medium riskservice affecting~30 min

Runbook: Install Grafana

1 · Prerequisites

Confirm every item is in place before any state change.

Grafana 11.x
Linux host with systemd

2 · Pre-checks

Read-only diagnostic commands. If any of these don't match expected output, stop and investigate further.

· Confirm the target version, e.g. 11.x.

3 · Procedure

Execute each step in order. Verify the expected output of a step before moving to the next.

1Install Grafana via package manager
2Configure /etc/grafana/grafana.ini
3Set admin password via env var or provisioning
4Disable anonymous access
5Start Grafana
6Verify /api/health

4 · Verification

Confirm the procedure actually fixed the problem.

✓Grafana /api/health returns OK
✓Login works with admin user
✓A test data source connects

5 · Rollback

If verification fails, undo the procedure in reverse order.

↶Disable Grafana
↶Restore backup of /var/lib/grafana

6 · Escalation

When the runbook isn't enough, contact:

· Escalate after 30 minutes

Purpose

Install Grafana

When to use this runbook

Use this runbook when the operator needs a guided procedure to handle the situation described above.

Pre-checks

Before starting the procedure, confirm the prerequisites and pre-checks are met. The structured lists are rendered from the frontmatter by the page layout.

Procedure

Follow the steps from the frontmatter procedure steps. The page layout renders the steps as a checklist with copy-to-clipboard affordances.

Verification

After the procedure, the structured verification items from the frontmatter are rendered as a checklist.

Rollback

If the procedure fails or makes things worse, follow the structured rollback steps from the frontmatter.

Escalation

The structured escalation path is rendered from the frontmatter. Use it if the operator cannot complete the procedure safely.