K, eglynn deploys Occam's razor ... The simplest explanation is that you're seeing a slight offset between the cadence of cpu_util gathering (15s) and the less rapid alarm evaluation interval (30s, right?).
These periods are not in lock-step. Let's interleave the statistics with the instance launch times: | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:09:28 | 2014-02-25T11:09:58 | 2 | 118.333333333 | 120.133333333 | 238.466666667 | 119.233333333 | 15.0 | 2014-02-25T11:09:41 | 2014-02-25T11:09:56 | Group_A-1: 2014-02-25T11:09:57.000000 Should it have occurred: yes The average is 119.233333333, calculated from two samples from the same original instance. | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:09:58 | 2014-02-25T11:10:28 | 3 | 34.3333333333 | 120.133333333 | 274.266666667 | 91.4222222222 | 15.0 | 2014-02-25T11:10:11 | 2014-02-25T11:10:26 | | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:10:28 | 2014-02-25T11:10:58 | 4 | 17.0 | 120.866666667 | 274.933333333 | 68.7333333333 | 20.0 | 2014-02-25T11:10:36 | 2014-02-25T11:10:56 | Group_A-2: 2014-02-25T11:11:12.000000 Should it have occurred: arguable The average is now 68.7333333333 calculated from two samples each from the original and scale-up instance. So the low-watermark alarm will not have fired (as 68.7333333333 >= 30), hence scale-down actions should not have occurred. The high-watermark alarm will shortly revert to OK, but since the the alarm evaluation period is presumably 30s, that may take a few more seconds before that alarm state transition occurs and is reported to heat. | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:10:58 | 2014-02-25T11:11:28 | 4 | 16.3333333333 | 109.666666667 | 234.466666667 | 58.6166666667 | 20.0 | 2014-02-25T11:11:06 | 2014-02-25T11:11:26 | | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:11:28 | 2014-02-25T11:11:58 | 6 | 13.5333333333 | 107.4 | 280.133333333 | 46.6888888889 | 20.0 | 2014-02-25T11:11:36 | 2014-02-25T11:11:56 | ... You can confirm that the above sequence of events occurred by looking at the relevant alarm history: $ ceilometer alarm-list | grep GroupA $ ceilometer alarm-history -a $ALARM_ID /Eoghan ----- Original Message ----- > Hi, > > Here are the statistics: > > Launch times for VM instances (didn't expect Group_A-2 to be started): > Group_A-0: 2014-02-25T11:05:31.000000 > Group_A-1: 2014-02-25T11:09:57.000000 > Group_A-2: 2014-02-25T11:11:12.000000 > > +--------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------+---------------------+---------------------+ > | Period | Period Start | Period End | Count | Min > | Max | Sum | Avg | Duration | Duration > Start | Duration End | > +--------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------+---------------------+---------------------+ > ... > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:05:28 | 2014-02-25T11:05:58 | 1 | > 34.2666666667 | 34.2666666667 | 34.2666666667 | 34.2666666667 | 0.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:05:56 | 2014-02-25T11:05:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:05:58 | 2014-02-25T11:06:28 | 2 | 16.2 > | 18.4666666667 | 34.6666666667 | 17.3333333333 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:06:11 | 2014-02-25T11:06:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:06:28 | 2014-02-25T11:06:58 | 2 | 16.8 > | 19.5333333333 | 36.3333333333 | 18.1666666667 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:06:41 | 2014-02-25T11:06:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:06:58 | 2014-02-25T11:07:28 | 2 | 16.0 > | 16.6 | 32.6 | 16.3 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:07:11 | 2014-02-25T11:07:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:07:28 | 2014-02-25T11:07:58 | 2 | > 18.0666666667 | 19.0666666667 | 37.1333333333 | 18.5666666667 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:07:41 | 2014-02-25T11:07:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:07:58 | 2014-02-25T11:08:28 | 2 | > 19.6666666667 | 19.7333333333 | 39.4 | 19.7 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:08:11 | 2014-02-25T11:08:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:08:28 | 2014-02-25T11:08:58 | 2 | > 31.9333333333 | 120.2 | 152.133333333 | 76.0666666667 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:08:41 | 2014-02-25T11:08:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:08:58 | 2014-02-25T11:09:28 | 2 | > 118.866666667 | 120.066666667 | 238.933333333 | 119.466666667 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:09:11 | 2014-02-25T11:09:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:09:28 | 2014-02-25T11:09:58 | 2 | > 118.333333333 | 120.133333333 | 238.466666667 | 119.233333333 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:09:41 | 2014-02-25T11:09:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:09:58 | 2014-02-25T11:10:28 | 3 | > 34.3333333333 | 120.133333333 | 274.266666667 | 91.4222222222 | 15.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:10:11 | 2014-02-25T11:10:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:10:28 | 2014-02-25T11:10:58 | 4 | 17.0 > | 120.866666667 | 274.933333333 | 68.7333333333 | 20.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:10:36 | 2014-02-25T11:10:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:10:58 | 2014-02-25T11:11:28 | 4 | > 16.3333333333 | 109.666666667 | 234.466666667 | 58.6166666667 | 20.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:11:06 | 2014-02-25T11:11:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:11:28 | 2014-02-25T11:11:58 | 6 | > 13.5333333333 | 107.4 | 280.133333333 | 46.6888888889 | 20.