QULo 1.9.12

A package to collect basic performance data from clusters

Introduction

QULo is a simple cluster monitoring tool. It is developed in Python.

The package contains:

• qagent: customizable service/daemon that collects performance data from the a node on the cluster. It runs locally and collects data from sensors that can be activated and configured via a configuration file.

• qmaster: a service/daemon that controls the agents and collects data from them. It runs in a master node of the cluster; it is controled via a configuration file.

Installation

Just install the QULo package from PyPI:

$ pip install QULo

Usage

1. Start qmaster

   # qmaster start

   By default the configuration file is /etc/qulo/qmaster.conf, but can be changed from the command line. A typical configuration might be:

   [qmaster]
   host = localhost
   incoming data port = 7888
   
   [Graphite]
   host = localhost
   carbon receiver pickle port = 2004
   
   [logging]
   filename = /tmp/qmaster.log
   maxBytes = 1073741824
   backupCount = 10
   level = DEBUG

   No option is mandatory. In the file qulo/constants.py the defaults are defined.

2. Start qagent

   # qagent start

   By default the configuration file is /etc/qulo/qagent.conf, but can be changed from the command line. In this configuration file is where a sensor is activated. A typical configuration with all sensors active is:

   [qmaster]
   host = localhost
   incoming data port = 7888
   
   [logging]
   filename = /tmp/qagent.log
   maxBytes = 1073741824
   backupCount = 10
   level = DEBUG
   
   [sensor:CPUPercent]
   time_interval = 10
   
   [sensor:VirtualMemory]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:CPUTimes]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:CPUTimesPercent]
   time_interval = 10
   
   [sensor:CPUCount]
   time_interval = 300
   
   [sensor:CPUStats]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:CPUFreq]
   time_interval = 300
   
   [sensor:SwapMemory]
   time_interval = 60
   
   [sensor:DiskPartitions]
   time_interval = 60
   
   [sensor:DiskUsage]
   time_interval = 30
   #path = /
   
   [sensor:DiskIOCounters]
   time_interval = 20
   
   [sensor:NetIOCounters]
   time_interval = 10
   
   [sensor:NetConnections]
   time_interval = 20
   
   [sensor:NetIFAddrs]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:NetIFStats]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:SensorsTemperatures]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:SensorsFans]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:SensorsBattery]
   time_interval = 30
   
   [sensor:BootTime]
   time_interval = 300
   
   [sensor:Users]
   time_interval = 10

   Again, no option is mandatory. But if qagent must measure anything, some sensor must be explicitly given. In the file qulo/constants.py the defaults are defined. The time given in the time_interval option is understood to be in seconds.

3. Start Graphite and inspect the dashboard to see the data.

TODO

• qagent should have an option to display the available sensors and some help for each sensor.

• Sensors should accept options: the mechanism is almost there, but need to be completed.

• Add sensors to read data from GPUs.

• Connect to Slurm.

• Add configuration options to manage Graphite:

  • send data to it or not? (yes by default)

• openrc scripts to manage the whole system:

  • start

    1. start graphite

    2. start grafana (?)

    3. start qmaster

    4. start qagents where needed

  • stop

    1. stop qagents

    2. stop qmaster

    3. stop grafana (?)

    4. stop graphite