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+features:
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+    Grafana has been added as datasource that can be used for collecting
+    metrics. The configuration options allow to specify what metrics and how
+    they are stored in grafana so that no matter how Grafana is configured it
+    can still be used. The configuration can be done via the typical
+    configuration file but it is recommended to configure most options in the
+    yaml file for metrics. For a complete walkthrough on configuring Grafana
+    see: https://docs.openstack.org/watcher/latest/datasources/grafana.html
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