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Posted to dev@cloudstack.apache.org by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com> on 2015/11/05 15:09:14 UTC

[RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Hi all,

The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.

The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions. For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.

The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where information can be densely packed.

Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;

FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038

Comments and suggestions?

Regards,
Rohit Yadav
Software Architect, ShapeBlue


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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>.

Hi Stephan,

Domain admins are not shown infrastructure tab, so while they may still access metrics view for instances and volumes, they won't be able to see metrics for rest of the resources (zones, clusters, hosts and storage pool). I'll discuss and incorporate changes to allow showing volume and instances metrics.

Regards.

________________________________________
From: Stephan Seitz <s....@secretresearchfacility.com>
Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 3:17 PM
To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Cc: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

This looks really great!
You've added the metrics view at the Infrastructure tab. This is nice
for the platform ops.
I assume the very same metrics would also be a benefit for domain-admins
(say: customers). I'ld suggest to add this view somewhere below the
Instances tab.

cheers,

- Stephan


Am Donnerstag, den 05.11.2015, 14:09 +0000 schrieb Rohit Yadav:
> Hi all,
>
>
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is
> critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters
> where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has
> depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
>
>
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
> problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable
> tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation,
> making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget
> based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically
> scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns
> along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host
> to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>
>
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
> host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
> framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write
> more such view where information can be densely packed.
>
>
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>
>
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>
>
> Comments and suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com
> Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
>
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related
> services
>
> IaaS Cloud Design & Build
> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework
> CloudStack Consulting
> CloudStack Software Engineering
> CloudStack Infrastructure Support
> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses
>
>
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> Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA
> Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is
> traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered
> trademark.


Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services

IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
CloudStack Software Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
CloudStack Infrastructure Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/>
CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/>

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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>.

Hi Stephan,

Domain admins are not shown infrastructure tab, so while they may still access metrics view for instances and volumes, they won't be able to see metrics for rest of the resources (zones, clusters, hosts and storage pool). I'll discuss and incorporate changes to allow showing volume and instances metrics.

Regards.

________________________________________
From: Stephan Seitz <s....@secretresearchfacility.com>
Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 3:17 PM
To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Cc: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

This looks really great!
You've added the metrics view at the Infrastructure tab. This is nice
for the platform ops.
I assume the very same metrics would also be a benefit for domain-admins
(say: customers). I'ld suggest to add this view somewhere below the
Instances tab.

cheers,

- Stephan


Am Donnerstag, den 05.11.2015, 14:09 +0000 schrieb Rohit Yadav:
> Hi all,
>
>
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is
> critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters
> where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has
> depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
>
>
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
> problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable
> tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation,
> making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget
> based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically
> scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns
> along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host
> to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>
>
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
> host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
> framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write
> more such view where information can be densely packed.
>
>
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>
>
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>
>
> Comments and suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com
> Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
>
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related
> services
>
> IaaS Cloud Design & Build
> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework
> CloudStack Consulting
> CloudStack Software Engineering
> CloudStack Infrastructure Support
> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses
>
>
> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are
> intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed.
> Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do
> not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related
> companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you
> must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show
> it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have
> received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated
> in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company
> incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue
> Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in
> Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA
> Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is
> traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered
> trademark.


Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services

IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
CloudStack Software Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
CloudStack Infrastructure Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/>
CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/>

This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Stephan Seitz <s....@secretresearchfacility.com>.

This looks really great!
You've added the metrics view at the Infrastructure tab. This is nice
for the platform ops.
I assume the very same metrics would also be a benefit for domain-admins
(say: customers). I'ld suggest to add this view somewhere below the
Instances tab.

cheers,

- Stephan


Am Donnerstag, den 05.11.2015, 14:09 +0000 schrieb Rohit Yadav: 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is
> critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters
> where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has
> depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
> 
> 
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
> problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable
> tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation,
> making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget
> based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically
> scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns
> along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host
> to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes. 
> 
> 
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
> host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
> framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write
> more such view where information can be densely packed.
> 
> 
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> 
> 
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> 
> 
> Comments and suggestions?
> 
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com
> Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
> 
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related
> services
> 
> IaaS Cloud Design & Build
> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework
> CloudStack Consulting
> CloudStack Software Engineering
> CloudStack Infrastructure Support
> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses
> 
> 
> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are
> intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed.
> Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do
> not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related
> companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you
> must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show
> it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have
> received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated
> in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company
> incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue
> Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in
> Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA
> Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is
> traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered
> trademark.