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:11:36 | 2014-02-25T11:11:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:11:58 | 2014-02-25T11:12:28 | 6 | > 14.5333333333 | 107.4 | 275.0 | 45.8333333333 | 20.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:12:06 | 2014-02-25T11:12:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:12:28 | 2014-02-25T11:12:58 | 6 | > 13.7333333333 | 107.266666667 | 278.2 | 46.3666666667 | 20.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:12:36 | 2014-02-25T11:12:56 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:12:58 | 2014-02-25T11:13:28 | 6 | > 13.0666666667 | 107.466666667 | 277.666666667 | 46.2777777778 | 20.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:13:06 | 2014-02-25T11:13:26 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:13:28 | 2014-02-25T11:13:58 | 6 | 13.6 > | 106.866666667 | 269.129166667 | 44.8548611111 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:13:36 | 2014-02-25T11:13:57 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:13:58 | 2014-02-25T11:14:28 | 6 | > 14.2666666667 | 113.928571429 | 276.286904762 | 46.0478174603 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:14:06 | 2014-02-25T11:14:27 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:14:28 | 2014-02-25T11:14:58 | 6 | > 13.3333333333 | 116.0 | 280.2125 | 46.7020833333 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:14:36 | 2014-02-25T11:14:57 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:14:58 | 2014-02-25T11:15:28 | 6 | > 13.7333333333 | 108.133333333 | 279.708333333 | 46.6180555556 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:15:06 | 2014-02-25T11:15:27 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:15:28 | 2014-02-25T11:15:58 | 6 | > 13.5333333333 | 108.666666667 | 278.866666667 | 46.4777777778 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:15:36 | 2014-02-25T11:15:57 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:15:58 | 2014-02-25T11:16:28 | 6 | > 13.5333333333 | 106.466666667 | 276.933333333 | 46.1555555556 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:16:06 | 2014-02-25T11:16:27 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:16:28 | 2014-02-25T11:16:58 | 6 | > 13.3333333333 | 106.466666667 | 276.8 | 46.1333333333 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:16:36 | 2014-02-25T11:16:57 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:16:58 | 2014-02-25T11:17:28 | 6 | > 13.8666666667 | 105.733333333 | 277.666666667 | 46.2777777778 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:17:06 | 2014-02-25T11:17:27 | > | 30 | 2014-02-25T11:17:28 | 2014-02-25T11:17:58 | 6 | > 13.5333333333 | 106.933333333 | 277.666666667 | 46.2777777778 | 21.0 | > 2014-02-25T11:17:36 | 2014-02-25T11:17:57 | > ... > > Br, > -Juha > > > On 25 February 2014 13:53, Eoghan Glynn <egl...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > > > Juha, > > > > What are the actual average cpu_util stats for those periods > > in which scaling occurred or did not occur contrary to your > > expectations? > > > > I mean, as reported by the ceilometer API, as opposed to being > > totted up manually: > > > > $ ceilometer statistics -m cpu_util -q > > metadata.user_metadata.server_group=GroupA -p 30 > > > > Cheers, > > Eoghan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Hi, > > > > > > Many thanks again. > > > > > > I fine tuned a little bit the heat template having now defined: > > > > > > Scale up: period 30, threshold 90, comparison_operator gt, statistic avg, > > > cooldown 60 > > > Scale down: period 30, threshold 30, comparison_operator lt, statistic > > avg, > > > cooldown 60 > > > > > > Workflow: > > > - create stack -> GroupA-0 instance is started > > > - generate load inside GroupA-0 -> cpu_util counter increses to >100% > > > - Group_A-1 instance gets automatically started and after a short while > > > also Group_A-2 > > > - Situation remains the same, 3 instances keep on running, no down > > scaling > > > occurs. > > > > > > According to current thresholds down scaling shouldn't occur any longer > > > since: > > > 106.933333333 + 18.3333333333 + 13.5333333333 = ~139. And 139 / 3 = 46 > > > > > > ...but I don't now see why the Group_A-2 was started in the first place. > > > > > > cpu_util counters received: > > > > > > Group_A-0: > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 34.2666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:05:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 16.2 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:06:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 18.4666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:06:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 19.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:06:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 16.8 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:06:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 16.6 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:07:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 16.0 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:07:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 19.0666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:07:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 18.0666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:07:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 19.6666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:08:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 19.7333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:08:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 31.9333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:08:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 