Scality RING monitoring

XorMon, open source under GPL v3, monitors Scality RING storage. It uses the Scality Ring's Supervisor node API to collect performance and configuration data, and graphs capacity, requests, data and latency for the RING, plus server, S3 Connector, storage node and SOFS volume statistics, health status and alerting.

Does XorMon support Scality RING storage?

Yes: XorMon supports Scality RING, listed as Scality Ring among the supported storage systems on the storage monitoring page.

The feature matrix has a Scality tab with one column, RING. The Change Tracker also has a Scality RING tab, which lists the device IP address and version.

Sources: Storage monitoring, updated 2026-11-07, Feature matrix, Scality tab, and Change Tracker, updated 2026-10-19.

Which Scality RING storage metrics does XorMon monitor?

For the RING, XorMon graphs capacity, requests, data and latency; per S3 Connector, requests, data, latency, time to first byte and errors.

The Scality tab of the feature matrix also lists IO, data, latency, errors and tasks per storage node, IO, data, latency and errors per SOFS volume, and CPU, memory, tasks, network and errors per server. It adds health status, and performance and hardware event alerting. The feature matrix with all metrics details GET, PUT and DELETE operation rates and latency for the RING.

Sources: Feature matrix, Scality tab, and Feature matrix with all metrics, Scality RING tab.

How does XorMon connect to Scality RING?

XorMon connects from the XorMon host to the Scality RING Supervisor node on port https (443), and uses the Supervisor node API to collect performance and configuration data.

It logs in with a dedicated user created in the Scality RING UI. The XorMon deployment table lists Scality RING with REST API access on port 443.

Sources: installation steps below, updated 2026-11-10, and XorMon deployment.

Key points

  • Monitors Scality RING through the Supervisor node API, which provides performance and configuration data.
  • RING: capacity, requests, data and latency.
  • S3 Connector: requests, data, latency, time to first byte and errors.
  • Storage node, SOFS volume and server statistics, plus health status.
  • Performance and hardware event alerts, open source license (GPL v3).

Installation and configuration for Scality RING

XorMon uses the Scality Ring's Supervisor node API to collect performance and configuration data.

Storage connectivity

  • Enable network access from the XorMon host to the Scality RING Supervisor node on port https (443)

  • Log in to Scality Ring UI
    Go to Identity management
    Add new user
    Scality RING monitoring 1

    Assign Monitoring Manger role
    Do not enable MFA
    Scality RING monitoring role

XorMon storage configuration

  • Add storage into configuration from the UI:
    Use Supervisor IP address
    XorMon UI: Settings icon ➡ Device ➡Storage ➡ New ➡ Vendor:device ➡ Scality RING
    Scality RING storage monitoring

  • Run "Test" for configured storage device, it must show "OK"

  • Wait about 1 hour, then reload the web browser, you should see it in XorMon UI

Other storage systems are covered as well: see storage monitoring in XorMon.

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