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Chapter 13. Telemetry service command-line client

The ceilometer client is the command-line interface (CLI) for the Telemetry service API and its extensions. This chapter documents ceilometer version 1.5.0.
For help on a specific ceilometer command, enter:
$ ceilometer help COMMAND

13.1. ceilometer usage

usage: ceilometer [--version] [-d] [-v] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [--ceilometer-url <CEILOMETER_URL>] [--ceilometer-api-version CEILOMETER_API_VERSION] [--os-tenant-id <tenant-id>] [--os-region-name <region-name>] [--os-auth-token <auth-token>] [--os-service-type <service-type>] [--os-endpoint-type <endpoint-type>] [--os-cacert <cacert>] [--os-insecure <insecure>] [--os-cert-file <cert-file>] [--os-key-file <key-file>] [--os-cert <cert>] [--os-key <key>] [--os-project-name <project-name>] [--os-project-id <project-id>] [--os-project-domain-id <project-domain-id>] [--os-project-domain-name <project-domain-name>] [--os-user-id <user-id>] [--os-user-domain-id <user-domain-id>] [--os-user-domain-name <user-domain-name>] [--os-endpoint <endpoint>] [--os-auth-system <auth-system>] [--os-username <username>] [--os-password <password>] [--os-tenant-name <tenant-name>] [--os-token <token>] [--os-auth-url <auth-url>] <subcommand> ...

Subcommands

alarm-combination-create
Create a new alarm based on state of other alarms.
alarm-combination-update
Update an existing alarm based on state of other alarms.
alarm-create
Create a new alarm (Deprecated). Use alarm- threshold-create instead.
alarm-delete
Delete an alarm.
alarm-event-create
Create a new alarm based on events.
alarm-event-update
Update an existing alarm based on events.
alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-metrics-threshold-create
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-metrics-threshold-update
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-resources-threshold-create
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-resources-threshold-update
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-gnocchi-resources-threshold-create
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-gnocchi-resources-threshold-update
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-history
Display the change history of an alarm.
alarm-list
List the user's alarms.
alarm-show
Show an alarm.
alarm-state-get
Get the state of an alarm.
alarm-state-set
Set the state of an alarm.
alarm-threshold-create
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-threshold-update
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.
alarm-update
Update an existing alarm (Deprecated).
capabilities
Print Ceilometer capabilities.
event-list
List events.
event-show
Show a particular event.
event-type-list
List event types.
meter-list
List the user's meters.
query-alarm-history
Query Alarm History.
query-alarms
Query Alarms.
query-samples
Query samples.
resource-list
List the resources.
resource-show
Show the resource.
sample-create
Create a sample.
sample-create-list
Create a sample list.
sample-list
List the samples (return OldSample objects if -m/--meter is set).
sample-show
Show a sample.
statistics
List the statistics for a meter.
trait-description-list
List trait info for an event type.
trait-list
List all traits with name <trait_name> for Event Type <event_type>.
bash-completion
Prints all of the commands and options to stdout.
help
Display help about this program or one of its subcommands.

13.2. ceilometer optional arguments

--version
show program's version number and exit
-d, --debug
Defaults to env[CEILOMETERCLIENT_DEBUG].
-v, --verbose
Print more verbose output.
--timeout TIMEOUT
Number of seconds to wait for a response.
--ceilometer-url <CEILOMETER_URL>
DEPRECATED, use --os-endpoint instead. Defaults to env[CEILOMETER_URL].
--ceilometer-api-version CEILOMETER_API_VERSION
Defaults to env[CEILOMETER_API_VERSION] or 2.
--os-tenant-id <tenant-id>
Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_ID].
--os-region-name <region-name>
Defaults to env[OS_REGION_NAME].
--os-auth-token <auth-token>
Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_TOKEN].
--os-service-type <service-type>
Defaults to env[OS_SERVICE_TYPE].
--os-endpoint-type <endpoint-type>
Defaults to env[OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE].
--os-cacert <cacert>
Defaults to env[OS_CACERT].
--os-insecure <insecure>
Defaults to env[OS_INSECURE].
--os-cert-file <cert-file>
Defaults to env[OS_CERT_FILE].
--os-key-file <key-file>
Defaults to env[OS_KEY_FILE].
--os-cert <cert>
Defaults to env[OS_CERT].
--os-key <key>
Defaults to env[OS_KEY].
--os-project-name <project-name>
Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_NAME].
--os-project-id <project-id>
Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_ID].
--os-project-domain-id <project-domain-id>
Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID].
--os-project-domain-name <project-domain-name>
Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME].
--os-user-id <user-id>
Defaults to env[OS_USER_ID].
--os-user-domain-id <user-domain-id>
Defaults to env[OS_USER_DOMAIN_ID].
--os-user-domain-name <user-domain-name>
Defaults to env[OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME].
--os-endpoint <endpoint>
Defaults to env[OS_ENDPOINT].
--os-auth-system <auth-system>
Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_SYSTEM].
--os-username <username>
Defaults to env[OS_USERNAME].
--os-password <password>
Defaults to env[OS_PASSWORD].
--os-tenant-name <tenant-name>
Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_NAME].
--os-token <token>
Defaults to env[OS_TOKEN].
--os-auth-url <auth-url>
Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_URL].