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Stephan Seitz <s....@secretresearchfacility.com>.

This looks really great!
You've added the metrics view at the Infrastructure tab. This is nice
for the platform ops.
I assume the very same metrics would also be a benefit for domain-admins
(say: customers). I'ld suggest to add this view somewhere below the
Instances tab.

cheers,

- Stephan


Am Donnerstag, den 05.11.2015, 14:09 +0000 schrieb Rohit Yadav: 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is
> critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters
> where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has
> depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
> 
> 
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
> problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable
> tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation,
> making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget
> based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically
> scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns
> along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host
> to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes. 
> 
> 
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
> host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
> framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write
> more such view where information can be densely packed.
> 
> 
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> 
> 
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> 
> 
> Comments and suggestions?
> 
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com
> Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
> 
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related
> services
> 
> IaaS Cloud Design & Build
> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework
> CloudStack Consulting
> CloudStack Software Engineering
> CloudStack Infrastructure Support
> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses
> 
> 
> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are
> intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed.
> Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do
> not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related
> companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you
> must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show
> it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have
> received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated
> in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company
> incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue
> Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in
> Brasil and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA
> Pty Ltd is a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is
> traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered
> trademark.

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>.

Since we're still at it, does the current metrics view show total virtual core count per host (perhaps vs real core count)?
Is this something we could have?

--
Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!

Nux!
www.nux.ro

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nux!" <nu...@li.nux.ro>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 17:35:14
> Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Great work Rohit,
> 
> What I'd like to see:
> - vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
> - can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there without
> that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space
> 
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
> 
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
>> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
>> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
>> Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory,
>> disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find
>> issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or
>> finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or
>> cluster thresholds.
>> 
>> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that
>> brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons,
>> methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize
>> dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally
>> and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
>> columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
>> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
>> Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>> 
>> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host,
>> instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework
>> (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where
>> information can be densely packed.
>> 
>> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>> 
>> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>> 
>> Comments and suggestions?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Rohit Yadav
>> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>> 
>> 
>> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
>> 
>> 
>> M. +91 88 262 30892 |
>> rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
>> Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
>> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
>> 
>> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services
>> 
>> IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
>> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
>> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
>> CloudStack Software
>> Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
>> CloudStack Infrastructure
>> Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/>
>> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/>
>> 
>> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely
>> for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions
>> expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those
>> of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient
>> of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor
>> copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have
>> received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in
>> England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated in
>> India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil
>> Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under
>> license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company registered by
>> The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd.
> > ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>.

Hi Lucian,

- We are showing number of cores on the instances metrics view
- We can increase the width of the container/list-view but the UI assumes 1024px to be the width and with this assumption several widgets/css rules are put in place, so it's a challenge to get it right without breaking seen/unseen widgets and views. For such reasons, the columns are made collapsible to hide a group of columns in case you don't want to use horizontal scrolling and widths of columns made shorter to pack more information (increase the information density). The other issue is all the widgets you see are created by JS code (directly using DOM manupulations) so it's hard to reason about responsive widgets (many have fixed widths, or absolute positions based on where the container starts etc). I can try if we can somehow implement a responsive design/container.

Regards.


________________________________________
From: Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>
Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 11:05 PM
To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Great work Rohit,

What I'd like to see:
- vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
- can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space

--
Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!

Nux!
www.nux.ro

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
> Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Hi all,
>
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory,
> disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find
> issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or
> finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or
> cluster thresholds.
>
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that
> brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons,
> methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize
> dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally
> and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
> columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
> Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host,
> instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework
> (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where
> information can be densely packed.
>
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>
> Comments and suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>
>
> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
>
>
> M. +91 88 262 30892 |
> rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Osay Osman Yuuni <oy...@gmail.com>.

@Rohit, great job.  Looks cool as well as fulfills long overdue feature.
Kudos!

