
            pageLoadTimeAverage
          }
          apmSummary {
            apdexScore
            errorRate
            hostCount
            instanceCount
            nonWebResponseTimeAverage
            nonWebThroughput
            responseTimeAverage
            throughput
            webResponseTimeAverage
            webThroughput
          }
        }
    port:
      entity:
        mappings:
          blueprint: '"newRelicService"'
          identifier: .guid
          title: .name
          properties:
            has_apm: 'if .domain | contains("APM") then "true" else "false" end'
            link: .permalink
            open_issues_count: .__open_issues_count
            reporting: .reporting
            tags: .tags
            domain: .domain
            type: .type

Issue​

Issue blueprint
{
  "identifier": "newRelicAlert",
  "description": "This blueprint represents a New Relic alert in our software catalog",
  "title": "New Relic Alert",
  "icon": "NewRelic",
  "schema": {
    "properties": {
      "priority": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Priority",
        "enum": ["CRITICAL", "HIGH", "MEDIUM", "LOW"],
        "enumColors": {
          "CRITICAL": "red",
          "HIGH": "red",
          "MEDIUM": "yellow",
          "LOW": "green"
        }
      },
      "state": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "State",
        "enum": ["ACTIVATED", "CLOSED", "CREATED"],
        "enumColors": {
          "ACTIVATED": "yellow",
          "CLOSED": "green",
          "CREATED": "lightGray"
        }
      },
      "trigger": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Trigger"
      },
      "sources": {
        "type": "array",
        "title": "Sources"
      },
      "alertPolicyNames": {
        "type": "array",
        "title": "Alert Policy Names"
      },
      "conditionName": {
        "type": "array",
        "title": "Condition Name"
      },
      "activatedAt": {
        "type": "string",
        "title": "Time Issue was activated"
      }
    },
    "required": []
  },
  "mirrorProperties": {},
  "calculationProperties": {},
  "relations": {
    "newRelicService": {
      "title": "New Relic Service",
      "target": "newRelicService",
      "required": false,
      "many": true
    }
  }
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
  - kind: newRelicAlert
    selector:
      query: "true"
      newRelicTypes: ["ISSUE"]
    port:
      entity:
        mappings:
          blueprint: '"newRelicAlert"'
          identifier: .issueId
          title: .title[0]
          properties:
            priority: .priority
            state: .state
            sources: .sources
            conditionName: .conditionName
            alertPolicyNames: .policyName
            activatedAt: .activatedAt
          relations:
            newRelicService: .__APPLICATION.entity_guids + .__SERVICE.entity_guids