Metricbeat module question - Does the module need to be enabled before you have use it?

[mickmill54 (Mick Miller)]

Do I need to enable a module before I use it or can enabling the module be controlled in the metricbeat.yml config file?

for example:

do I need to do this first? ./metricbeat modules enable windows

or

is this the same:

• module: windows
  metricsets: ["perfmon"]
  period: 60s
  perfmon.counters:
  • instance_label: "processor.name"
    instance_name: "Total"
    ..... etc.

[mickmill54 (Mick Miller)]

nvm

https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/configuration-metricbeat.html