Noticed this while deploying prometheus in ulsfo, a couple of varnish hosts report errors when collecting metrics from frontend instance (cp400[13] have the error, while cp400[24] are fine!) and only on misc, text/upload/maps are fine.
cp4001:~$ curl localhost:9331/metrics -s An error has occurred during metrics collection: 48 error(s) occurred: * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:205725 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:199172 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_in label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:2.4449164e+07 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_conn label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:5403 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_out label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:24792 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_conn label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:10235 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_req label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:8358 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_req label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:10235 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_bodybytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:1.526453131e+09 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:214915 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_bodybytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:1.696922578e+09 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:3.696003e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_in label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:1.900312e+07 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:196328 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:933922 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_conn label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:5343 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_out label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:10429 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:6984 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_req label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:5403 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:3.027729e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_out label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:10206 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_bodybytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:1.469609655e+09 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:29214 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:8325 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_out label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:4173 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:3.750007e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:1.501309e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:3.797392e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:105127 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:3.741113e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:0 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_bereq_bodybytes label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:727 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_conn label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:8358 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:aea64d87-aaf3-4557-96f2-31653db14137.be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_bodybytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:1.394161252e+09 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_in label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:2.7790998e+07 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_pipe_in label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:3.3237511e+07 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:3.047851e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_req label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4003_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:5343 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4004_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:2.901052e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_happy label:<name:"id" value:"root:34a96b9b-0cd6-48ff-8072-50ddad728930.be_cp4001_ulsfo_wmnet" > gauge:<value:1.8446744073709552e+19 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family * collected metric varnish_backend_beresp_hdrbytes label:<name:"backend" value:"be_cp4002_ulsfo_wmnet" > label:<name:"server" value:"3cb4b79d-d995-4aa2-87c0-6c38b34c8b6b" > gauge:<value:2.954338e+06 > has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family