How Do I Obtain Computing Resource Usage?

Problem

How do I obtain resource usage (e.g. RAM, CPU, disk utilization, etc.) of my compute hosts or instances?

Environment

• Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions

• Nova

• Clarity UI

Answer

Compute resource usage may be obtained either via the OpenStack CLI, or Platform9's Clarity UI.

OpenStack CLI

Refer to OpenStack Docs - Show usage statistics for hosts and instances.

Clarity UI

Administrators

• From the Dashboard tab, you will be able to see an overview of compute, network, and storage statistics.

• Under Infrastructure → Hosts, you can also toggle statistics which will show a more specific breakdown of these resources.

Self-Service Users

• From the Dashboard tab, you will only be able to see tenant-specific quota statistics.