Osay

On 13 November 2015 at 00:20, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:

> Marcus,
>
> Thanks for the explanation.
> In my setup I chose to completely ignore this Ghz thing which may turn up
> to be a mistake.
> I am using the same number for Mhz as for the # of CPU cores, e.g.
> CPU (in MHz)    1 MHz
>
> I was just concerned with the CPU weight thingy, but this should work just
> as well.
>
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marcus" <sh...@gmail.com>
> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Sent: Thursday, 12 November, 2015 16:13:34
> > Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
>
> > Hi Nux,
> >   The thing about ghz is that it is the unit of capacity for CPU, VMs are
> > allocated to hosts according to the number of "cycles" it has.  As a
> > customer, I agree, core count is more important. As an admin, if you
> have a
> > single host in a cluster that is using much more CPU than the others and
> > want to try to balance, the ghz number for the VM can tell you 1) which
> VMs
> > on a host are the 'biggest' when cgroup throttling kicks in, that is, how
> > much of the host CPU share a VM will get, and 2) if that VM will fit on
> > another host - the old UI helps you know which hosts don't have capacity
> > for a migration, but it doesn't tell you how full each host is and
> doesn't
> > give you this data to know how full you'll make a host if you migrate.
> >
> >    Many people will want these metrics to go into a time series system
> and
> > use something like the graphite publisher instead, as that will give
> better
> > visibility into what's going on over time, but this seems like a good
> > out-of-the-box solution to expose the data we already have buried in the
> UI.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:
> >
> >> Great work Rohit,
> >>
> >> What I'd like to see:
> >> - vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
> >> - can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there
> >> without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
> >>
> >> Nux!
> >> www.nux.ro
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
> >> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> >> > Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> >> > Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
> >> > Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
> >>
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> >> memory,
> >> > disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is
> critical
> >> to find
> >> > issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are
> >> failing, or
> >> > finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured
> >> global or
> >> > cluster thresholds.
> >> >
> >> > The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
> >> problems that
> >> > brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status
> >> icons,
> >> > methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API
> >> pagesize
> >> > dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both
> >> horizontally
> >> > and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring,
> collapsible
> >> > columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view
> >> actions.
> >> > For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to
> Host to
> >> > Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
> >> >
> >> > The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
> >> host,
> >> > instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
> >> framework
> >> > (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such
> >> view where
> >> > information can be densely packed.
> >> >
> >> > Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> >> >
> >> > FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> >> > JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> >> > PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> >> >
> >> > Comments and suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Rohit Yadav
> >> > Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > M. +91 88 262 30892 |
> >> > rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
> >> > Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> >> > ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
> >> >
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> http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>.

Marcus,

Thanks for the explanation.
In my setup I chose to completely ignore this Ghz thing which may turn up to be a mistake.
I am using the same number for Mhz as for the # of CPU cores, e.g.
CPU (in MHz)	1 MHz

I was just concerned with the CPU weight thingy, but this should work just as well.

--
Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!

Nux!
www.nux.ro

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marcus" <sh...@gmail.com>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 12 November, 2015 16:13:34
> Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Hi Nux,
>   The thing about ghz is that it is the unit of capacity for CPU, VMs are
> allocated to hosts according to the number of "cycles" it has.  As a
> customer, I agree, core count is more important. As an admin, if you have a
> single host in a cluster that is using much more CPU than the others and
> want to try to balance, the ghz number for the VM can tell you 1) which VMs
> on a host are the 'biggest' when cgroup throttling kicks in, that is, how
> much of the host CPU share a VM will get, and 2) if that VM will fit on
> another host - the old UI helps you know which hosts don't have capacity
> for a migration, but it doesn't tell you how full each host is and doesn't
> give you this data to know how full you'll make a host if you migrate.
> 
>    Many people will want these metrics to go into a time series system and
> use something like the graphite publisher instead, as that will give better
> visibility into what's going on over time, but this seems like a good
> out-of-the-box solution to expose the data we already have buried in the UI.
> 
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:
> 
>> Great work Rohit,
>>
>> What I'd like to see:
>> - vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
>> - can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there
>> without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space
>>
>> --
>> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>>
>> Nux!
>> www.nux.ro
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
>> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
>> > Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
>> > Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
>> > Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
>> memory,
>> > disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical
>> to find
>> > issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are
>> failing, or
>> > finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured
>> global or
>> > cluster thresholds.
>> >
>> > The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
>> problems that
>> > brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status
>> icons,
>> > methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API
>> pagesize
>> > dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both
>> horizontally
>> > and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
>> > columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view
>> actions.
>> > For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
>> > Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>> >
>> > The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
>> host,
>> > instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
>> framework
>> > (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such
>> view where
>> > information can be densely packed.
>> >
>> > Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>> >
>> > FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> > JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> > PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>> >
>> > Comments and suggestions?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Rohit Yadav
>> > Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>> >
>> >
>> > [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
>> >
>> >
>> > M. +91 88 262 30892 |
>> > rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
>> > Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
>> > ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
>> >
>> > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related
>> services
>> >
>> > IaaS Cloud Design & Build<
>> http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
>> > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
>> > CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
>> > CloudStack Software
>> > Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
>> > CloudStack Infrastructure
>> > Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/>
>> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<
>> http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/>
>> >
>> > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are
>> intended solely
>> > for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or
>> opinions
>> > expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
>> represent those
>> > of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended
>> recipient
>> > of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents,
>> nor
>> > copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you
>> have
>> > received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in
>> > England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated
>> in
>> > India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue
>> Brasil
>> > Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated
>> under
>> > license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company
>> registered by
>> > The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue
>> Ltd.
>> > ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>.

Marcus,

Thanks for the explanation.
In my setup I chose to completely ignore this Ghz thing which may turn up to be a mistake.
I am using the same number for Mhz as for the # of CPU cores, e.g.
CPU (in MHz)	1 MHz

I was just concerned with the CPU weight thingy, but this should work just as well.

--
Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!

Nux!
www.nux.ro

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marcus" <sh...@gmail.com>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 12 November, 2015 16:13:34
> Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Hi Nux,
>   The thing about ghz is that it is the unit of capacity for CPU, VMs are
> allocated to hosts according to the number of "cycles" it has.  As a
> customer, I agree, core count is more important. As an admin, if you have a
> single host in a cluster that is using much more CPU than the others and
> want to try to balance, the ghz number for the VM can tell you 1) which VMs
> on a host are the 'biggest' when cgroup throttling kicks in, that is, how
> much of the host CPU share a VM will get, and 2) if that VM will fit on
> another host - the old UI helps you know which hosts don't have capacity
> for a migration, but it doesn't tell you how full each host is and doesn't
> give you this data to know how full you'll make a host if you migrate.
> 
>    Many people will want these metrics to go into a time series system and
> use something like the graphite publisher instead, as that will give better
> visibility into what's going on over time, but this seems like a good
> out-of-the-box solution to expose the data we already have buried in the UI.
> 
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:
> 
>> Great work Rohit,
>>
>> What I'd like to see:
>> - vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
>> - can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there
>> without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space
>>
>> --
>> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>>
>> Nux!
>> www.nux.ro
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
>> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
>> > Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
>> > Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
>> > Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
>> memory,
>> > disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical
>> to find
>> > issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are
>> failing, or
>> > finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured
>> global or
>> > cluster thresholds.
>> >
>> > The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
>> problems that
>> > brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status
>> icons,
>> > methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API
>> pagesize
>> > dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both
>> horizontally
>> > and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
>> > columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view
>> actions.
>> > For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
>> > Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>> >
>> > The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
>> host,
>> > instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
>> framework
>> > (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such
>> view where
>> > information can be densely packed.
>> >
>> > Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>> >
>> > FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> > JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> > PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>> >
>> > Comments and suggestions?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Rohit Yadav
>> > Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>> >
>> >
>> > [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
>> >
>> >
>> > M. +91 88 262 30892 |
>> > rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
>> > Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
>> > ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
>> >
>> > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related
>> services
>> >
>> > IaaS Cloud Design & Build<
>> http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
>> > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
>> > CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
>> > CloudStack Software
>> > Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
>> > CloudStack Infrastructure
>> > Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/>
>> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<
>> http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/>
>> >
>> > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are
>> intended solely
>> > for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or
>> opinions
>> > expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
>> represent those
>> > of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended
>> recipient
>> > of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents,
>> nor
>> > copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you
>> have
>> > received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in
>> > England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company incorporated
>> in
>> > India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue
>> Brasil
>> > Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated
>> under
>> > license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company
>> registered by
>> > The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue
>> Ltd.
>> > ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Marcus <sh...@gmail.com>.

Hi Nux,
   The thing about ghz is that it is the unit of capacity for CPU, VMs are
allocated to hosts according to the number of "cycles" it has.  As a
customer, I agree, core count is more important. As an admin, if you have a
single host in a cluster that is using much more CPU than the others and
want to try to balance, the ghz number for the VM can tell you 1) which VMs
on a host are the 'biggest' when cgroup throttling kicks in, that is, how
much of the host CPU share a VM will get, and 2) if that VM will fit on
another host - the old UI helps you know which hosts don't have capacity
for a migration, but it doesn't tell you how full each host is and doesn't
give you this data to know how full you'll make a host if you migrate.

