Host Template: Cloud - OpenStack - Nova Server

Overview Copied

Monitor the status of your OpenStack Servers/Instances

This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:

Service Check Name Description Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) UOM
OpenStack - Nova Server - CPU Usage The CPU usage of the server server_cpu_usage: ​70,90 %
OpenStack - Nova Server - Disk Bytes The rate of disk read/writes in bytes across all disks N/A bytes_per_minute
OpenStack - Nova Server - Disk Errors The rate of disk errors across all disks N/A per_minute
OpenStack - Nova Server - Disk Requests The rate of disk read/writes requests across all disks N/A per_minute
OpenStack - Nova Server - Memory Usage The current usage of the servers allocated memory N/A %
OpenStack - Nova Server - Network In The rate of incoming packets received, dropped and lost N/A per_minute
OpenStack - Nova Server - Network Out The rate of outgoing packets sent, dropped and lost N/A per_minute
OpenStack - Nova Server - Status The current state of the server. Possible values are ‘pending’, ‘paused’, ‘running’, ‘shutdown’, ‘crashed’, ‘suspended’ N/A N/A

Note

See details about Monitoring Plugin thresholds here.

Usage Instructions Copied

Please review the overall Cloud - OpenStack Opspack documentation for details on prerequisites, known issues, and other necessary configurations that apply to all Host Templates in the Opspack.

Add this Host Template Copied

Add the Cloud - OpenStack - Nova Server Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you’re monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.

Note

For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.

Add and configure Variables Copied

The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance alongside the Host Template:

Note

For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.

Apply Changes Copied

Apply Changes and the system will now be monitored:

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Additional Information Copied

Troubleshooting Permissions Copied

The Opsview ‘read’ user requires ‘GET’ access to the following Nova endpoints with minimum scope of ‘project’:

Note

For more information regarding OpenStack Nova policies, refer to Nova configuration policy.

Available Variables Copied

OPENSTACK_CREDENTIALS Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything.

Plugin Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
N/A (Opsview UI Only) Value OpenStack Credentials N/A
--username Arg1 OpenStack Username The username of your OpenStack monitoring credentials.
--password Arg2 OpenStack Password The password of your OpenStack monitoring credentials.

OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_ENDPOINT Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything.

Plugin Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
N/A (Opsview UI Only) Value OpenStack Keystone Endpoint N/A
--openstack-keystone-service-protocol Arg1 OpenStack Keystone Protocol The protocol (HTTP/HTTPS) that the OpenStack keystone service is listening on.
--openstack-keystone-service-address Arg2 OpenStack Keystone Address The IP or hostname that the OpenStack keystone service is listening on.
--openstack-keystone-service-port Arg3 OpenStack Keystone Port The port that the OpenStack keystone service is listening on.

OPENSTACK_SERVER_NAME Copied

Plugin Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
--server-name Value OpenStack Server Name The name of the OpenStack server / instance to monitor.

OPENSTACK_PROJECT Copied

Plugin Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
--project Value OpenStack Project The OpenStack project you wish to monitor.

OPENSTACK_AUTH_DOMAIN Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with either your domain name or domain ID to be used for authentication.

Plugin Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
N/A (Opsview UI Only) Value OpenStack Auth Domain N/A
--auth-domain-name Arg1 OpenStack Auth Domain Name The domain name to be used for authentication.
--auth-domain-id Arg2 OpenStack Auth Domain ID The domain ID to be used for authentication.

OPENSTACK_PROJECT_DOMAIN Copied

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with either your domain name or domain ID for your project.

Plugin Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
N/A (Opsview UI Only) Value OpenStack Project Domain N/A
--project-domain-name Arg1 OpenStack Project Domain Name The domain name of your project.
--project-domain-id Arg2 OpenStack Project Domain ID The domain ID for your project.

SSL Certificates: OPENSTACK_CERTIFICATES Copied

Opsview Cloud

For Opsview Cloud customers, please contact ITRS Support for assistance with setting up certificate files, as they require Orchestrator access.

Additionally, you can use the OPENSTACK_CERTIFICATES variable to pass in your SSL certificates for use when connecting to the service provider to gather metrics.

The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your certificates.

Parameter Position in Variable Name Description
--ca-path Arg1 CA Certificate Path Path to the CA Certificate
--client-cert Arg2 Client Certificate Path Path to the Client Certificate
--client-key Arg3 Client Key Path Path to the Client Key

Plugin help Copied

Plugin: check_ostack

Secure Args

This plugin uses the Secure Args feature for argument passing.

For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode> flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode. The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:

Service Check Name Mode
OpenStack - Nova Server - CPU Usage OpenStack.Nova.Server.CPU
OpenStack - Nova Server - Disk Bytes OpenStack.Nova.Server.Disk.Bytes
OpenStack - Nova Server - Disk Errors OpenStack.Nova.Server.Disk.Errors
OpenStack - Nova Server - Disk Requests OpenStack.Nova.Server.Disk.Requests
OpenStack - Nova Server - Memory Usage OpenStack.Nova.Server.Memory
OpenStack - Nova Server - Network In OpenStack.Nova.Server.Network.RX
OpenStack - Nova Server - Network Out OpenStack.Nova.Server.Network.TX
OpenStack - Nova Server - Status OpenStack.Nova.Server.Status
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