13.3. ceilometer alarm-combination-create

usage: ceilometer alarm-combination-create --name <NAME> [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] --alarm_ids <ALARM IDS> [--operator <OPERATOR>]
Create a new alarm based on state of other alarms.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant). Required.
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--alarm_ids <ALARM IDS>
List of alarm IDs. Required.
--operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['and', 'or'].

13.4. ceilometer alarm-combination-update

usage: ceilometer alarm-combination-update [--name <NAME>] [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>] [--alarm_ids <ALARM IDS>] [--operator <OPERATOR>] [<ALARM_ID>]
Update an existing alarm based on state of other alarms.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to update.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant).
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>
Name or list of names of the time constraints to remove.
--alarm_ids <ALARM IDS>
List of alarm IDs.
--operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['and', 'or'].

13.5. ceilometer alarm-delete

usage: ceilometer alarm-delete [<ALARM_ID>]
Delete an alarm.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to delete.

13.6. ceilometer alarm-event-create

usage: ceilometer alarm-event-create --name <NAME> [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--event-type <EVENT_TYPE>] [-q <QUERY>]
Create a new alarm based on events.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant). Required.
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--event-type <EVENT_TYPE>
Event type for event alarm.
-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list for filtering events. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float or datetime.

13.7. ceilometer alarm-event-update

usage: ceilometer alarm-event-update [--name <NAME>] [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--event-type <EVENT_TYPE>] [-q <QUERY>] [<ALARM_ID>]
Update an existing alarm based on events.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to update.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant).
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--event-type <EVENT_TYPE>
Event type for event alarm.
-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list for filtering events. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float or datetime.

13.8. ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-metrics-threshold-create

usage: ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-metrics-threshold-create --name <NAME> [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--granularity <GRANULARITY>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] --threshold <THRESHOLD> -m <METRICS>
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant). Required.
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--granularity <GRANULARITY>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>
Aggregation method to use, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against. Required.
-m <METRICS>, --metrics <METRICS>
Metric to evaluate against. Required.

13.9. ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-metrics-threshold-update

usage: ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-metrics-threshold-update [--name <NAME>] [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--granularity <GRANULARITY>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] [--threshold <THRESHOLD>] [-m <METRICS>] [--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>] [<ALARM_ID>]
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to update.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant).
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--granularity <GRANULARITY>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>
Aggregation method to use, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against.
-m <METRICS>, --metrics <METRICS>
Metric to evaluate against.
--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>
Name or list of names of the time constraints to remove.

13.10. ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-resources-threshold-create

usage: ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-resources-threshold-create --name <NAME> [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--granularity <GRANULARITY>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] --threshold <THRESHOLD> -m <METRIC> --resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE> --query <QUERY>
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant). Required.
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--granularity <GRANULARITY>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>
Aggregation method to use, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against. Required.
-m <METRIC>, --metric <METRIC>
Metric to evaluate against. Required.
--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>
Resource_type to evaluate against. Required.
--query <QUERY>
Gnocchi resources search query filter Required.

