Using Prometheus Operator to Monitor OpenStack

Monitoring of OpenStack cloud deployments and the underlying infrastructure such as the nodes, the various capabilities offered such as DPDK, underlay networks and OpenStack Services is vital.  In a number of cases this monitoring needs to inform fault detection systems for applications such as VNFs (Virtual Network Functions).  The sampling rate is very high which when allied with larger and larger OpenStack clouds puts a strain on OpenStack telemetry which it is not designed to handle. Storage