graphite

First things first. I've stated that you should drop everything and install Graphite. If you didn't already, please do that now. Go ahead, I'll wait.

Good? Good. I don't frequently insist on anything like I do with Graphite. There's a lot of reasons for that. If you don't believe me, please see @obfuscurity's awesome Graphite series on his blog.

When you get back we'll talk about how to monitor ElasticSearch with Graphite for fun and profit!