13.11. ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-resources-threshold-update

usage: ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-aggregation-by-resources-threshold-update [--name <NAME>] [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--granularity <GRANULARITY>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] [--threshold <THRESHOLD>] [-m <METRIC>] [--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>] [--query <QUERY>] [--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>] [<ALARM_ID>]
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to update.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant).
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--granularity <GRANULARITY>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>
Aggregation method to use, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against.
-m <METRIC>, --metric <METRIC>
Metric to evaluate against.
--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>
Resource_type to evaluate against.
--query <QUERY>
Gnocchi resources search query filter
--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>
Name or list of names of the time constraints to remove.

13.12. ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-resources-threshold-create

usage: ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-resources-threshold-create --name <NAME> [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--granularity <GRANULARITY>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] --threshold <THRESHOLD> -m <METRIC> --resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE> --resource-id <RESOURCE_ID>
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant). Required.
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--granularity <GRANULARITY>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>
Aggregation method to use, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against. Required.
-m <METRIC>, --metric <METRIC>
Metric to evaluate against. Required.
--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>
Resource_type to evaluate against. Required.
--resource-id <RESOURCE_ID>
Resource id to evaluate against Required.

13.13. ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-resources-threshold-update

usage: ceilometer alarm-gnocchi-resources-threshold-update [--name <NAME>] [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--granularity <GRANULARITY>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] [--threshold <THRESHOLD>] [-m <METRIC>] [--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>] [--resource-id <RESOURCE_ID>] [--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>] [<ALARM_ID>]
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to update.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant).
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--granularity <GRANULARITY>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--aggregation-method <AGGREATION>
Aggregation method to use, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against.
-m <METRIC>, --metric <METRIC>
Metric to evaluate against.
--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>
Resource_type to evaluate against.
--resource-id <RESOURCE_ID>
Resource id to evaluate against
--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>
Name or list of names of the time constraints to remove.

13.14. ceilometer alarm-history

usage: ceilometer alarm-history [-q <QUERY>] [<ALARM_ID>]
Display the change history of an alarm.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm for which history is shown.

Optional arguments

-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.

13.15. ceilometer alarm-list

usage: ceilometer alarm-list [-q <QUERY>]
List the user's alarms.

Optional arguments

-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.

13.16. ceilometer alarm-show

usage: ceilometer alarm-show [<ALARM_ID>]
Show an alarm.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to show.

13.17. ceilometer alarm-state-get

usage: ceilometer alarm-state-get [<ALARM_ID>]
Get the state of an alarm.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm state to show.

13.18. ceilometer alarm-state-set

usage: ceilometer alarm-state-set --state <STATE> [<ALARM_ID>]
Set the state of an alarm.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm state to set.

Optional arguments

--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']. Required.

13.19. ceilometer alarm-threshold-create

usage: ceilometer alarm-threshold-create --name <NAME> [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] -m <METRIC> [--period <PERIOD>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--statistic <STATISTIC>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] --threshold <THRESHOLD> [-q <QUERY>]
Create a new alarm based on computed statistics.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant). Required.
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
-m <METRIC>, --meter-name <METRIC>
Metric to evaluate against. Required.
--period <PERIOD>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--statistic <STATISTIC>
Statistic to evaluate, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against. Required.
-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.

13.20. ceilometer alarm-threshold-update

usage: ceilometer alarm-threshold-update [--name <NAME>] [--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>] [--description <DESCRIPTION>] [--state <STATE>] [--severity <SEVERITY>] [--enabled {True|False}] [--alarm-action <Webhook URL>] [--ok-action <Webhook URL>] [--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>] [--time-constraint <Time Constraint>] [--repeat-actions {True|False}] [--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>] [-m <METRIC>] [--period <PERIOD>] [--evaluation-periods <COUNT>] [--statistic <STATISTIC>] [--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>] [--threshold <THRESHOLD>] [-q <QUERY>] [<ALARM_ID>]
Update an existing alarm based on computed statistics.

Positional arguments

<ALARM_ID>
ID of the alarm to update.

