Apache CloudStack monitoring is not implemented yet in XorMon NG, we expect its support later in 2024.
So far you might use LPAR2RRD for its monitoring.

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IBM Cloud monitoring will be supported since XorMon NG v1.7.0
Anyone willing to test it? Contact us at support@xoruxd.com.

Data is obtained from:

• Configuration data: IBM Cloud API
• Perfomance data: OS agent

It requires Viewer and Reader user rights on the IBM Cloud:

Create user access in the IBM Cloud

• Go to IAM settings:
  
• Invite User:
  
  
• Create access Group:
  
  
• Add inivited user to access group:
  
• Assign access rules:
  
• Assign specific policies:
  1. Wokrspace for Power Virtual Server
     
  Assing the policy to resources you want:
  Set reader viewer roles and actions and add the access rule:
  
  2. VPC infrastructure for vpc monitoring
     
  3. Reader and viewer roles and actions:
     
  4. Finally assign access:
     
• Create an API Key that is used for xormon monitoring:
  
• Create it with your prefered privacy options:
  
• Copy key to xormon device configuration:
  

Deploy the OS agents

To get performance data deploy the AIX and Linux OS agents.
The agent version must be 7.90-3 and newer.

Configure IBM Cloud

• XorMon NG UI ➡ Settings icon ➡ Device ➡ Cloud ➡ IBM ➡ New
  
  
  
• Run "Test" for configured IBM Cloud host, it must show "OK"
  
  
• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5
  
  

Data is obtained from Azure Monitor API.

Create application under Azure Active Directory

• Log in to Microsoft Azure Portal
  Switch to Azure Active Directory service
  Note down your Tennant ID
  
  
  
• Register a new application
  
  
  
• Note down "Application (client) ID"
  Go to "Certificates & secretes"
  
  
  
• Add "New client secret"
  Note: you will have to repeat this process if you select expiration date
  
  
  
• Note down the Client secret
  
  
  

Add resources to application

• Switch to Resource groups
  Select your resource group
  Note down resource group name and "Subscription ID" in the overview
  Go to "Access control (IAM)"
  Add role to the resource group
  
  
  
• Select "Monitoring Reader" role for the newly registered application and save
  
  
  

Configure Microsoft Azure

• XorMon NG UI ➡ Settings icon ➡ Device ➡ Cloud ➡ Azure ➡ New
  Enter Host Alias, Tenant ID, Client ID, Client Secret, Resource name, Subscription ID
  Save and run Connection Test
  
  
  
• Run "Test" for configured Azure host, it must show "OK"
  
  
• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5
  
  

Data is obtained from Google Cloud API with Authorization token from Google SDK.

Install Google Cloud SDK

• Install as root
  Note that XorMon NG Virtual Appliance is shipped with pre-installed Google Cloud SDK.
  Follow installation guide, RHEL 7 / CentOS 7 packages
  
  
• Initialize after installation

  # gcloud init
  

• Login to cloud account with provided link
  You must log in to continue. Would you like to log in (Y/n)? Y
  Go to the following link in your browser: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth1/auth?code_challenge=...

  Enter verification code:
  
  Select the project to be monitored
  
  Pick cloud project to use:
   [1] ...
   [2] ...
   [3] Create a new project
  Please enter numeric choice or text value (must exactly match list item):
  
  Default zone is not required
  
  Do you want to configure a default Compute Region and Zone? (Y/n)?  n
  

Create Service account and download credentials file

Note: you need propper priviledges to create a new service account in the project.


• Login to google cloud console
  Select the project to be monitored
  Go to APIs & Services -> Credentials
  
  
  
• Click on "Create Credentials" and select "Service Account"
  
  
• Enter service account name and description, Create
  
  
• Add "Monitoring Viewer" and "Compute Viewer" roles
  
  
• Click on "Done"
  
  
• Edit the new account
  
  
• Click on "Add Key" and select "Create new key"
  
  
• Select key type "JSON"
  
  
• Save the credentials file.

Configure Google Cloud in XorMon NG

• XorMon NG UI ➡ Device ➡ Cloud ➡ Google Cloud ➡ New
  Enter Host alias
  Select the credentials file (json)
  
  
  
• Run "Test" for configured GCloud host, it must show "OK"
  
  
• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5
  
  

Data is obtained from Amazon Web Services via AWS CLI.

Install AWS CLI

Install AWS CLI on your XorMon NG server: general install docu, Linux installation
Note that XorMon NG Virtual Appliance is shipped with pre-installed AWS CLI.

Create monitoring user

• Log in to Amazon Web Services Console and switch to IAM
  
  
• Go to "Users" and add new user
  
  
• Enter a user name and select a "Programmatic access" as a access type
  
  
• Select "ReadOnlyAccess" role in the permission section
  
  
• Create user
  
  
• Note down "Access key ID" and "Access key secret"
  
  

Configure AWS in XorMon NG

• XorMon NG UI ➡ Device ➡ Cloud ➡ AWS ➡ New
  Enter Access key, Secret key
  Select Interval
  • 5 minutes for Basic monitoring
  • 1 minute for Detailed monitoring
  Click on Load regions
  Select monitored regions and save configuration
  
  
• Run "Test" for configured AWS host, it must show "OK"
  
  
• Wait about 1 hour, then refresh the web browser cache by Ctrl-F5