Proxmox VE Rest API
Pack Assets
Templates
The Centreon Pack Proxmox VE brings a host template:
- Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Restapi-custom
It brings the following service templates:
| Service Alias | Service Template | Default | Discovery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Node-Usage | Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Node-Usage-Restapi | X | X |
| Storage-Usage | Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Storage-Usage-Restapi | X | X |
| Vm-Usage | Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Vm-Usage-Restapi | X | X |
Discovery rules
- Host
- Service
| Rule Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Proxmox VM | Discover Proxmox virtual machines |
More information about discovering hosts automatically is available on the dedicated page.
| Rule name | Description |
|---|---|
| Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Restapi-Node-Name | Discover nodes and monitor utilization |
| Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Restapi-Storage-Name | Discover storages and monitor utilization |
| Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Restapi-Vm-Name | Discover virtual machines and monitor utilization |
More information about discovering services automatically is available on the dedicated page and in the following chapter.
Collected metrics & status
- Node-Usage
- Storage-Usage
- Vm-Usage
| Metric name | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| node status | Current overall node status | |
| node_id#node.cpu.utilization.percentage | CPU utilization | % |
| node_id#node.memory.usage.bytes | Memory used | B |
| node_id#node.filesystem.usage.bytes | Space used for root filesystem | B |
| node_id#node.swap.usage.bytes | Swap used | B |
| Metric name | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| storage status | Current overall storage status | |
| storage_id#storage.space.usage.bytes | Space used | B |
| Metric name | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| node status | Current overall node status | |
| vm_name#vm.cpu.utilization.percentage | CPU utilization | % |
| vm_name#vm.memory.usage.bytes | Memory used | B |
| vm_name#vm.swap.usage.bytes | Swap used | B |
| vm_name#vm.read.usage.iops | Number of read operations | |
| vm_name#vm.write.usage.iops | Number of write operations | |
| vm_name#vm.traffic.in.bitspersecond | Incoming traffic going | b/s |
| vm_name#vm.traffic.out.bitspersecond | Outgoing traffic going | b/s |
Prerequisites
To monitor, a user with read privileges is required: VM.Monitor, VM.Audit, Datastore.Audit, Sys.Audit, Sys.Syslog.
Please refer to their official documentation: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
Setup
- Online License
- Offline License
- Install the Centreon package on every Centreon poller expected to monitor Proxmox VE resources:
yum install centreon-plugin-Virtualization-Proxmox-Ve-Restapi
- On the Centreon web interface, install the Proxmox VE Centreon Pack on the Configuration > Monitoring Connector Manager page.
- Install the Centreon package on every Centreon poller expected to monitor Proxmox VE resources:
yum install centreon-plugin-Virtualization-Proxmox-Ve-Restapi
- Install the Proxmox VE Centreon Pack RPM on the Centreon Central server:
yum install centreon-pack-virtualization-proxmox-ve-restapi
- On the Centreon web interface, install the Proxmox VE Centreon Pack on the Configuration > Monitoring Connector Manager page.
Configuration
Host
- Log into Centreon and add a new host through Configuration > Hosts.
- Fill the Name, Alias & IP Address / DNS fields according to your Proxmox VE server settings.
- Apply the Virt-Proxmox-Ve-Restapi-custom template to the host.
- Once the template is applied, fill in the corresponding macros. Some macros are mandatory.
| Mandatory | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| X | PROXMOXAPIPORT | Port used (Default: 443) |
| X | PROXMOXAPIPROTO | Specify http if needed (default: 'https') |
| X | PROXMOXAPIUSERNAME | Api username |
| X | PROXMOXAPIPASSWORD | Api password |
| X | PROXMOXAPIREALM | Api username realm |
| PROXMOXAPIEXTRAOPTIONS | Any extra option you may want to add to the command (eg. a --verbose flag) |
How to check in the CLI that the configuration is OK and what are the main options for?
Once the plugin is installed, log into your Centreon poller's CLI using the
centreon-engine user account (su - centreon-engine) and test the plugin by
running the following command:
/usr/lib/centreon/plugins/centreon_proxmox_ve_restapi.pl \
--plugin=apps::proxmox::ve::restapi::plugin \
--mode=storage \
--hostname='10.0.0.1' \
--port='443' \
--proto='https' \
--api-username='my-username' \
--api-password='my-password' \
--realm='my-realm' \
--verbose
The expected command output is shown below:
OK: Storage 'storage/nuc/local' state: available, space total: 217.61 GB used: 145.86 GB (67.03%) free: 71.76 GB (32.97%) | 'storage/nuc/local#storage.space.usage.bytes'=156610641920B;;;0;233658822656
All available options for a given mode can be displayed by adding the
--help parameter to the command:
/usr/lib/centreon/plugins/centreon_proxmox_ve_restapi.pl \
--plugin=apps::proxmox::ve::restapi::plugin \
--mode=storage \
--help
All available modes can be displayed by adding the
--list-mode parameter to the command:
/usr/lib/centreon/plugins/centreon_proxmox_ve_restapi.pl \
--plugin=apps::proxmox::ve::restapi::plugin \
--list-mode
Troubleshooting
Please find the troubleshooting documentation for the API-based plugins in this chapter.