Architecture
PATROL for Google Cloud Platform enables you to monitor Google Cloud Compute Engine, App Engine, and Cloud Function services.
A typical architecture for PATROL for Google Cloud Platform is as follows:
PATROL for Google Cloud Platform collector details
The following table lists different PATROL for Google Cloud Platform collectors and explains how they work:
Attribute name | Scheduling (Poll time) | Description |
|---|---|---|
gcpConsumer | 5 minutes | This collector launches the external java process, reads the data from external process and sends it back to the PATROL Agent. |
gcpInventory | 10 minutes | This collector is responsible for discovering the configured services (Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Functions) for monitoring. It also creates and destroys necessary instances and sets the value of the attributes. |
CollVMs | 5 minutes | This collector collects the performance attributes of the Compute Engine instances discovered by the KM. |
CollAppEng | 5 minutes | This collector collects the performance attributes of the App Engine services discovered by the KM. |
CollFunctions | 5 minutes | This collector collects the performance attributes of the Cloud Functions discovered by the KM. |