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− | * '''Launchpad Entry''': [[NovaSpec]]:austin-stats-utilization
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− | * '''Contributors''':
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− | == Summary == | + | = Welcome! = |
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− | Gather utilization data from Nova resources. (for the purpose of billing, organizational governance, etc.)
| + | Welcome to the OpenStack Wiki! We're glad you're here, floating around a bit. |
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− | == Release Note ==
| + | We're still setting up some helpful categories to give this page more polish, but here are some additional [[StartingPage|starting points]]: |
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− | The end user impact of this is a subsystem to collect utilization.
| + | * [[GettingStarted|Getting Started, Understanding What's What]] |
− | | + | * [[HowToContribute|How to Contribute]] |
− | Different organizations will likely have different ideas and different needs, so ideally this will be a flexible and configurable feature.
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− | Our current plans separate collection, aggregation, storage, query and representation, but we would like to hear more about what people want/need.
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− | == Rationale ==
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− | If a vm launches in a cloud and there is no one there to hear it, can we pay any bills?
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− | Organizations who intend to provide cloud services need a way to gather system usage by users. For those who will be selling services this is core to the business. Organization who will mainly support a private deployment may desire auditing and governance based on utilization.
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− | == User stories ==
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− | As a service provider, I want to know who is using how much of what on my service, so I can keep the lights on.
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− | As an organization, I want to know who is using the cloud service, so I can audit and govern usage.
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− | == Assumptions ==
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− | Different organizations will have different needs. We intend to focus on gathering stats appropriate for an organization providing services.
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− | == Design ==
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− | The design is a WIP, will update.
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− | Also, we solicit suggestions.
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− | == Implementation ==
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− | Current plan is a combination of processing logs, events from the queue and polling the hypervisors.
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− | === UI Changes ===
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− | This pass the intended usage is api only
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− | === Code Changes ===
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− | WIP
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− | == Test/Demo Plan ==
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− | Use resources in the system and make sure the stats reflect the actual usage.
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Welcome to the OpenStack Wiki! We're glad you're here, floating around a bit.
We're still setting up some helpful categories to give this page more polish, but here are some additional starting points: