Requirement checklist for infrastructure monitoring of swift

Abstract

For the purposes of operating and managing complex cloud storage infrastructure, there is a need of monitoring it effectively and efficiently. Data is required to be collected from major components and analyzed for improving system performance and resource utilization. Swift is an open source object storage cloud system by OpenStack, also popularly used by many key commercial cloud providers. In this paper, we present a detailed list of attributes required for monitoring Swift storage infrastructure. We see that some of the processes associated with object storage need to be monitored and also resources the storage software utilizes for its working. We note that infrastructure associated with storage and its usage is required to be monitored constantly for providing better services. Accordingly, we categorize infrastructure monitoring into components and list parameters associated with them. Our monitoring list is beneficial for system administrator when selecting monitoring software for their system. During development of any new monitoring software, proposed monitoring list aids developer in selecting functionality in contrast to specifying fresh requirements.