ceilometer/install-guide/source/install-base-config-common.rst

2. Edit the /etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf file and complete the following actions:

   • Configure Gnocchi connection:

     [DEFAULT]
     ...
     meter_dispatchers=gnocchi
     event_dispatchers=gnocchi
     
     [dispatcher_gnocchi]
     # filter out Gnocchi-related activity meters (Swift driver)
     filter_service_activity = False
     # default metric storage archival policy
     archive_policy = low

     Note

     It is possible forego the collector service by modifying the pipeline.yaml to use the gnocchi:// publisher rather than notifier://. Doing so will minimise resource requirements. In this case, dispatchers do not need to be added to conf file.

   • In the [DEFAULT] section, configure RabbitMQ message queue access:

     [DEFAULT]
     ...
     transport_url = rabbit://openstack:RABBIT_PASS@controller

     Replace RABBIT_PASS with the password you chose for the openstack account in RabbitMQ.

   • In the [service_credentials] section, configure service credentials:

     [service_credentials] ... auth_type = password auth_url = http://controller:5000/v3 project_domain_name = default user_domain_name = default project_name = service username = ceilometer password = CEILOMETER_PASS interface = internalURL region_name = RegionOne

     Replace CEILOMETER_PASS with the password you chose for the ceilometer user in the Identity service.

   • Create Ceilometer resources in Gnocchi. Gnocchi should be running by this stage:

     # ceilometer-upgrade --skip-metering-database