Google Compute Engine monitoring integration

Track your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Compute Engines, assign thresholds, and identify issues before they occur—all with the help of Site24x7's monitoring integration.

Setup and configuration

Adding Google Compute Engine while configuring a new Google Cloud monitor

If you have not configured a Google Cloud monitor yet, add one by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > GCP > Add GCP Monitor or Admin > Cloud Monitoring > Google Cloud Platform(GCP).
3. Provide a unique display name for identification purposes.
4. Upload a service account JSON file to authenticate Site24x7 for performing resource discovery.
5. Select Compute Engine from the Select the Resources for Monitoring list.
6. Select existing Notification Profiles, User Alerts Groups, Tags, and IT Automation Templates or add new ones. You can also integrate Site24x7's alarms with your preferred third-party service.
7. Click Start GCP Monitoring.
Adding Google Compute Engine to an existing Google Cloud monitor

If you already have a Google Cloud monitor configured for the service account, you can add Compute Engine by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > GCP and select your GCP monitor.
3. Click the hamburger icon next to Service View and select Edit, which brings you to the Edit GCP Monitor page.
4. On the Edit GCP Monitor page, select Compute Engine from the Select the Resources for Monitoring list and click Save.
5. After successful configuration, go to Cloud > GCP > Compute Engine. Now you can view the discovered Compute Engine resources.

Note

It will take approximately five minutes to discover new GCP resources.

Polling frequency

Site24x7's Compute Engine monitor collects the metrics data every five minutes and the statuses of your Compute Engine resources every minute.

Supported metrics

Metric name	Description	Statistic	Unit
CPU Usage	The average delta vCPU usage for all vCPUs	Average	Seconds
CPU Utilization	The average fractional utilization of allocated CPU on this instance	Average	Percentage
Disk Read Bytes	The total amount of bytes read from the disk	Total	Bytes
Disk Read Operations	The total number of disk read IO operations	Total	Count
Disk Write Bytes	The total amount of bytes written to the disk	Total	Bytes
Disk Write Operations	The total egress (directed to peer VPN) packets for the tunnel	Total	Count
Dropped Bytes	The total amount of incoming bytes dropped by the firewall	Total	Bytes
Dropped Packets	The total amount of incoming bytes dropped by the firewall	Total	Bytes
Early Boot Validation	The validation status of early boot integrity policy	Average	Count
Late Boot Validation	The validation status of late boot integrity policy	Average	Count
Received Bytes	The total amount of bytes received from the network	Total	Bytes
Received Packets	The total amount of packets received from the network. Sampled every 60 seconds. After sampling, data is not visible for up to 240 seconds.	Total	Count
Reserved vCPUs	The average number of vCPUs reserved on the host of the instance	Average	Count
Sent Bytes	The total amount of bytes sent over the network	Total	Bytes
Sent Packets	The total amount of packets sent over the network	Total	Count
Throttled Read Bytes	The total amount of bytes in throttled read operations	Total	Bytes
Throttled Read Operations	The total number of throttled read operations	Total	Count
Throttled Write Bytes	The total amount of bytes in throttled write operations	Total	Bytes
Throttled Write Operations	The total number of throttled write operations	Total	Count
Uptime	The delta of how long the VM has been running	Total	Seconds
Guest Visible vCPUs	The average number of Virtual CPUs (vCPUs) visible inside the guest	Average	Count
Scheduler Wait Time	The total wait time incurred by the scheduler across all Virtual CPUs. The cumulative time spent by the scheduler in waiting to run after getting ready to run	Total	Seconds
Disk Average Latency	The average disk latency in the last 60 second time period	Average	Microseconds
Disk Average IO Queue Depth	The average IO queue depth of the disk in the last 60 second time period	Average	Count
Peak Disk Read Bytes	The maximum per-second read throughput of the disk achieved within the specified time period	Maximum	Bytes
Peak Disk Read Ops	The maximum per-second read requests of the disk achieved within the specified time period	Maximum	Count
Peak Disk Write Bytes	The maximum per-second write throughput of the disk achieved within the specified time period	Maximum	Bytes
Peak Disk Write Ops	The maximum per-second write requests of the disk achieved within the specified time period	Maximum	Count
Provisioned Disk IOPS	The disk's provisioned IOPS set by the user	Total	Count
Provisioned Disk Size	The disk's provisioned size set by the user	Total	Bytes
Provisioned Disk Throughput	The disk's provisioned throughput set by the user	Total	Bytes/Sec
GCE VM Global DNS Request Count	The total number of global internal DNS requests in Google Compute Engine	Total	Count
VM Memory Total	The total amount of memory in the Virtual Machine (VM). Available only to the VMs in the e2 family	Total	Bytes
VM Swap In	The total mount of memory read into the guest from its own swap memory. Available only to the VMs in the e2 family.	Total	Bytes
VM Swap Out	The total mount of memory written from the guest to its own swap memory. Available only to the VMs in the e2 family.	Total	Bytes
Uptime Total	The total time elapsed since the VM was started	Total	Seconds
Connection Count	The total number of connections between the local Virtual Machine (VM) and its remote peers.	Total	Count
Egress Bytes	The total number of bytes sent from the local Virtual Machine (VM) to its remote peers	Total	Bytes
Egress Packets per VM	The total number of data packets sent from the local Virtual Machine (VM) to its remote peers.	Total	Count
External RTT Latencies	The average RTT latency between the local Virtual Machine (VM) and internet destinations, measured over TCP connections	Average	Milliseconds
Ingress Bytes	The total number of bytes received by the local Virtual Machine (VM) to its remote peers	Total	Bytes
Ingress Packets per VM	The total number of data packets received by the local Virtual Machine (VM) to its remote peers.	Total	Count
RTT Latencies	The average RTT recorded over TCP connections by the local Virtual Machine (VM) for intra-cloud traffic	Average	Milliseconds

