Integrate VMware Integrated OpenStack with vRealize Log Insight

You can monitor OpenStack data in vRealize Log Insight using dashboards provided by the VMware OpenStack Content Pack.

For more information about the VMware OpenStack Content Pack, see the VMware OpenStack Content Pack page on VMware Solution Exchange.

Note: By default, vRealize Log Insight 8.1.1 or later, port 9543, is used for the HTTPS connection. If you use port 9000 for the HTTP connection, disable Require SSL Connection in SSL Configuration of vRealize Log Insight.

Prerequisites

Deploy vRealize Log Insight. See the Getting Started document for your version of vRealize Log Insight.

Procedure

1. Install the VMware OpenStack Content Pack in vRealize Log Insight.
   1. Log in to the vRealize Log Insight web user interface as a user with the Edit Admin permission.
   2. From the drop-down menu on the upper right, select Content Packs.
   3. Click Marketplace under Content Pack Marketplace on the left.
   4. Click OpenStack.
   5. Select the check box to agree to the terms of the license agreement.
   6. Click Install.

   For more information about vRealize Log Insight content packs, see Working with Content Packs.

2. If you did not configure a syslog server when deploying OpenStack, modify your deployment configuration to send logs to vRealize Log Insight.
   1. Log in to the Integrated OpenStack Manager web interface as the admin user.
   2. In OpenStack Deployment, click the name of your deployment and open the Manage tab.
   3. On the Settings tab, select Log Management and click Edit.
   4. Enter the IP address and port of your vRealize Log Insight syslog server and click OK.

Results

You can monitor the OpenStack data in vRealize Log Insight on the dashboards under Content Pack Dashboards > OpenStack. You can select the status of your log analytics integration by running the viocli get deployment command.