APTARE IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for the Cloud

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Product(s): APTARE IT Analytics (10.5)
  1. Pre-Installation Setup for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Amazon Web services (AWS)
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Amazon Web services)
    3.  
      Prerequisite Amazon Web services (AWS) configurations
    4.  
      Configure an S3 bucket to receive billing reports
    5.  
      Select cost allocation tags
    6. Create an AWS IAM user
      1.  
        Example of a custom AWS policy for APTARE IT Analytics AWS collection
    7. Link AWS accounts for Collection of consolidated billing data
      1.  
        Create a role for APTARE IT Analytics Data Collection
      2.  
        Add the role to the IAM user
    8.  
      Installation overview (Amazon Web Services - AWS)
    9.  
      Add an Amazon Web services (AWS) policy
  2. Pre-Installation Setup for OpenStack Ceilometer
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for OpenStack Ceilometer
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (OpenStack Ceilometer)
    3.  
      Installation Overview (OpenStack Ceilometer)
    4.  
      Adding an OpenStack Ceilometer Data Collector policy
  3. Pre-Installation Setup for OpenStack Swift
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for OpenStack Swift
    2.  
      Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (OpenStack Swift)
    3.  
      Installation overview (OpenStack Swift)
    4.  
      Adding an OpenStack Swift Data Collector policy
  4. Pre-Installation Setup for Microsoft Azure
    1.  
      Pre-Installation setup for Microsoft Azure
    2.  
      Setting up credentials for Microsoft Azure Data Collection
    3.  
      Install the Azure PowerShell client on a Windows computer
    4.  
      Find your tenant and subscription ID
    5.  
      Register a new application for the Data Collector
    6.  
      Create a principal and assign role to the application
    7.  
      Prerequisites for Adding Data Collectors (Microsoft Azure)
    8.  
      Installation overview (Microsoft Azure)
    9.  
      Adding a Microsoft Azure Data Collector policy
  5. Installing the Data Collector Software
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Installing the WMI Proxy service (Windows host resources only)
    3.  
      Testing WMI connectivity
    4.  
      Installing Data Collector software: From the internet
    5.  
      Installing Data Collector software: No internet available from the Data Collector server
    6.  
      Installing Data Collector software on Windows portal platform
    7.  
      Installing Data Collector software on Linux portal platform
  6. Validating Data Collection
    1.  
      Validation methods
    2.  
      Data Collectors: Vendor-Specific validation methods
    3.  
      Working with on-demand Data Collection
    4.  
      Using the CLI check install utility
    5.  
      List Data Collector configurations
  7. Uninstalling the Data Collector
    1.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Linux
    2.  
      Uninstall the Data Collector on Windows
  8. Manually Starting the Data Collector
    1.  
      Introduction
  9. Appendix A. Firewall Configuration: Default Ports
    1.  
      Firewall configuration: Default ports

Installation Overview (OpenStack Ceilometer)

As a part of cloud-based data collection, APTARE IT Analytics supports OpenStack Ceilometer, which exposes metrics provided by the various other projects within OpenStack into a common retrieval mechanism for chargeback billing. Note, currently APTARE IT Analytics only captures metrics for OpenStack Compute (Nova). Ceilometer views are available for use in the SQL Template Designer and the Data Collector policy is classified under Cloud.

Use the following list to ensure that you complete each step in the order indicated.

  1. Update the Local Hosts file. This enables Portal access.

  2. In the Portal, add a Data Collector, if one has not already been created.

  3. In the Portal, add the OpenStack Ceilometer data collector policy.

  4. On the Data Collector Server, install the Data Collector software.

  5. Validate the Data Collector Installation.