Google Cloud Platform - Cloud Storage monitoring

Track and monitor the projects and buckets in your Google Cloud Storage account with the help of Site24x7's monitoring integration.

Setup and configuration

Adding Google Cloud Storage 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 Cloud Storage 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 Cloud Storage to an existing Google Cloud monitor

If you already have a Google Cloud monitor configured for the service account, you can add Google Cloud Storage 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 Cloud Storage from the Select the Resources for Monitoring list and click Save.
5. After successful configuration, go to Cloud > GCP > Cloud Storage. Now you can view the discovered Google Cloud Storage resources.

Note

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

Polling frequency

Site24x7's Google Cloud Storage monitor collects minute-wise metric data, and the statuses of your Google Cloud Storage are reported every five minutes.

Supported metrics

Metric name	Description	Statistic	Unit
Request Count	The delta count of the API calls which are grouped by the API method name and response code	Average	Count
Received Bytes	The delta count of bytes received over the network which are grouped by the API method name and response code	Average	Count
Sent Bytes	The delta count of bytes sent over the network which are grouped by the API method name and response code	Average	Count
Object Count	The total number of objects per bucket which are grouped by the storage class	Total	Count
Total Byte Seconds	The total daily storage used by the bucket which is grouped by the storage class	Total	Bytes per second
Total Bytes	The total size of all the objects in the bucket which are grouped by the storage class	Total	Bytes

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 Cloud Storage.
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 > Cloud Storage.
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 Cloud Storage 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

Site24x7 provides a powerful suite of IT Automation tools designed to address performance degradation issues proactively. These tools are designed to automate tasks and resolve threshold breaches, eliminating the need for manual intervention.

How to configure IT Automation for a monitor

Configuration Rules

Site24x7's Configuration Rules feature simplifies the process of editing multiple monitors by automating configuration settings for your monitoring resources. Instead of manually modifying each monitor individually, Configuration Rules allow you to apply changes in a systematic and efficient manner. With Configuration Rules, you can associate different monitor groups or add specific tags to multiple monitors simultaneously.

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 > Cloud Storage.
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 > Cloud Storage.
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 Google Cloud Storage resource:

Go to the Reports section on the left navigation pane.
Select Cloud Storage 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 Google Cloud Storage monitors.

You can also get reports from the Summary tab of the Google Cloud Storage 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.