Opsview 6.8.x End of Support
With the release of Opsview 6.11.0 on February 2025, versions 6.8.x have reached their End of Support (EOS) status, according to our Support policy. This means that versions 6.8.x will no longer receive code fixes or security updates.
The documentation for version 6.8.9 and earlier versions will remain accessible for the time being, but it will no longer be updated or receive backports. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.
Cloud - AWS - RDS Opspack
With our Opsview Monitor AWS RDS Opspack, you can easily and affordably monitor Amazon Web Services RDS (Relational Database Service).
Find out more information on AWS Monitoring Tools.
What You Can Monitor Copied
Opsview Monitor has multiple Opspacks available for AWS monitoring. Those currently available include packs for:
- EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
- ELB (Elastic Load Balancing)
- RDS (Relational Database Service)
There are also checks for the online status of all the Amazon Web Services in all 12 of their operated geographical regions. In addition to deploying Opsview to the cloud, you can now monitor your cloud services.
Service Checks Copied
| Service Check | Description |
|---|---|
| RDS Instance CPU | Check CPU Utilization for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance DB Connections | Check Database Connections for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance Free Storage | Check Free Storage Space for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance Read IO | Check Read I/O PS for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance Read Latency | Check Read Latency for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance Read Throughput | Check Read Throughput for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance Write IO | Check Write I/O PS for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance Write Latency | Check Write Latency for Amazon RDS |
| RDS Instance Write Throughput | Check Write Throughput for Amazon RDS |
Setup and Configuration Copied
Opsview Cloud
For Opsview Cloud customers, please contact ITRS Support for assistance with these steps, as they require Orchestrator access.
Ruby and gems should already be available on your system - if not, please install Ruby and gems using your standard package manager.
When Ruby and gems are installed, run the following commands as the root user to set up the amazon scripts and credentials:
gem install CloudyScriptsmkdir /etc/cloutomatessh-keygen -f /etc/cloutomate/cloutomate.pem(make sure to enter a blank password when prompted.)ruby /opt/opsview/monitoringscripts/etc/plugins/cloud-aws/encrypt_aws_credentials.rb -A (your Amazon access key ID) -S (your Amazon secret key) -f /opt/opsview/monitoringscripts/etc/plugins/cloud-aws/aws_credentials.cfg(Note: Your Amazon access key ID and secret key are managed in the Security Credentials area in your account’s dropdown menu.)chown -R opsview:opsview /etc/cloutomatechown opsview:opsview /opt/opsview/monitoringscripts/etc/plugins/cloud-aws/aws_credentials.cfg
Add the host template Copied
Add and configure variables required for this host Copied
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will then be monitored:
