ceilometer/doc/source/install/install-base-ubuntu.rst

Install and configure for Ubuntu

This section describes how to install and configure the Telemetry service, code-named ceilometer, on the controller node.

Prerequisites

Before you install and configure the Telemetry service, you must configure a target to send metering data to. The recommended endpoint is Gnocchi. To enable Gnocchi, please see its install guide.

Install and configure components

1. Install the packages:

   # apt-get install ceilometer-agent-notification \
     ceilometer-agent-central python-ceilometerclient

Finalize installation

1. Restart the Telemetry services:

   # service ceilometer-agent-central restart
   # service ceilometer-agent-notification restart