Real-time Statistics with Horizon 
OpenStack Summit, Paris 
David Lapsley 
@devlaps, dlapsley@cisco.com 
November 4, 2014
OpenStack as a Service
Enhanced platform visibility is important!
LiveStats
Real-time Data 
Updates every 5s 
Increased platform visibility 
Every node instrumented
Real-time Controller Data 
Increased platform visibility 
Every node instrumented
Real-time Overview Data
Real-time Process Data
Real-time Network Data
Real-time Disk Data
Instrumenting the cloud
Cloud + Instrumentation
Cloud + Instrumentation
Enhancing the Horizon Stack
Django Stack
Horizon Stack
Horizon Stack Extended
Why?
Enhanced platform visibility 
=> Fewer support calls to operations 
=> Scale operations!
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Thank You 
David Lapsley 
@devlaps, dlapsley@cisco.com
Real-time Statistics with Horizon

Real-time Statistics with Horizon

Editor's Notes

  • #3 In order to give our customers detailed view of the platform, we have built in livestats views..
  • #4 In order to give our customers detailed view of the platform, we have built in livestats views..
  • #8 Instrument each node with livestastd Controllers and Hypervisors Pull information about processes, network, disk, cpu Updates every 5 seconds Using the same client-side rendering pattern as before Aggregating real-time data Greatly increases visibility into platform..
  • #9 Instrument each node with livestastd Controllers and Hypervisors Pull information about processes, network, disk, cpu Updates every 5 seconds Using the same client-side rendering pattern as before Aggregating real-time data Greatly increases visibility into platform..
  • #10 Instrument each node with livestastd Controllers and Hypervisors Pull information about processes, network, disk, cpu Updates every 5 seconds Using the same client-side rendering pattern as before Aggregating real-time data Greatly increases visibility into platform..
  • #13 Controller, Hypervisor Remove port number…