@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ Elastic support team.
119119
120120. {metricbeat-ref}/metricbeat-starting.html[Start {metricbeat}].
121121
122+ . Verify that your monitoring data exists in ESMS.
123+ +
124+ --
125+ Open {kib} in your web browser. Use the {kib} URL and the administrator user ID
126+ that was provided to you by the Elastic support team. Add an
127+ {kibana-ref}/index-patterns.html[index pattern] and
128+ {kibana-ref}/discover.html[explore] your monitoring data.
129+ --
122130////
123131To use collectors and exporters:
124132
@@ -159,7 +167,7 @@ Alternatively, you can put those settings in the `elasticsearch.yml` file on
159167each node. This method, however, requires you to restart each node.
160168--
161169////
162- ////
170+
163171[discrete]
164172[[esms-kibana]]
165173=== Collecting monitoring data about {kib}
@@ -223,10 +231,11 @@ You must specify the following settings in the `modules.d/kibana.yml` file:
223231 metricsets:
224232 - stats
225233 period: 10s
226- hosts: ["http://localhost:5601 "] <1>
234+ hosts: ["KIBANA_URL "] <1>
227235 xpack.enabled: true <2>
228236----------------------------------
229- <1> This setting identifies the host and port number that are used to access {kib}.
237+ <1> This setting identifies the host and port number that you use to access
238+ {kib}. For example, `http://localhost:5601`.
230239<2> This setting ensures that {kib} can read the monitoring data successfully.
231240That is to say, it's stored in the same location and format as monitoring data
232241that is sent by {ref}/es-monitoring-exporters.html[exporters].
@@ -261,8 +270,8 @@ via HTTPS. For example, use a `hosts` setting like
261270`https://localhost:5601` in the `modules.d/kibana.yml` file.
262271
263272. Identify where to send the {kib} monitoring data and supply the necessary
264- security information. Add the following settings in the {metricbeat}
265- configuration file (`metricbeat.yml`):
273+ security information. If you have not already done so, add the following
274+ settings in the {metricbeat} configuration file (`metricbeat.yml`):
266275+
267276--
268277[source,yaml]
@@ -281,7 +290,14 @@ configuration file (`metricbeat.yml`):
281290
282291. {metricbeat-ref}/metricbeat-starting.html[Start {metricbeat}].
283292
284- ////
293+ . Verify that your monitoring data exists in ESMS.
294+ +
295+ --
296+ Open {kib} in your web browser. Use the {kib} URL and the administrator user ID
297+ that was provided to you by the Elastic support team. If it doesn't already
298+ exist, add an {kibana-ref}/index-patterns.html[index pattern] and
299+ {kibana-ref}/discover.html[explore] your monitoring data.
300+ --
285301////
286302To use HTTP exporters:
287303TBD
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