Threshold configuration

Global configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to the Admin section on the left navigation pane.
2. Select Configuration Profiles from the left pane and select Threshold and Availability from the drop-down menu.
3. Click Add Threshold Profile in the top-right corner.
4. For Monitor Type, select Compute Engine.
5. Now you can set the threshold values for the metrics listed above.
Monitor-level configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to Cloud > GCP > Compute Engine.
2. Select a resource you would like to set a threshold for, then click the hamburger icon.
3. Select Edit, which directs you to the Edit Compute Engine Monitor page.
4. You can set the threshold values for the metrics with the Threshold and Availability option.
5. You can also configure IT Automation at the attribute level.

IT Automation

By leveraging Site24x7's IT Automation tools, you can automate repetitive tasks, respond quickly to performance issues, and minimize downtime or disruptions. The alarm engine in Site24x7 continually evaluates system events based on the thresholds you have set. When a breach occurs, the mapped automation associated with that event will be triggered, ensuring prompt remediation and minimizing the impact on your IT infrastructure.

How to configure IT Automation for a monitor

Configuration Rules

Site24x7's Configuration Rules feature lets you edit multiple monitors and streamline the configuration process for your monitoring resources. With Configuration Rules, you can easily associate different monitor groups or add specific tags to multiple monitors simultaneously. This eliminates the need to manually edit each monitor individually, saving you valuable time and effort.

How to add Configuration Rules

Summary

The Summary tab will give you the performance data organized by time for the metrics listed above. To view the summary:

Go to Cloud > GCP > Compute Engine.
Select a resource.
Click the Summary tab.

Configuration Details

The Configuration Details tab provides details on the configurations of application instances. To get the configuration details:

Go to Cloud > GCP > Compute Engine.
Select a resource.
Click the Configuration Details tab.

Reports

Gain in-depth data about the various parameters of your monitored resources and accentuate your service performance using our insightful reports.

To view reports for a Compute Engine resource:

Go to the Reports section on the left navigation pane.
Select Compute Engine from the menu on the left.
You can find the Availability Summary Report, Performance Report, and Inventory Report for one selected monitor. Or you can get the Summary Report, Availability Summary Report, Health Trend Report, and Performance Report for all the Compute Engine monitors. Compute Engine monitoring also has a Server Integration Report that lets you know if your VM Instance also has an integrated server monitor with it.

You can also get reports from the Summary tab of the Compute Engine monitor:

Click the Summary tab.
Get the Availability Summary Report of the monitor by clicking Availability.
You can also find the Performance Report of the monitor by clicking any chart title.