    Many people will want these metrics to go into a time series system and
use something like the graphite publisher instead, as that will give better
visibility into what's going on over time, but this seems like a good
out-of-the-box solution to expose the data we already have buried in the UI.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:

> Great work Rohit,
>
> What I'd like to see:
> - vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
> - can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there
> without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space
>
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
> > Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> memory,
> > disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical
> to find
> > issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are
> failing, or
> > finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured
> global or
> > cluster thresholds.
> >
> > The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
> problems that
> > brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status
> icons,
> > methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API
> pagesize
> > dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both
> horizontally
> > and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
> > columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view
> actions.
> > For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
> > Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
> >
> > The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
> host,
> > instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
> framework
> > (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such
> view where
> > information can be densely packed.
> >
> > Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> >
> > FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> > JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> > PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> >
> > Comments and suggestions?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rohit Yadav
> > Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> >
> >
> > [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
> >
> >
> > M. +91 88 262 30892 |
> > rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
> > Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> > ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
> >
> > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related
> services
> >
> > IaaS Cloud Design & Build<
> http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
> > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
> > CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
> > CloudStack Software
> > Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
> > CloudStack Infrastructure
> > Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/>
> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<
> http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/>
> >
> > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are
> intended solely
> > for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or
> opinions
> > expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>.

Hi Lucian,

- We are showing number of cores on the instances metrics view
- We can increase the width of the container/list-view but the UI assumes 1024px to be the width and with this assumption several widgets/css rules are put in place, so it's a challenge to get it right without breaking seen/unseen widgets and views. For such reasons, the columns are made collapsible to hide a group of columns in case you don't want to use horizontal scrolling and widths of columns made shorter to pack more information (increase the information density). The other issue is all the widgets you see are created by JS code (directly using DOM manupulations) so it's hard to reason about responsive widgets (many have fixed widths, or absolute positions based on where the container starts etc). I can try if we can somehow implement a responsive design/container.

Regards.


________________________________________
From: Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>
Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 11:05 PM
To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Great work Rohit,

What I'd like to see:
- vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
- can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
> Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Hi all,
>
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory,
> disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find
> issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or
> finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or
> cluster thresholds.
>
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that
> brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons,
> methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize
> dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally
> and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
> columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
> Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host,
> instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework
> (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where
> information can be densely packed.
>
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>
> Comments and suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>
>
> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
>
>
> M. +91 88 262 30892 |
> rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
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>
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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Marcus <sh...@gmail.com>.

Hi Nux,
   The thing about ghz is that it is the unit of capacity for CPU, VMs are
allocated to hosts according to the number of "cycles" it has.  As a
customer, I agree, core count is more important. As an admin, if you have a
single host in a cluster that is using much more CPU than the others and
want to try to balance, the ghz number for the VM can tell you 1) which VMs
on a host are the 'biggest' when cgroup throttling kicks in, that is, how
much of the host CPU share a VM will get, and 2) if that VM will fit on
another host - the old UI helps you know which hosts don't have capacity
for a migration, but it doesn't tell you how full each host is and doesn't
give you this data to know how full you'll make a host if you migrate.

    Many people will want these metrics to go into a time series system and
use something like the graphite publisher instead, as that will give better
visibility into what's going on over time, but this seems like a good
out-of-the-box solution to expose the data we already have buried in the UI.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro> wrote:

> Great work Rohit,
>
> What I'd like to see:
> - vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
> - can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there
> without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space
>
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> > Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
> > Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> memory,
> > disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical
> to find
> > issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are
> failing, or
> > finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured
> global or
> > cluster thresholds.
> >
> > The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those
> problems that
> > brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status
> icons,
> > methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API
> pagesize
> > dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both
> horizontally
> > and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
> > columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view
> actions.
> > For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
> > Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
> >
> > The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster,
> host,
> > instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics
> framework
> > (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such
> view where
> > information can be densely packed.
> >
> > Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> >
> > FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> > JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> > PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> >
> > Comments and suggestions?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rohit Yadav
> > Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> >
> >
> > [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
> >
> >
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> >
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> services
> >
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> http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
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> registered by
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> Ltd.
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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>.