Optional arguments

--name <NAME>
Name of the alarm (must be unique per tenant).
--project-id <ALARM_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <ALARM_USER_ID>
User to associate with alarm (only settable by admin users).
--description <DESCRIPTION>
Free text description of the alarm.
--state <STATE>
State of the alarm, one of: ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
--severity <SEVERITY>
Severity of the alarm, one of: ['low', 'moderate', 'critical']
--enabled {True|False}
True if alarm evaluation/actioning is enabled.
--alarm-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to alarm. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--ok-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to OK. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--insufficient-data-action <Webhook URL>
URL to invoke when state transitions to insufficient data. May be used multiple times. Defaults to None.
--time-constraint <Time Constraint>
Only evaluate the alarm if the time at evaluation is within this time constraint. Start point(s) of the constraint are specified with a cron expression, whereas its duration is given in seconds. Can be specified multiple times for multiple time constraints, format is: name=<CONSTRAINT_NAME>;start=<CRON>;durati on=<SECONDS>;[description=<DESCRIPTION>;[timez one=<IANA Timezone>]] Defaults to None.
--repeat-actions {True|False}
True if actions should be repeatedly notified while alarm remains in target state. Defaults to False.
--remove-time-constraint <Constraint names>
Name or list of names of the time constraints to remove.
-m <METRIC>, --meter-name <METRIC>
Metric to evaluate against.
--period <PERIOD>
Length of each period (seconds) to evaluate over.
--evaluation-periods <COUNT>
Number of periods to evaluate over.
--statistic <STATISTIC>
Statistic to evaluate, one of: ['max', 'min', 'avg', 'sum', 'count'].
--comparison-operator <OPERATOR>
Operator to compare with, one of: ['lt', 'le', 'eq', 'ne', 'ge', 'gt'].
--threshold <THRESHOLD>
Threshold to evaluate against.
-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.

13.21. ceilometer capabilities

usage: ceilometer capabilities
Print Ceilometer capabilities.

13.22. ceilometer event-list

usage: ceilometer event-list [-q <QUERY>] [--no-traits] [-l <NUMBER>]
List events.

Optional arguments

-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, floator datetime.
--no-traits
If specified, traits will not be printed.
-l <NUMBER>, --limit <NUMBER>
Maximum number of events to return.

13.23. ceilometer event-show

usage: ceilometer event-show <message_id>
Show a particular event.

Positional arguments

<message_id>
The ID of the event. Should be a UUID.

13.24. ceilometer event-type-list

usage: ceilometer event-type-list
List event types.

13.25. ceilometer meter-list

usage: ceilometer meter-list [-q <QUERY>] [-l <NUMBER>]
List the user's meters.

Optional arguments

-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.
-l <NUMBER>, --limit <NUMBER>
Maximum number of meters to return.

13.26. ceilometer query-alarm-history

usage: ceilometer query-alarm-history [-f <FILTER>] [-o <ORDERBY>] [-l <LIMIT>]
Query Alarm History.

Optional arguments

-f <FILTER>, --filter <FILTER>
{complex_op: [{simple_op: {field_name: value}}]} The complex_op is one of: ['and', 'or'], simple_op is one of: ['=', '!=', '<', '<=', '>', '>='].
-o <ORDERBY>, --orderby <ORDERBY>
[{field_name: direction}, {field_name: direction}] The direction is one of: ['asc', 'desc'].
-l <LIMIT>, --limit <LIMIT>
Maximum number of alarm history items to return.

13.27. ceilometer query-alarms

usage: ceilometer query-alarms [-f <FILTER>] [-o <ORDERBY>] [-l <LIMIT>]
Query Alarms.

Optional arguments

-f <FILTER>, --filter <FILTER>
{complex_op: [{simple_op: {field_name: value}}]} The complex_op is one of: ['and', 'or'], simple_op is one of: ['=', '!=', '<', '<=', '>', '>='].
-o <ORDERBY>, --orderby <ORDERBY>
[{field_name: direction}, {field_name: direction}] The direction is one of: ['asc', 'desc'].
-l <LIMIT>, --limit <LIMIT>
Maximum number of alarms to return.

13.28. ceilometer query-samples

usage: ceilometer query-samples [-f <FILTER>] [-o <ORDERBY>] [-l <LIMIT>]
Query samples.

Optional arguments

-f <FILTER>, --filter <FILTER>
{complex_op: [{simple_op: {field_name: value}}]} The complex_op is one of: ['and', 'or'], simple_op is one of: ['=', '!=', '<', '<=', '>', '>='].
-o <ORDERBY>, --orderby <ORDERBY>
[{field_name: direction}, {field_name: direction}] The direction is one of: ['asc', 'desc'].
-l <LIMIT>, --limit <LIMIT>
Maximum number of samples to return.

