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Default Parameters for OSHvOsTest

This test collects various metrics pertaining to the CPU, disk, and memory usage of every OpenStack hypervisor supported by the target OpenStack Controller. Using the metrics reported by this test, administrators can optimize the resource utilization of the hypervisors so as to ensure seamless operations on the hypervisors.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the OSHvOsTest.

  • The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

  • In the HOST text box, specify the host for which the test is to be configured.

  • To enable this test to access the target hypervisor and pull out the performance metrics, you should specify the name of the project that is mapped to the target hypervisor in the PROJECT NAME text box. To know how to find out the project name from the OpenStack console, refer to Obtaining Project Name and Domain Details from OpenStack Console.

  • To enable this test to pull out the performance metrics, you should configure the test with credentials of a user who is assigned with 'reader' role to access the above-mentioned project. Specify the credentials of such a user in the USERNAME and PASSWORD text boxes, and confirm the password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

  • Specify the version of the Identity service API that is being used in the OpenStack environment. By default, the IDENTITY VERSION parameter is configured with the latest version of the API i.e. v3.

  • By default, the target controller is not SSL-enabled. This indicates that by default, the eG agent communicates with the target controller using HTTP. Accordingly, the SSL flag is set to No by default. If you configure the target controller to use SSL, then make sure that the SSL flag is set to Yes, so that the eG agent communicates with the target controller using HTTPS.

  • Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz*” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.