From 013a4f92e76bd61fb7fb49b7004b77242ffd29f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelly <kelly@influxdata.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:21:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add doc for config Telegraf w Windows #493

---
 .../use-telegraf/auto-config/_index.md        | 51 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../write-data/use-telegraf/manual-config.md  | 32 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/auto-config/_index.md b/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/auto-config/_index.md
index 4a1b18417..1c6a1a8b0 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/auto-config/_index.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/auto-config/_index.md
@@ -50,22 +50,63 @@ for using Telegraf with InfluxDB v2.0._
 11. Once Telegraf is running, click **Listen for Data** to confirm Telegraf is successfully
    sending data to InfluxDB.
    Once confirmed, a **Connection Found!** message appears.
-12. Click **Finish**. Your configuration name and the associated bucket name appears
-   in the list of Telegraf connections.
+12. Click **Finish**. Your Telegraf configuration name and the associated bucket name appears
+   in the list of Telegraf configurations.
+
+### Monitor a Windows machine
+
+If you're using Telegraf to monitor a Windows machine, you must complete the following steps.
+
+1. In the list of Telegraf configurations, double-click your Telegraf configuration, and then click **Download Config**.
+2. Open the downloaded Telegraf configuration file and replace `[[inputs.processes]]` with
+ `[[inputs.win_perf_counters]]` or `[inputs.win_services]]`, depending on your Windows configuration.
+3. Save the file and place it in a directory where **Telegraf.exe** can access.
 
 ## Start Telegraf
 
-### Configure your API token as an environment variable
 Requests to the [InfluxDB v2 API](/v2.0/reference/api/) must include an authentication token.
 A token identifies specific permissions to the InfluxDB instance.
 
-Define the `INFLUX_TOKEN` environment variable using your token.
-_For information about viewing tokens, see [View tokens](/v2.0/security/tokens/view-tokens/)._
+### Configure your token as an environment variable
+
+1. Find your authentication token. _For information about viewing tokens, see [View tokens](/v2.0/security/tokens/view-tokens/)._
+
+2. To configure your token as the `INFLUX_TOKEN` environment variable, run the command appropriate for your operating system and command-line tool:
+
+{{< tabs-wrapper >}}
+{{% tabs %}}
+[macOS or Linux](#)
+[Windows PowerShell](#)
+[Windows CMD](#)
+{{% /tabs %}}
+
+{{% tab-content %}}
 
 ```sh
 export INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken
 ```
 
+{{% /tab-content %}}
+
+{{% tab-content %}}
+
+```sh
+$env:INFLUX_TOKEN = “YourAuthenticationToken"
+```
+
+{{% /tab-content %}}
+
+{{% tab-content %}}
+
+```sh
+set INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken 
+# Make sure to include a space character at the end of this command.
+```
+
+{{% /tab-content %}}
+
+{{< /tabs-wrapper >}}
+
 ### Start the Telegraf service
 Start the Telegraf service using the `-config` flag to specify the URL of your generated configuration file.
 Telegraf starts using the Telegraf configuration pulled from InfluxDB API.
diff --git a/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/manual-config.md b/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/manual-config.md
index 65eecfa1b..1a8e1f53d 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/manual-config.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/manual-config.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Input plugins collect metrics. Output plugins define destinations where metrics
 _See [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/) for a complete list of available plugins._
 
 ## Enable and configure the InfluxDB v2 output plugin
+
 To send data to an InfluxDB v2.0 instance, enable in the
 [`influxdb_v2` output plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/plugins/outputs/influxdb_v2/README.md)
 in the `telegraf.conf`.
@@ -58,10 +59,41 @@ InfluxData does not recommend storing authentication tokens in plain text in the
 A secure alternative is to set the `INFLUX_TOKEN` environment variable and include
 it into your configuration file.
 
+
+{{< tabs-wrapper >}}
+{{% tabs %}}
+[macOS or Linux](#)
+[Windows PowerShell](#)
+[Windows CMD](#)
+{{% /tabs %}}
+
+{{% tab-content %}}
+
 ```sh
 export INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken
 ```
 
+{{% /tab-content %}}
+
+{{% tab-content %}}
+
+```sh
+$env:INFLUX_TOKEN = “YourAuthenticationToken"
+```
+
+{{% /tab-content %}}
+
+{{% tab-content %}}
+
+```sh
+set INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken 
+# Make sure to include a space character at the end of this command.
+```
+
+{{% /tab-content %}}
+
+{{< /tabs-wrapper >}}
+
 _See the [example `telegraf.conf` below](#example-influxdb-v2-configuration)._
 {{% /note %}}