OpenStack Swift Monitoring

Host Template: Cloud - OpenStack - Swift

Monitor the status of your OpenStack Object Store.

This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:

Service Check Name	Description	Default Thresholds (Warning, Critical)	UOM
OpenStack - Swift - Bytes Used	Number of bytes used for a given account	N/A	B
OpenStack - Swift - Container Count	Number of containers for a given account	N/A	N/A
OpenStack - Swift - Object Count	Number of objects for a given account	N/A	N/A

Usage Instructions

Step 1: Add this Host Template

Add the Cloud - OpenStack - Swift Host Template to your Opsview Cloud 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.

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Host Templates to Hosts.

Step 2: Add and configure variables required for this Host Template

The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Cloud instance when you import the Opspack:

OPENSTACK_CREDENTIALS

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

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--username	Arg1	OpenStack Username	The username of your OpenStack monitoring credentials.
--password	Arg2	OpenStack Password	The password of your OpenStack monitoring credentials.
--domain	Arg3	OpenStack Domain	The domain of your OpenStack monitoring credentials.

OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_ENDPOINT

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

Parameter	Position in Variable	Name	Description
--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_PROJECT

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

For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Variables to Hosts.

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	Description	Default Thresholds (Warning, Critical)	UOM
OpenStack - Swift - Bytes Used	Number of bytes used for a given account	N/A	B
OpenStack - Swift - Container Count	Number of containers for a given account	N/A	N/A
OpenStack - Swift - Object Count	Number of objects for a given account	N/A	N/A

SSL Certificates

Additionally, if ssl verification is required, you can use the following variable to pass in your SSL certificates for use when connecting to the service provider to gather metrics:

OPENSTACK_CERTIFICATES

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. Optional, only required if server verification is needed.
--client-cert	Arg2	Client Certificate Path	Path to the Client Certificate. Optional, only required if client verification is needed.
--client-key	Arg3	Client Key Path	Path to the Client Key. Optional, only required if client verification is needed.