120.2 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:08:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 118.866666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:09:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 120.066666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:09:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 120.133333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:09:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 118.333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:09:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 119.8 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:10:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 120.133333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:10:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 118.4 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:10:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 120.866666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:10:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 109.666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:11:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 89.6 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:11:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 107.4 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:11:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 106.333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:11:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 103.533333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:12:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 107.4 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:12:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 105.8 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:12:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 107.266666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:12:56 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 107.466666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 105.066666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:26 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 106.866666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 102.0625 | % > > | > > > 2014-02-25T11:13:57 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 113.928571429 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:14:11 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 97.625 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:14:27 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 116.0 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:14:41 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 100.8125 | % > > | > > > 2014-02-25T11:14:57 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 108.133333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:15:12 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 105.4 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:15:27 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 105.533333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:15:42 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 108.666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:15:57 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 106.466666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:16:12 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 106.133333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:16:27 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | 106.4 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:16:42 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 106.466666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:16:57 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 105.733333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:12 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 105.466666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:27 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 103.666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:42 | > > > | a7e07a40-45fe-48d2-81c5-412435708c98 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 106.933333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:57 | > > > Group_A-1 > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 34.3333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:10:21 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | 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ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 19.6666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:12:51 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 20.1333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:06 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | 17.2 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:13:21 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | 16.4 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:13:36 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 16.