How to setup the 10.4.1 Spectrum Performance View (Beta) on Linux

Products

CA Spectrum CA eHealth

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Environment

Release : 10.4.1

Component : OneClick

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These are additional step by step instructions on setting up the new Spectrum Performance View (Beta) on Linux that was released in Spectrum 10.4.1. These instructions are for setting up the Spectrum Performance View (Beta) on the same system as the OneClick system. They use default user logins, passwords and http ports.

1. Install 10.4.1

2. Install the 10.04.01.PTF_10.4.103 patch

3. Start the SpectroSERVER and Archive Manager

4. Start influxd by running the following from the $SPECROOT/influx directory. To prevent output from printing to the screen and run influx in the background, enter the following command:

./influxd -config influxdb_spectrum.conf > /dev/null 2>&1 &

5. Create the spectrum user in influx by running the following command in the $SPECROOT/influx directory:

./influx -port 9445 -database spectrum -execute "CREATE USER spectrum WITH PASSWORD 'spectrum' WITH ALL PRIVILEGES"

6. Configure the SpectrumInsideView.conf file.

Edit the $SPECROOT/insideView/SpectrumInsideView.conf file.

Change <OneClickServerName> to the hostname of the OneClick server

NOTE: It is very important to NOT delete the dash "-" character in front of the - <OneClickServerName> under the "OneClickNodes:" section.

Change <OneClickuser> to the OneClick super username

Change the <OneClickpwd> to the password for the <OneClickuser>

Change the value of the OneClickPort (80 below) to the port you have running OneClick condigure for.

OneClickNodes:

- <OneClickServerName>

<OneClickServerName>:

httpMode : http

OcUsername : <OneClickuser>

OCPassword : <OneClickpwd>

OneClickPort : 80

7. Install Grafana

Log into https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/rpm/ and download the Grafana rpm. These instructions use the Grafana open source grafana-6.6.1-1.x86_64.rpm package.

If your system has access to the internet, you can run the following “wget” command to download the Grafana open source grafana-6.6.1-1.x86_64.rpm package.

wget https://dl.grafana.com/oss/release/grafana-6.6.1-1.x86_64.rpm

Use the “yum” command to install the Grafana rpm. Run yum as either the root user or a valid sudo user.

yum install grafana-6.6.1-1.x86_64.rpm

8. Start Grafana:

Run the following commands to run Grafana. Run as either the root user or a valid sudo user:

systemctl daemon-reload

systemctl start grafana-server

systemctl status grafana-server

systemctl enable grafana-server.service

9. Download the $SPECROOT/insideView/dashboard/OneClick_Server_View.json and Spectrum_health_View.json files to your Windows client

10. Log into Grafana "http://<OC_SERVER>:3000/.3000" from your Windows client

Login: admin

Password: admin

You will be prompted to change the password for the admin user.

11. Click on the Configuration “cog” icon and select Configuration -> Data Sources from the menu

Click on the Add data source button
Click on the InfluxDB icon
Enter the following information:

Name - InfluxDB

URL - http://localhost:9445

In the Auth section, enable Basic auth

In the Basic Auth Details section, set User to spectrum and password to spectrum

In the InfluxDB Details section set Database to spectrum

Click on the Save & Test button

12. Click on the plus "+" icon and select Create -> Folder from the menu.

Enter "Spectrum Performance View" in the Name field and click on the Create button.

13. Click on the Dashboards icon and select Manage from the menu

a. Select the Spectrum Performance View folder
b. Click on the Import button
c. Click on the Upload .json file button
d. Select the OneClick_Server_View.json file
e. In the Folder field, click on the down arrow and select Spectrum Performance View
f. In the InfluxDB field, select InfluxDB
g. Click on the Import button

Repeat steps 13 a-g to import the Spectrum_health_View.json file

14. Start the SpectrumInsideView by running the following from the $SPECROOT/insideView directory. To prevent output from printing to the screen and run SpectrumInsideView in the background, enter the following command:

./SpectrumInsideView > /dev/null 2>&1 &

15. In Grafana, click on the Home icon