Introduction

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The following sections provide an overview of RabbitMQ and the "AMQP: RabbitMQ" PowerPack:

What is RabbitMQ?

RabbitMQ is a message broker that uses the Advanced Message Queueing Protocol. RabbitMQ can be installed on servers running Linux or Windows.

What Does the AMQP: RabbitMQ PowerPack Monitor?

To monitor RabbitMQ using Skylar One, you must install tthe "AMQP: RabbitMQ" PowerPack. This PowerPack enables you to collect data about the RabbitMQ application. The "AMQP: RabbitMQ" PowerPack can monitor RabbitMQ systems running version 3.5.1 and later.

The "AMQP: RabbitMQ" PowerPack includes:

  • An example credential you can use as a template to create a Basic/Snippet credential to connect to the RabbitMQ API

  • Dynamic Applications to monitor performance metrics and collect configuration data for RabbitMQ
  • A Device Class that can be manually aligned to a device on which a RabbitMQ system is installed
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when a RabbitMQ system meets certain status criteria

Installing the AMQP: RabbitMQ PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the "AMQP: RabbitMQ" PowerPack.

By default, when you install a new version of a PowerPack, it overwrites all content from that PowerPack that is already installed on the target system. You can use the Enable Selective PowerPack Field Protection setting on the Behavior Settings page (System > Settings > Behavior) to prevent the new version of the PowerPack from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields.

For details on upgrading Skylar One, see the relevant Skylar One Platform Release Notes.

To download and install the PowerPack:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page at the ScienceLogic Support Center (Skylar One > PowerPacks, login required).
  2. In Skylar One, go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
  3. Click the Actions menu and select Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack modal appears.
  4. Click Browse and go to the PowerPack file from step 1.
  5. Select the PowerPack file and click Import. The PowerPack Installer modal displays a list of the PowerPack contents.
  6. Click Install. The PowerPack appears on the PowerPacks page.

If you exit the PowerPack Installer modal without installing the imported PowerPack, the imported PowerPack does not appear on the PowerPacks page. However, the imported PowerPack appears in the Imported PowerPacks modal. This modal appears when you click the Actions menu and select Install PowerPack.