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:51 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 18.6666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:14:06 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 17.4666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:14:21 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | 16.8 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:14:36 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | 19.4 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:14:51 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2014-02-25T11:17:06 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | 18.6 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:17:21 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | 20.2 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:17:36 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 18.8666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:51 | > > > | ec1d377e-fd24-4246-8099-e558858d2cf4 | cpu_util | gauge | > > 18.3333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:18:06 | > > > Group_A-2: > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:11:41 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 14.3333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:11:56 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 14.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:12:11 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | 14.6 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:12:26 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | 13.8 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:12:41 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.7333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:12:56 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.0666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:11 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 14.7333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:26 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | 13.6 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:13:41 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.6666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:13:56 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 14.2666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:14:11 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 14.3333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:14:26 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.3333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:14:41 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.8666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:14:56 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.7333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:15:11 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | 14.375 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:15:27 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | 14.0 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:15:42 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:15:57 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:16:12 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 14.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:16:27 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.3333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:16:42 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:16:57 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.8666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:12 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | 14.6 | % | > > > 2014-02-25T11:17:27 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 14.4666666667 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:42 | > > > | 2505efaf-0656-44a3-8dad-f694251980fd | cpu_util | gauge | > > 13.5333333333 | > > > % | 2014-02-25T11:17:57 | > > > Br, > > > -Juha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 February 2014 11:22, Eoghan Glynn <egl...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Juha, > > > > > > > > What is the actual cpu_util trend looking like about the time > > > > upscaling occurs? > > > > > > > > In the original template you provided, the cooldown period was set > > > > so as to be quite short (IIRC, 20s). > > > > > > > > So if your artificial load on the first instance drives the cpu_util > > > > above the high-water-mark alarm threshold, e.g. to say 91%, then the > > > > newly launched instance has little load to contend with, giving an > > > > average cpu_util of the instance group of ~46%, then the continual > > > > scale-up/scale-down thrashing that you see is just autoscaling doing > > > > exactly what you've told it to do. > > > > > > > > To avoid this, you'll need to: > > > > > > > > * ensure that the "load" is spread across the current instance group > > > > members in a roughly fair distribution (this is often achieved in > > > > practice using a load balancer randomizing or round-robining) > > > > > > > > * increase the cooldown period to allow the load distribution to > > > > "settle" after a scaling operation has taken place > > > > > > > > * ensure that the low-water-mark alarm threshold is sufficiently > > > > distant from that of the high-water-mark alarm > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Eoghan > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Some update... I yesterday added "repeat_actions" : true -definition > > to > > > > > OS::Ceilometer::Alarm resources in the Heat template: > > > > > > > > > > "CPUAlarmHigh": { > > > > > "Type": "OS::Ceilometer::Alarm", > > > > > "Properties": { > > > > > "description": "Scale-up if CPU is greater than 90% for 30 seconds", > > > > > "meter_name": "cpu_util", > > > > > "statistic": "avg", > > > > > "period": "30", > > > > > "evaluation_periods": "1", > > > > > "threshold": "90", > > > > > "alarm_actions": > > > > > [ {"Fn::GetAtt": ["ScaleUpPolicy", "AlarmUrl"]} ], > > > > > "matching_metadata": > > > > > {"metadata.user_metadata.server_group": "Group_A" }, > > > > > "comparison_operator": "gt", > > > > > "repeat_actions" : true > > > > > } > > > > > }, > > > > > > > > > > "CPUAlarmLow": { > > > > > "Type": "OS::Ceilometer::Alarm", > > > > > "Properties": { > > > > > "description": "Scale-down if CPU is less than 50% for 30 seconds", > > > > > "meter_name": "cpu_util", > > > > > "statistic": "avg", > > > > > "period": "30", > > > > > "evaluation_periods": "1", > > > > > "threshold": "50", > > > > > "alarm_actions": > > > > > [ {"Fn::GetAtt": ["ScaleDownPolicy", "AlarmUrl"]} ], > > > > > "matching_metadata": > > > > > {"metadata.user_metadata.server_group": "Group_A" }, > > > > > "comparison_operator": "lt", > > > > > "repeat_actions" : true > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > ...and everything seemed to work fine. But now I just created a stack > > > > again > > > > > and generated some load inside the first VM started. Scaling up > > occurred, > > > > > but after that the system is now continuously scaling up and down > > the VMs > > > > > even the load situation doesn't change. Seems to be the > > "repeat_actions" > > > > > definitions didn't help after all... > > > > > > > > > > Br, > > > > > -Juha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 February 2014 00:27, Steven Dake < sd...@redhat.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Juha, > > > > > > > > > > Copying Angus so he sees. He wrote a big majority of the ceilometer + > > > > heat > > > > > integration and might have a better idea of the details of the > > problem > > > > you > > > > > face. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 02/24/2014 01:27 AM, Juha Tynninen wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I'm having some problems concerning auto scaling feature. > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > First scaling up and down is working just fine. But then when tested > > > > later on > > > > > scaling down/up is no longer working properly. > > > > > Scaling down may occur even it shouldn't or scaling up doesn't occur > > > > even it > > > > > should. When in this situation I remove all the > > > > > received metric data from the DB, auto scaling starts to work again. > > > > > > > > > > Ceilometer is configured to use Mongo and the auto scaling is based > > on > > > > the > > > > > cpu_util metrics. > > > > > > > > > > Related configurations: > > > > > ----------------------- > > > > > /etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml on compute nodes: > > > > > > > > > > name: cpu_pipeline > > > > > interval: 15 > > > > > > > > > > /etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf on controller: > > > > > evaluation_interval=15 > > > > > > > > > > Heat template used: > > > > > ------------------- > > > > > "Resources" : { > > > > > > > > > > "Group_A" : { > > > > > "Type" : "AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup", > > > > > "Properties" : { > > > > > "AvailabilityZones" : { "Fn::GetAZs" : ""}, > > > > > "LaunchConfigurationName" : { "Ref" : "Group_A_Config" }, > > > > > "MinSize" : "1", > > > > > "MaxSize" : "3", > > > > > "Tags" : [ > > > > > { "Key" : "metering.server_group", "Value" : "Group_A" }, > > > > > { "Key" : "custom_metadata", "Value" : "test" } > > > > > ], > > > > > "VPCZoneIdentifier" : [ { "Ref" : "PrivateSubnetId" } ] > > > > > } > > > > > }, > > > > > > > > > > "Group_A_Config" : { > > > > > "Type" : "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration", > > > > > "Properties": { > > > > > "ImageId" : { "Ref" : "ImageId" }, > > > > > "InstanceType" : { "Ref" : "InstanceType" }, > > > > > "KeyName" : { "Ref" : "KeyName" } > > > > > } > > > > > }, > > > > > > > > > > "ScaleUpPolicy" : { > > > > > "Type" : "AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy", > > > > > "Properties" : { > > > > > "AdjustmentType" : "ChangeInCapacity", > > > > > "AutoScalingGroupName" : { "Ref" : "Group_A" }, > > > > > "Cooldown" : "20", > > > > > "ScalingAdjustment" : "1" > > > > > } > > > > > }, > > > > > > > > > > "ScaleDownPolicy" : { > > > > > "Type" : "AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy", > > > > > "Properties" : { > > > > > "AdjustmentType" : "ChangeInCapacity", > > > > > "AutoScalingGroupName" : { "Ref" : "Group_A" }, > > > > > "Cooldown" : "20", > > > > > "ScalingAdjustment" : "-1" > > > > > } > > > > > }, > > > > > > > > > > "CPUAlarmHigh": { > > > > > "Type": "OS::Ceilometer::Alarm", > > > > > "Properties": { > > > > > "description": "Scale-up if CPU is greater than 90% for 20 seconds", > > > > > "meter_name": "cpu_util", > > > > > "statistic": "avg", > > > > > "period": "20", > > > > > "evaluation_periods": "1", > > > > > "threshold": "90", > > > > > "alarm_actions": > > > > > [ {"Fn::GetAtt": ["ScaleUpPolicy", "AlarmUrl"]} ], > > > > > "matching_metadata": > > > > > {"metadata.user_metadata.server_group": "Group_A" }, > > > > > "comparison_operator": "gt" > > > > > } > > > > > }, > > > > > > > > > > "CPUAlarmLow": { > > > > > "Type": "OS::Ceilometer::Alarm", > > > > > "Properties": { > > > > > "description": "Scale-down if CPU is less than 50% for 20 seconds", > > > > > "meter_name": "cpu_util", > > > > > "statistic": "avg", > > > > > "period": "20", > > > > > "evaluation_periods": "1", > > > > > "threshold": "50", > > > > > "alarm_actions": > > > > > [ {"Fn::GetAtt": ["ScaleDownPolicy", "AlarmUrl"]} ], > > > > > "matching_metadata": > > > > > {"metadata.user_metadata.server_group": "Group_A" }, > > > > > "comparison_operator": "lt" > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > In ceilometer logs I can see the following kind of warnings: > > > > > > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:41:08 node-16 > > > > > ceilometer-ceilometer.collector.dispatcher.database WARNING: message > > > > > signature invalid, discarding message: {u'counter_name': > > > > > u'instance.scheduled', u'user_id': None, u'message_signature': > > > > > u'd1b49ddf004edc5b7a8dc9405b42a71f2ae975d04c25838c3dc0ea0e6f6e4edd', > > > > > u'timestamp': u'2014-02-24 08:41:08.334580', u'resource_id': > > > > > u'48c815ab-01c9-4ac8-9096-ac171976598c', u'message_id': > > > > > u'67e611e4-9d2f-11e3-81f1-080027e519cb', u'source': u'openstack', > > > > > u'counter_unit': u'instance', u'counter_volume': 1, u'project_id': > > > > > u'efcca4ba425c4beda73eb31a54df931a', u'resource_metadata': > > > > {u'instance_id': > > > > > u'48c815ab-01c9-4ac8-9096-ac171976598c', u'weighted_host': {u'host': > > > > > u'node-18', u'weight': 3818.0}, u'host': u'scheduler.node-16', > > > > > u'request_spec': {u'num_instances': 1, u'block_device_mapping': > > > > > [{u'instance_uuid': u'48c815ab-01c9-4ac8-9096-ac171976598c', > > > > > u'guest_format': None, u'boot_index': 0, u'delete_on_termination': > > True, > > > > > u'no_device': None, u'connection_info': None, u'volume_id': None, > > > > > u'device_name': None, u'disk_bus': None, u'image_id': > > > > > u'11848cbf-a428-4dfb-8818-2f0a981f540b', u'source_type': u'image', > > > > > u'device_type': u'disk', u'snapshot_id': None, u'destination_type': > > > > > u'local', u'volume_size': None}], u'image': {u'status': u'active', > > > > u'name': > > > > > u'cirrosImg', u'deleted': False, u'container_format': u'bare', > > > > > 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u'instance_type_vcpu_weight': None, u'instance_type_root_gb': 1, > > > > > u'instance_type_name': u'm1.tiny', u'instance_type_id': 2, > > > > > u'instance_type_ephemeral_gb': 0, u'instance_type_rxtx_factor': 1.0, > > > > > u'image_disk_format': u'qcow2', u'instance_type_flavorid': u'1', > > > > > u'instance_type_vcpus': 1, u'image_container_format': u'bare', > > > > > u'image_min_ram': 0, u'image_min_disk': 1, u'image_base_image_ref': > > > > > u'11848cbf-a428-4dfb-8818-2f0a981f540b'}, u'task_state': > > u'scheduling', > > > > > u'shutdown_terminate': False, u'cell_name': None, u'root_gb': 1, > > > > u'locked': > > > > > False, u'name': u'instance-00000112', u'created_at': > > > > > u'2014-02-24T08:41:08.257534', u'locked_by': None, u'launch_index': > > 0, > > > > > u'memory_mb': 512, u'vcpus': 1, u'image_ref': > > > > > u'11848cbf-a428-4dfb-8818-2f0a981f540b', u'architecture': None, > > > > > u'auto_disk_config': False, u'os_type': None, u'metadata': > > > > > {u'metering.server_group': u'Group_A', u'AutoScalingGroupName': > > > > > u'tyky-Group_A-55cklit7nvbq', u'custom_metadata': u'test'}}, > > > > > u'security_group': [u'default'], u'instance_uuids': > > > > > [u'48c815ab-01c9-4ac8-9096-ac171976598c']}, u'event_type': > > > > > u'scheduler.run_instance.scheduled'}, u'counter_type': u'delta'} > > > > > > > > > > Also the following warnings/errors can be seen but they seem to occur > > > > when > > > > > auto scaling is properly working and have no negative effects as > > such: > > > > > > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:08 node-16 > > > > > <U+FEFF>ceilometer-ceilometer.transformer.conversions WARNING: > > dropping > > > > > sample with no predecessor: <ceilometer.sample.Sample object at > > > > 0x3774fd0> > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:08 node-16 ceilometer-ceilometer.publisher.rpc > > AUDIT: > > > > > Publishing 1 samples on metering > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:08 node-16 ceilometer-ceilometer.publisher.rpc > > AUDIT: > > > > > Publishing 1 samples on metering > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:08 node-16 ceilometer-ceilometer.publisher.rpc > > AUDIT: > > > > > Publishing 1 samples on metering > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:08 node-16 ceilometer-ceilometer.publisher.rpc > > AUDIT: > > > > > Publishing 1 samples on metering > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:08 node-16 ceilometer-ceilometer.publisher.rpc > > AUDIT: > > > > > Publishing 1 samples on metering > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:08 node-16 ceilometer-ceilometer.publisher.rpc > > AUDIT: > > > > > Publishing 1 samples on metering > > > > > <44>Feb 24 08:43:09 node-16 ceilometer-ceilometer.publisher.rpc > > AUDIT: > > > > > Publishing 1 samples on metering > > > > > <43>Feb 24 08:43:09 node-16 > > > > > ceilometer-ceilometer.collector.dispatcher.database ERROR: Failed to > > > > record > > > > > metering data: not okForStor > > > > > age > > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > > > > File > > > > > > > > > > > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ceilometer/collector/dispatcher/database.py", > > > > > line 65, in record_metering_data > > > > > self.storage_conn.record_metering_data(meter) > > > > > File > > > > "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ceilometer/storage/impl_mongodb.py", > > > > > line 417, in record_metering_data > > > > > upsert=True, > > > > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pymongo/collection.py", line > > 487, > > > > in > > > > > update > > > > > check_keys, self.__uuid_subtype), safe) > > > > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pymongo/mongo_client.py", line > > > > 969, in > > > > > _send_message > > > > > rv = self.__check_response_to_last_error(response) > > > > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pymongo/mongo_client.py", line > > > > 911, in > > > > > __check_response_to_last_error > > > > > raise OperationFailure(details["err"], details["code"]) > > > > > OperationFailure: not okForStorage > > > > > > > > > > Br, > > > > > -Juha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Mailing list: > > > 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