As more and more applications are deployed on cloud systems and cloud systems are growing in complexity, managing the cloud infrastructure is becoming increasingly difficult. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring helps mastering this challenge by providing a sophisticated Monitoring as a Service solution that is operated on top of OpenStack-based cloud computing platforms.
The component architecture of OpenStack provides for high flexibility, yet it increases the burden of system operation because multiple services must be handled. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring offers an integrated view of all services and assembles and presents related metrics and log data in one convenient access point. While being flexible and scalable to instantly reflect changes in the OpenStack platform, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring provides the ways and means required to ensure multi-tenancy, high availability, and data security.
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring covers all aspects of a Monitoring as a Service solution:
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Central management of monitoring and log data from medium and large-size OpenStack deployments.
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Storage of metrics and log data in a resilient way.
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Multi-tenancy architecture to ensure the secure isolation of metrics and log data.
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Horizontal and vertical scalability to support constantly evolving cloud infrastructures. When physical and virtual servers are scaled up or down to varying loads, the monitoring and log management solution can be adapted accordingly.
The basic usage scenario of setting up and using the monitoring features of SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring looks as follows:
An application operator acts as a service provider in the OpenStack environment. He books virtual machines to provide services to end users or to host services that he needs for his own development activities. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring helps application operators ensure that their services and the servers on which they are provided are configured and working as required.
As an OpenStack operator, you are a special application operator who is responsible for administrating and maintaining the underlying OpenStack platform. The monitoring and log management services of SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring enable you to ensure the availability and quality of your platform. You use SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring for:
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Monitoring physical and virtual servers, hypervisors, and OpenStack services.
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Monitoring middleware components, for example, database services.
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Retrieving and analyzing the log data of the OpenStack services and servers, the middleware components, and the operating system.
The Monitoring Service operator is responsible for providing the monitoring and log management features to the application operators and the OpenStack operator. This enables them to focus on operation and the quality of their services and servers without having to carry out the tedious tasks implied by setting up and administrating their own monitoring software. The Monitoring Service operator uses the monitoring services himself for ensuring the quality of SUSE OpenStack Cloud Monitoring.