Since we're still at it, does the current metrics view show total virtual core count per host (perhaps vs real core count)?
Is this something we could have?

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nux!" <nu...@li.nux.ro>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 17:35:14
> Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Great work Rohit,
> 
> What I'd like to see:
> - vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
> - can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there without
> that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space
> 
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
> 
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
>> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
>> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
>> Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory,
>> disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find
>> issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or
>> finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or
>> cluster thresholds.
>> 
>> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that
>> brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons,
>> methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize
>> dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally
>> and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
>> columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
>> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
>> Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>> 
>> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host,
>> instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework
>> (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where
>> information can be densely packed.
>> 
>> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>> 
>> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>> 
>> Comments and suggestions?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Rohit Yadav
>> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>> 
>> 
>> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
>> 
>> 
>> M. +91 88 262 30892 |
>> rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
>> Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
>> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
>> 
>> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services
>> 
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>> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
>> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
>> CloudStack Software
>> Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
>> CloudStack Infrastructure
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>> of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor
>> copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have
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>> India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil
>> Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is operated under
>> license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company registered by
>> The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from Shape Blue Ltd.
> > ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>.

Great work Rohit,

What I'd like to see:
- vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
- can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space

--
Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!

Nux!
www.nux.ro

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
> Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Hi all,
> 
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory,
> disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find
> issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or
> finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or
> cluster thresholds.
> 
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that
> brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons,
> methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize
> dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally
> and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
> columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
> Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
> 
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host,
> instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework
> (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where
> information can be densely packed.
> 
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> 
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> 
> Comments and suggestions?
> 
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> 
> 
> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
> 
> 
> M. +91 88 262 30892 |
> rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
> Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
> 
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services
> 
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> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
> CloudStack Software
> Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
> CloudStack Infrastructure
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> ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.

AW: Cloudmonkey: get key and value pairs

Posted by "Jochim, Ingo" <In...@bautzen-it.de>.

Setting the display to json format made it to work for me.

Regards,
Ingo

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Jochim, Ingo [mailto:Ingo.Jochim@bautzen-it.de] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. November 2015 17:53
An: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Betreff: Cloudmonkey: get key and value pairs

Hi all,

I'd like to list my VMs with the key and value pairs I specified through the GUI.
Now I'm getting the key and the value as separate fields.
If I have more pairs I'm getting a separate area below the actual VM.

What is the best approach to list all the key value pairs for an object?

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ingo

Cloudmonkey: get key and value pairs

Posted by "Jochim, Ingo" <In...@bautzen-it.de>.

Hi all,

I'd like to list my VMs with the key and value pairs I specified through the GUI.
Now I'm getting the key and the value as separate fields.
If I have more pairs I'm getting a separate area below the actual VM.

What is the best approach to list all the key value pairs for an object?

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ingo

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by cs user <ac...@gmail.com>.

Hi Rohit,

This looks fantastic to me. It's a very much needed addition to the UI.
Look forward to trying it out at some point in the future :-)

Thanks!

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu,
> memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is
> critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where
> hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has depleted
> beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
>
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems
> that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status
> icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list*
> API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is
> both horizontally and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold
> coloring, collapsible columns along with navigation from one view to
> another and quick-view actions. For example, currently support navigation
> are: Zone to Cluster to Host to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to
> Volumes.
>
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host,
> instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework
> (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view
> where information can be densely packed.
>
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>
> Comments and suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>
>
>
>
>
> * M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com
> <ro...@shapeblue.com> Blog: bhaisaab.org <http://bhaisaab.org> |
> Twitter: @_bhaisaab ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London,
> WC2N 4HS *
>
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services
>
> IaaS Cloud Design & Build
> <http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework <http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
> CloudStack Consulting <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
> CloudStack Software Engineering
> <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
> CloudStack Infrastructure Support
> <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/>
> CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses
> <http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/>
>
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> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or
> opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
> represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the
> intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based
> upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender
> if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a
> company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a
> company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue
> Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil
> and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is
> a company registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under
> license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
>

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by ilya <il...@gmail.com>.

I think we need a new set of APIs in the future to retrieve the content
much faster, current API calls in environment with thousands of VMs are
really slow.



