System Monitoring extension

What this extension deploys

This extension includes one or more items.

Before deploying this extension, make sure that deploying the extension will not cause you to exceed limits for your IBM Cloud Logs instance. If deploying the extension results in limits being exceeded, the deployment will fail.

Deploying the extension

You can deploy this extension in any IBM Cloud Logs instance. This extension helps you maintain control over system resources, quickly identify issues, and ensure optimal performance within your instance.

For more information about deploying the extension, see Deploying, managing, and removing IBM Cloud Logs extensions.

After deploying, verify that the extension configuration handles data in a way that matches your IBM Cloud Logs instance TCO configuration. Alerts, dashboards, and events to metrics are features available for data handled through the Analyze and alert and the Priority insights data pipelines. After you deploy the extension, make sure the configuration meets your needs. For example, if you have TCO policies sending data to the Analyze and alert pipeline, you will need to change the dashboard configured by this extension to use Analyze and Alert data instead of Priority insights.

Dashboards

You can deploy any of the following predefined dashboards:

• Logs Overview: Use this dashboard to gain insights into the volume, types, and patterns of logs ingested by your system.
• Mapping Exceptions: Use this dashboard to track and troubleshoot issues related to data mapping errors in your Priority Insights logs.
• Data Usage: Use this dashboard to monitor data consumption and optimize TCO policies based on usage trends.