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What problem does this PR solve?

close #2735

When tidb-dashboard is deployed on a dedicated host (tidb_dashboard_servers), TiUP already installs node_exporter / blackbox_exporter on that machine. Prometheus config generation did not include DashboardServers in the scrape host list, so CPU, memory, and other machine metrics from a standalone Dashboard node were never collected.

This is the same class of issue as Prometheus-only hosts not being scraped (#1806).

What is changed and how it works?

Add DashboardServers to the existing Prometheus scrape-host loop, the same way Monitors / Grafana hosts are added. There is no AddDashboard job because Prometheus does not scrape tidb-dashboard process metrics; only the node_exporter / blackbox_exporter targets are needed.

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Fix the issue that node_exporter metrics are not collected when tidb-dashboard is deployed on a dedicated host

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved monitoring target generation for standalone dashboard hosts, ensuring they are included in node-exporter and port-probe monitoring targets.
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    • Added coverage to verify monitoring configuration includes dashboard, PD, and monitor hosts across the relevant exporter targets.

Prometheus config generation skipped tidb-dashboard servers, so a standalone Dashboard node had node_exporter deployed but CPU and other host metrics were never collected.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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InitConfig now collects dashboard hosts through addDashboardScrapeHosts. The monitoring test generates prometheus.yml and verifies standalone dashboard targets for node exporter and blackbox exporter.

Changes

Dashboard scrape host collection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Dashboard host collection helper
pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go
addDashboardScrapeHosts reads DashboardServers and inserts each dashboard host into the unique host set. InitConfig calls it after the worker host loop.
Dashboard target validation
pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring_test.go
The test builds a topology, generates prometheus.yml, and verifies the standalone dashboard host in node-exporter and blackbox-exporter targets.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 5116d

Dedicated Dashboard hosts will now be included in existing node exporter and blackbox exporter scrape targets, with generated-config coverage for standalone hosts. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MonitorInstance
  participant DashboardHostCollection
  participant PrometheusConfig
  MonitorInstance->>DashboardHostCollection: collect DashboardServers hosts
  DashboardHostCollection->>MonitorInstance: update uniqueHosts
  MonitorInstance->>PrometheusConfig: generate scrape targets
  PrometheusConfig-->>MonitorInstance: include node-exporter and blackbox-exporter targets
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A rabbit adds each dashboard host
To the scrape targets that matter most
Node metrics join the monitoring stream
Blackbox probes check each endpoint beam
Tests confirm the hosts are found

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #2735 by adding dedicated Dashboard hosts to Prometheus host collection and testing both node_exporter targets in overwritten-nodes and blackbox_exporter targets in monitor_p…
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The changes satisfy issue #2735 by adding dedicated Dashboard hosts to Prometheus host collection and testing both node_exporter targets in overwritten-nodes and blackbox_exporter targets in monitor_port_probe.

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In `@pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go`:
- Line 267: Update uniqueHostsFromTopo and the InitConfig flow so dashboard
hosts marked IgnoreExporter are excluded from exporter targets while other
dashboard hosts remain included. Add a regression test covering the
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Comment thread pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go Outdated
"SchedulingServers",
"RouterServers",
"ResourceManagerServers",
"DashboardServers",

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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Preserve the IgnoreExporter opt-out for dashboard hosts.

uniqueHostsFromTopo adds every DashboardServers host. InitConfig then creates both exporter targets for each host. Filter dashboard entries with IgnoreExporter: true and add a regression test.

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In `@pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go` at line 267, Update uniqueHostsFromTopo and
the InitConfig flow so dashboard hosts marked IgnoreExporter are excluded from
exporter targets while other dashboard hosts remain included. Add a regression
test covering the IgnoreExporter opt-out.

Follow the existing per-component scrape loop instead of extracting a host collector.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring_test.go (1)

451-456: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add exporter target assertions to TestDashboardServersDiscoveredForNodeExporter. The test only calls findSliceField and checks the dashboard host. It does not exercise MonitorInstance.InitConfig, where the host is added to the node_exporter and blackbox_exporter targets. Add those assertions or cover this path in an integration test.

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In `@pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring_test.go` around lines 451 - 456, Extend
TestDashboardServersDiscoveredForNodeExporter to invoke
MonitorInstance.InitConfig and assert that the dashboard host is included in
both node_exporter and blackbox_exporter targets, preserving the existing
DashboardServers and host assertions.
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Inline comments:
In `@pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring.go`:
- Around line 434-435: Update the dashboard-host collection logic around
uniqueHosts so entries with DashboardSpec.IgnoreExporter set are skipped before
insertion, preventing exporter targets from being generated for opted-out hosts;
retain insertion for non-ignored dashboards and add coverage for both
IgnoreExporter states.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@pkg/cluster/spec/monitoring_test.go`:
- Around line 451-456: Extend TestDashboardServersDiscoveredForNodeExporter to
invoke MonitorInstance.InitConfig and assert that the dashboard host is included
in both node_exporter and blackbox_exporter targets, preserving the existing
DashboardServers and host assertions.
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Replace the findSliceField-only test with one that runs InitConfig and checks node_exporter and blackbox_exporter targets.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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InitConfig exceeded cognitive-complexity 110 after adding the DashboardServers loop.

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Move the helper call after the other uniqueHosts loops and note that an
inline if+for would exceed InitConfig's revive cognitive-complexity limit.

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  • 2026-09-02 10:41:19.763240926 +0000 UTC m=+1275914.934335037: ☑️ agreed by kaaaaaaang.
  • 2026-09-02 10:58:52.681078651 +0000 UTC m=+1276967.852172760: ✖️🔁 reset by mayjiang0203.
  • 2026-09-03 08:32:12.392574065 +0000 UTC m=+1354567.563668178: ☑️ agreed by kaaaaaaang.

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Prometheus does not scrape node_exporter on dedicated tidb-dashboard hosts

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