fuel-plugin-openstack-telemetry/docs/source/configure.rst

Configure the plugin

Once installed, configure the OpenStack Telemetry plugin.

To configure the OpenStack Telemetry plugin:

1. Log in to the Fuel web UI.

2. Verify that the Telemetry plugin is listed in the Plugins tab:

   

3. Create an OpenStack environment as described in the Fuel User Guide or use an existing one.

4. To enable the plugin, navigate to the Environments tab and select The OpenStack Telemetry Plugin:

   

5. Optional. To enable Event API and Resource API, select Advanced Settings:

   

   Once selected, configure the Elasticsearch cluster that stores Ceilometer events and resources:

   • Select Use local Elasticsearch if you have deployed the Elasticsearch-Kibana plugin.
   • Otherwise, select Use External Elasticsearch and define the IP or DNS name and port for the Elasticsearch cluster you want to use.

6. Configure InfluxDB:

   

   • Select Use local InfluxDB if you have deployed the InfluxDB-Grafana plugin.
   • Otherwise, select Use External InfluxDB and define the IP or DNS name, port, database name, username, and password for the InfluxDB server you want to use to store the Ceilometer-related data.

7. Configure additional metadata to be stored along with Ceilometer samples in InfluxDB:

   

   By default, the Telemetry plugin keeps the list of metadata fields described in the limitations section. If this list is not sufficient, add the names of metadata fields.