13.29. ceilometer resource-list

usage: ceilometer resource-list [-q <QUERY>] [-l <NUMBER>]
List the resources.

Optional arguments

-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.
-l <NUMBER>, --limit <NUMBER>
Maximum number of resources to return.

13.30. ceilometer resource-show

usage: ceilometer resource-show <RESOURCE_ID>
Show the resource.

Positional arguments

<RESOURCE_ID>
ID of the resource to show.

13.31. ceilometer sample-create

usage: ceilometer sample-create [--project-id <SAMPLE_PROJECT_ID>] [--user-id <SAMPLE_USER_ID>] -r <RESOURCE_ID> -m <METER_NAME> --meter-type <METER_TYPE> --meter-unit <METER_UNIT> --sample-volume <SAMPLE_VOLUME> [--resource-metadata <RESOURCE_METADATA>] [--timestamp <TIMESTAMP>] [--direct <DIRECT>]
Create a sample.

Optional arguments

--project-id <SAMPLE_PROJECT_ID>
Tenant to associate with sample (only settable by admin users).
--user-id <SAMPLE_USER_ID>
User to associate with sample (only settable by admin users).
-r <RESOURCE_ID>, --resource-id <RESOURCE_ID>
ID of the resource. Required.
-m <METER_NAME>, --meter-name <METER_NAME>
The meter name. Required.
--meter-type <METER_TYPE>
The meter type. Required.
--meter-unit <METER_UNIT>
The meter unit. Required.
--sample-volume <SAMPLE_VOLUME>
The sample volume. Required.
--resource-metadata <RESOURCE_METADATA>
Resource metadata. Provided value should be a set of key-value pairs e.g. {"key":"value"}.
--timestamp <TIMESTAMP>
The sample timestamp.
--direct <DIRECT>
Post sample to storage directly. Defaults to False.

13.32. ceilometer sample-create-list

usage: ceilometer sample-create-list [--direct <DIRECT>] <SAMPLES_LIST>
Create a sample list.

Positional arguments

<SAMPLES_LIST>
Json array with samples to create.

Optional arguments

--direct <DIRECT>
Post samples to storage directly. Defaults to False.

13.33. ceilometer sample-list

usage: ceilometer sample-list [-q <QUERY>] [-m <NAME>] [-l <NUMBER>]
List the samples (return OldSample objects if -m/--meter is set).

Optional arguments

-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.
-m <NAME>, --meter <NAME>
Name of meter to show samples for.
-l <NUMBER>, --limit <NUMBER>
Maximum number of samples to return.

13.34. ceilometer sample-show

usage: ceilometer sample-show <SAMPLE_ID>
Show a sample.

Positional arguments

<SAMPLE_ID>
ID (aka message ID) of the sample to show.

13.35. ceilometer statistics

usage: ceilometer statistics [-q <QUERY>] -m <NAME> [-p <PERIOD>] [-g <FIELD>] [-a <FUNC>[<-<PARAM>]]
List the statistics for a meter.

Optional arguments

-q <QUERY>, --query <QUERY>
key[op]data_type::value; list. data_type is optional, but if supplied must be string, integer, float, or boolean.
-m <NAME>, --meter <NAME>
Name of meter to list statistics for. Required.
-p <PERIOD>, --period <PERIOD>
Period in seconds over which to group samples.
-g <FIELD>, --groupby <FIELD>
Field for group by.
-a <FUNC>[<-<PARAM>], --aggregate <FUNC>[<-<PARAM>]
Function for data aggregation. Available aggregates are: count, cardinality, min, max, sum, stddev, avg. Defaults to [].

13.36. ceilometer trait-description-list

usage: ceilometer trait-description-list -e <EVENT_TYPE>
List trait info for an event type.

Optional arguments

-e <EVENT_TYPE>, --event_type <EVENT_TYPE>
Type of the event for which traits will be shown. Required.

13.37. ceilometer trait-list

usage: ceilometer trait-list -e <EVENT_TYPE> -t <TRAIT_NAME>
List all traits with name <trait_name> for Event Type <event_type>.

Optional arguments

-e <EVENT_TYPE>, --event_type <EVENT_TYPE>
Type of the event for which traits will listed. Required.
-t <TRAIT_NAME>, --trait_name <TRAIT_NAME>
The name of the trait to list. Required.