On 11/6/15 11:15 AM, Rohit Yadav wrote:
> Hi Wido,
> 
> Yes, we can do that but the issue here is we'll have to make a listVMs call for each zone/host row in respective metric views, such changes would cause several API requests and UI to block for longer times. The other option could be to implement new sets of APIs that aggregate data at the backend so that the client/UI won't need to make several API calls.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Wido den Hollander <wi...@widodh.nl>
> Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 1:45 PM
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI
> 
> On 11/05/2015 03:09 PM, Rohit Yadav wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
>>
>> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions. For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>>
>> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where information can be densely packed.
>>
>> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>>
>> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
>> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>>
>> Comments and suggestions?
>>
> 
> Overall it looks very good, but I personally would like to see the
> amount of Instances per Zone/Host in a Quick overview, that's what
> lacking currently imho.
> 
> Would that be easy to do?
> 
> Wido
> 
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>> Rohit Yadav
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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>.

Hi Wido,

Yes, we can do that but the issue here is we'll have to make a listVMs call for each zone/host row in respective metric views, such changes would cause several API requests and UI to block for longer times. The other option could be to implement new sets of APIs that aggregate data at the backend so that the client/UI won't need to make several API calls.

Regards.

________________________________________
From: Wido den Hollander <wi...@widodh.nl>
Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 1:45 PM
To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

On 11/05/2015 03:09 PM, Rohit Yadav wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
>
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions. For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
>
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where information can be densely packed.
>
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
>
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
>
> Comments and suggestions?
>

Overall it looks very good, but I personally would like to see the
amount of Instances per Zone/Host in a Quick overview, that's what
lacking currently imho.

Would that be easy to do?

Wido

> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
>
>
> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
>
>
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Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Wido den Hollander <wi...@widodh.nl>.


On 11/05/2015 03:09 PM, Rohit Yadav wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory, disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or cluster thresholds.
> 
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons, methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions. For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
> 
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host, instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where information can be densely packed.
> 
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> 
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> 
> Comments and suggestions?
> 

Overall it looks very good, but I personally would like to see the
amount of Instances per Zone/Host in a Quick overview, that's what
lacking currently imho.

Would that be easy to do?

Wido

> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> 
> 
> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
> 
> 
> M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
> Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
> 
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services
> 
> IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
> CloudStack Software Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
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>

Re: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

Posted by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>.

Great work Rohit,

What I'd like to see:
- vCPU list/count for instance metrics (GHz is meaningless to me)
- can we make the whole thing wider so we can fit more columns there without that ugly horizontal scroll bar? So much wasted screen space

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rohit Yadav" <ro...@shapeblue.com>
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Cc: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2015 14:09:14
> Subject: [RFC] Metrics views for CloudStack UI

> Hi all,
> 
> The present CloudStack UI hides most of the metrics data such as cpu, memory,
> disk, network usage in inner detail views. Such information is critical to find
> issues in one’s cloud, for example finding clusters where hosts are failing, or
> finding storage pools where disk space has depleted beyond configured global or
> cluster thresholds.
> 
> The metrics views for CloudStack UI is an attempt to solve those problems that
> brings in several UI enhancements such as sortable tables, new status icons,
> methods to control breadcrumb navigation, making UI’s global list* API pagesize
> dynamic, a new table widget based on listView widget that is both horizontally
> and vertically scrollable, supports cell/threshold coloring, collapsible
> columns along with navigation from one view to another and quick-view actions.
> For example, currently support navigation are: Zone to Cluster to Host to
> Instance to Volumes, and Storage Pool to Volumes.
> 
> The current version implements six resource views for zone, cluster, host,
> instance, volume and storage pool (primary storage). The metrics framework
> (based on listView widget) would allow developers to write more such view where
> information can be densely packed.
> 
> Please checkout the FS (with some screenshots) and the PR;
> 
> FS: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-9020
> PR: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1038
> 
> Comments and suggestions?
> 
> Regards,
> Rohit Yadav
> Software Architect, ShapeBlue
> 
> 
> [cid:image003.png@01D104EF.CE276C40]
> 
> 
> M. +91 88 262 30892 |
> rohit.yadav@shapeblue.com<ma...@shapeblue.com>
> Blog: bhaisaab.org<http://bhaisaab.org> | Twitter: @_bhaisaab
> ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 4HS
> 
> Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services
> 
> IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//>
> CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/>
> CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/>
> CloudStack Software
> Engineering<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/>
> CloudStack Infrastructure
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