ceilometer/install-guide/source/install-base-config-common.rst

2. Edit the /etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf file and complete the following actions:

   • In the [database] section, configure database access:

     [database]
     ...
     connection = mongodb://ceilometer:CEILOMETER_DBPASS@controller:27017/ceilometer

     Replace CEILOMETER_DBPASS with the password you chose for the Telemetry service database. You must escape special characters such as ':', '/', '+', and '@' in the connection string in accordance with RFC2396.

     • In the [DEFAULT] section, configure RabbitMQ message queue access:

       [DEFAULT]
       ...
       transport_url = rabbit://openstack:RABBIT_PASS@controller

       Replace RABBIT_PASS with the password you chose for the openstack account in RabbitMQ.

     • In the [DEFAULT] and [keystone_authtoken] sections, configure Identity service access:

       [DEFAULT]
       ...
       auth_strategy = keystone
       
       [keystone_authtoken]
       ...
       auth_uri = http://controller:5000
       auth_url = http://controller:35357
       memcached_servers = controller:11211
       auth_type = password
       project_domain_name = default
       user_domain_name = default
       project_name = service
       username = ceilometer
       password = CEILOMETER_PASS

       Replace CEILOMETER_PASS with the password you chose for the ceilometer user in the Identity service.

   • In the [service_credentials] section, configure service credentials:

     [service_credentials]
     ...
     auth_type = password
     auth_url = http://controller:5000/v3
     project_domain_name = default
     user_domain_name = default
     project_name = service
     username = ceilometer
     password = CEILOMETER_PASS
     interface = internalURL
     region_name = RegionOne

     Replace CEILOMETER_PASS with the password you chose for the ceilometer user in the Identity service.

3. Stop and disable the ceilometer-api which is dedicated for testing only

   # systemctl disable ceilometer-api
   # systemctl stop ceilometer-api