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Google Cloud Compute Engine

Overview

Google Cloud Compute Engine is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering that provides a scalable number of virtual machines (VMs) to serve as large compute clusters.

Monitored Parameters

Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on the Compute Engine instance available under Google Cloud Platform in the Cloud Apps section. Displayed is the Google Cloud Compute Engine bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:

  • Availability tab gives the Availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
  • Performance tab gives the Health Status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
  • List view enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.

Cloud monitoring software like Applications Manager provide complete visibility into your Google Cloud Compute Engine environments altogether in a single window based on the following tabs:

Performance Overview

ParameterDescription
CPU & MEMORY UTILIZATION
CPU UtilizationAmount of CPU utilized (in %).
Memory UtilizationAmount of memory utilized (in %).
Total CPUsTotal number of CPU cores allocated.
CPU UsageCPU Usage for all cores (in Sec).
MEMORY USAGE
Total MemoryTotal memory allocated to the instance (in GB).
Used MemoryAmount of memory currently utilized (in GB).
Free MemoryAmount of memory available (in GB).

Network

ParameterDescription
NETWORK TRAFFIC
Output TrafficBytes sent over the network (in Kbps).
Input TrafficBytes received from the network (in Kbps).
NETWORK TRAFFIC - PACKETS
Output Traffic - PacketsNumber of packets sent over the network (in per sec).
Input Traffic - PacketsNumber of packets received from the network (in per sec).
FIREWALL
Firewall Dropped BytesIncoming bytes dropped by firewall (in Kbps).
Firewall Dropped PacketsNumber of incoming packets dropped by firewall (in per sec).

Disk

ParameterDescription
Disk Utilization
Disk LabelName of the disk allocated.
UsageThe amount of used and free disk space.
UsedAmount of disk used (in %).
FreeAmount of disk available (in %).
Top 5 Disk Reads: Provides a graphical representation of top 5 instances with respect to their corresponding disk reads (in KB/sec).
Top 5 Disk Writes: Provides a graphical representation of top 5 instances with respect to their corresponding disk writes (in KB/sec).
Top 5 IO Read Operations Per Sec: Provides a graphical representation of top 5 instances with respect to their corresponding IO read operations per sec.
Top 5 IO Write Operations Per Sec: Provides a graphical representation of top 5 instances with respect to their corresponding IO write operations per sec.
Disk Performance
Disk NameName of the disk.
Disk StatusStatus of the disk.
Disk SizeSize of the disk (in GB).
Disk ReadsBytes read from disk (in KB/sec).
Disk WritesBytes written to disk (in KB/sec).
IO Read OperationsNumber of disk read IO Operations performed (in per sec).
IO Write OperationsNumber of disk write IO Operations performed (in per sec).
Disk Throttling (Not supported from Applications Manager v170800 onwards)
Disk NameName of the disk
Throttled Disk Reads Per GBBytes in throttled read operations (in KB/sec). (Throttle reason: Per GB limit)
Throttled Disk Writer Per GBBytes in throttled write operations (in KB/sec). (Throttle reason: Per GB limit)
Throttled IO Read Operations Per GBCount of throttled disk read operations (Throttle reason: Per GB limit)
Throttled IO Write Operations Per GBCount of throttled disk write operations (Throttle reason: Per GB limit)
Throttled Disk Reads Per VMBytes in throttled read operations (in KB/sec). (Throttle reason: Per VM limit)
Throttled Disk Writes Per VMBytes in throttled write operations (in KB/sec). (Throttle reason: Per VM limit)
Throttled IO Read Operations Per VMCount of throttled read operations (Throttle reason: Per VM limit)
Throttled IO Write Operations Per VMCount of throttled write operations (Throttle reason: Per VM limit)

Configuration

ParameterDescription
Instance nameName of the instance.
Instance IDUnique ID of the instance.
Project IDUnique ID of the project.
ZoneZone in which the instance is created.
StatusCurrent status of the instance. Possible Values: PROVISIONING, STAGING, RUNNING, PENDING_STOP, STOPPING, TERMINATED, REPAIRING, SUSPENDING, SUSPENDED.
Creation TimestampDate and time at which the instance was created.
Machine TypeVirtualized hardware resources available to the instance.
External IPIP Address of the instance.
CPU PlatformBase platform of the instance.
OS PlatformOperating system running in the instance.
Start RestrictedRestriction on the instance to perform start operation (True/False).
Deletion ProtectionRestriction on the instance to perform delete operation (True/False).

Troubleshooting

1. Data unavailable for performance metrics

  • When an instance is started and polled immediately, data might not be collected for some of the performance metrics. Wait for some time and then poll the monitor to get the data.
  • If the data is still not populated, go to Stackdriver Console and check if data is available.
  • If data is available in Stackdriver and is not getting populated in Applications Manager, reach out to our support with the latest SIF generated with print all logs enabled.

2. Data unavailable for memory and disk utilization metrics

  • Install Stackdriver Monitoring Agent in the instance, to get memory and disk utilization metrics. Click here for information on installing the Stackdriver agent.
  • When an instance is started and polled immediately, data might not be collected for some of the performance metrics. Wait for some time and then poll the monitor to get the data.

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