OpenShift console install

The instructions below are for installation via OpenShift console, as an option you can use Kubectl command line installation.

Create a xormon service account

You can choice whatever else account name than xormon.

Insert content below:

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: ServiceAccount
    metadata:
      name: xormon
      namespace: default
  

Click on "xormon-token-xxxxx" under to "Secrets"
Copy xormon token

Create a xormon role

Insert content below:

    apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
    kind: ClusterRole
    metadata:
      name: xormon
    rules:
    - apiGroups: ["","metrics.k8s.io","apps","config.openshift.io","machine.openshift.io","machineconfiguration.openshift.io","monitoring.coreos.com","project.openshift.io","route.openshift.io","storage.k8s.io"]
      resources: ["*"]
      verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
    - nonResourceURLs: ["/metrics"]
      verbs: ["get"]
  

Create a xormon role binding

Select Binding type "Cluster-wide Role Binding", type the role binding name to "xormon" and select Role Name "xormon" Select Subject "Service Account" and type "xormon" as Subject Name

Configure RedHat OpenShift in XorMon NG

• Open network connection to the RedHat OpenShift from XorMon NG server.
  If it is in Google Cloud then port 443, if it is in Kubernetes then port 6443.
  
  
• XorMon NG UI ➡ Device ➡ Conteiner ➡RedHat OpenShift ➡ New
  
  
• Run "Test" for configured OpenShift host, it must show "OK"
  
  
• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5
  
  

Kubectl install

The instructions below are for installation via the kubectl command line as an option to OpenShift console installation

Create a xormon service account

You can choice whatever else account name than xormon.

  $ kubectl create serviceaccount xormon
  

Create a clusterrole

Create file ClusterRole with this content:

  apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
  kind: ClusterRole
  metadata:
    name: xormon
  rules:
  - apiGroups: ["","metrics.k8s.io","apps","config.openshift.io","machine.openshift.io","machineconfiguration.openshift.io","monitoring.coreos.com","project.openshift.io","route.openshift.io","storage.k8s.io"]
    resources: ["*"]
    verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
  - nonResourceURLs: ["/metrics"]
    verbs: ["get"]
  

Apply it by:

  $ kubectl apply -f ClusterRole.yml
  

Create a clusterrolebinding

Create file ClusterRoleBinding.yml with this content:

  apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
  kind: ClusterRoleBinding
  metadata:
    name: xormon
  subjects:
  - kind: ServiceAccount
    name: xormon
    namespace: default
  roleRef:
    apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
    kind: ClusterRole
    name: xormon
  

Apply it by:

  $ kubectl apply -f ClusterRoleBinding.yml
  

Get xormon token

  $ kubectl get serviceaccounts xormon -o yaml
  

  $ kubectl describe secret xormon-token-fkkxp   
  

Get cluster endpoint

  $ kubectl config view
  

Configure RedHat OpenShift in XorMon NG

• XorMon NG UI ➡ Device ➡ Conteiner ➡RedHat OpenShift ➡ New
  
  
• Run "Test" for configured OpenShift host, it must show "OK"
  
  
• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5
  
  

Docker monitoring is performed via the OS agent in a container. Deploy the agent on each monitored Docker host.

Prerequisites

• Opened TCP communication between each Docker server and XorMon NG server on port 8162.
  Connections are initiated from Docker server side.
  
  

Docker agent installation

• Pull the image

  # docker pull xorux/lpar2rrd-docker-agent
                  

• Run the docker agent

  # docker run -d --hostname $(hostname) --name lpar2rrd-docker-agent -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro --env XORMON=<XorMon-NG_hostname/IP> xorux/lpar2rrd-docker-agent
                  

XorMon NG

• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5
  
  

Data is obtained from Kubernetes API & Kubernetes Metrics server API

Check if you have metrics-server installed

kubectl get pods -n kube-system

Create a xormon serviceaccount

$ kubectl create serviceaccount xormon

Create a clusterrole

Create file ClusterRole.yml with this content:

apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
  name: xormon
rules:
- apiGroups: ["","metrics.k8s.io"]
  resources: ["pods","nodes","services","nodes/proxy", "endpoints", "namespaces"]
  verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
- nonResourceURLs: ["/metrics"]
  verbs: ["get"]

Apply it by:

$ kubectl apply -f ClusterRole.yml

Create a clusterrolebinding

Create file ClusterRoleBinding.yml with this content:

apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: xormon
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
  name: xormon
  namespace: default
roleRef:
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
  kind: ClusterRole
  name: xormon

Make sure it is the same namespace as the serviceaccount like default above.

Apply it by:

$ kubectl apply -f ClusterRoleBinding.yml

Get xormon token

Create file Lpar2rrdSecret.yml with this content:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: xormon-token
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/service-account.name: xormon
type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token

Apply it by:

$ kubectl apply -f Lpar2rrdSecret.yml 

Get xormon token:

$ kubectl describe secret xormon-token 

Get cluster endpoint

$ kubectl config view

Configure Kubernetes in XorMon NG

• XorMon NG UI ➡ Device ➡ Container ➡ Kubernetes ➡ New
  
  
• Run "Test" for configured Kubernetes host, it must show "OK"
  
  
• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5