> > So, metrics are grouped by the type of resource they use, and each metric > has to be listed. > > Grouping isn't a problem, but creating an exhaustive list might be, since > there are 100+ plugins [1] in collectd which can provide statistics, although > not all of these are useful, and some require extensive configuration. The > plugins each provide multiple metrics, and each metric can be duplicated for > a number of instances, examples: [2]. > > > > Collectd data is minimal: timestamp and volume, so there's little room to > find interesting meta data. > > It would be nice to see this support integrated, but it might be very > > tedious to list all the metric names and group by resource type without any > form of Do the resource definitions support wildcards? Collectd can provide > A LOT of metrics. > > > > Regards, > > Emma > > > > [1] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Table_of_Plugins > > [2] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Naming_schema > > gnocchi is strongly typed when compared to classical ceilometer db where > you can dump anything and everything. we don't support wildcards as is but i > believe it's something we can aim to support?
> Mehdi is currently in process of implementing dynamic resources which > would give more flexiblity on what type of data we can store in Gnocchi. > i believe from ceilometer pov, we can add support to allow wildcard support > in regards to adding new metrics. > It makes sense to support wildcards, if someone is introducing a huge source of meters. I can help with that, if needed. Regards, Emma -------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Research and Development Ireland Limited Registered in Ireland Registered Office: Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare Registered Number: 308263 __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
