*/
@Override
public void start() {
int port = getIntSetting(SETTING_PORT, DEFAULT_GRAPHITE_SERVER_PORT);
String host = getStringSetting(SETTING_HOST);
graphiteServerHostAndPort = new HostAndPort(host, port);
logger.info("Start Graphite Pickle writer connected to '{}'...", graphiteServerHostAndPort);
metricPathPrefix = getStringSetting(SETTING_NAME_PREFIX, DEFAULT_NAME_PREFIX);
metricPathPrefix = getStrategy().resolveExpression(metricPathPrefix);