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Dynatrace Google Cloud Integration Hacking instructions

Disclaimer:

Please note that the following instructions are supported by the community only. They serve as a guideline on what you can modify and/or extend for a better Dynatrace GCP monitoring experience.

Feel free to share your ideas back with us, allowing everyone to benefit from the open-source approach.

Development environment setup

To run the worker function locally you have to have the Python dev environment installed: Python 3.8 with pip tool.

to install all the dependencies run

pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
pip install -r src\requirements.txt
pip install -r tests\requirements.txt
pip install --only-binary :all: cryptography==3.4.7 #cryptography library in Windows env requires this special handling or rustup installed

Running single local run

Run local_test.py with env_vars set according to the table below. To run the metrics ingest worker function run local_test.py script file. This runs a single run and then returns. Some exceptions may appear in Win env, and self-monitoring metrics query can fail.

To run logs ingest worker function run local_test.py script file with OPERATION_MODE set to Logs

Running periodic local run

Run run_docker.py with env_vars set according to the table below.

As opposed to local_test.py, this runs continuously.

Environment variables

Worker function execution can be tweaked with environment variables. In Google Function you can input them when deploying/editing the function:

Metric processing configuration variables

Variable name description default value
GCP_PROJECT GCP project id
PRINT_METRIC_INGEST_INPUT boolean value, if true will print full MINT ingest input. Allowed values: true/yes, false/no false
DYNATRACE_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET_NAME name of environment variable or Google Secret Manager Secret containing Dynatrace Access Key DYNATRACE_ACCESS_KEY
DYNATRACE_URL_SECRET_NAME name of environment variable or Google Secret Manager Secret containing Dynatrace URL DYNATRACE_URL
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS path to GCP service account key file
METRIC_INGEST_BATCH_SIZE size of MINT ingest batch sent to Dynatrace cluster 1000
REQUIRE_VALID_CERTIFICATE determines whether worker will verify SSL certificate of Dynatrace endpoint. Allowed values: true/yes, false/no true
SERVICE_USAGE_BOOKING source if API calls should use default billing mechanism, destination if they should be billed per project source
USE_PROXY Depending on value of this flag, function will use proxy settings for either Dynatrace, GCP API or both. Allowed values: ALL, DT_ONLY, GCP_ONLY
HTTP_PROXY Set the proxy address. To be used in conjunction with USE_PROXY
HTTPS_PROXY Set the proxy address. To be used in conjunction with USE_PROXY
MAX_DIMENSION_NAME_LENGTH The maximum length of the dimension name sent to the MINT API. Longer names are truncated to the value indicated. Allowed values: positive integers. 100
MAX_DIMENSION_VALUE_LENGTH The maximum length of the dimension value sent to the MINT API. Longer values are truncated to the value indicated. Allowed values: positive integers. 250
SELF_MONITORING_ENABLED Send custom metrics to GCP to diagnose quickly if your dynatrace-gcp-monitor processes and sends metrics to Dynatrace properly. Allowed values: true/yes, false/no false
QUERY_INTERVAL_MIN Metrics polling interval in minutes. Allowed values: 1 - 6 3
METRIC_AUTODISCOVERY boolean value, if true will enable metrics autodiscovery. Allowed values: true/yes, false/no false
AUTODISCOVERY_QUERY_INTERVAL Autodiscovery pooling interval in minutes 60
AUTODISCOVERY_INCLUDE_ALPHA_METRICS boolean value, if true autodiscovery will include metrics with ALPHA status from GoogleAPI true
ACTIVATION_CONFIG Dimension filtering config (see gcpServicesYaml property in values.yaml file) minified to single line json

Log processing configuration variables

Variable name description default value
DYNATRACE_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET_NAME name of environment variable or Google Secret Manager Secret containing Dynatrace Access Key DYNATRACE_ACCESS_KEY
DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_URL_SECRET_NAME name of environment variable or Google Secret Manager Secret containing Dynatrace URL DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_URL
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS path to GCP service account key file
REQUIRE_VALID_CERTIFICATE determines whether worker will verify SSL certificate of Dynatrace endpoint. Allowed values: true/yes, false/no true
DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_CONTENT_MAX_LENGTH determines max content length of log event. Should be the same or lower than on cluster 8192 characters
DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_MAX_LENGTH Max length of log event attribute value. If it surpasses server limit, Content will be truncated 250
DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_REQUEST_MAX_EVENTS Max number of log events in single payload to logs ingest endpoint. If it surpasses server limit, payload will be rejected with 413 code 5000
DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_REQUEST_MAX_SIZE Max size in bytes of single payload to logs ingest endpoint. If it surpasses server limit, payload will be rejected with 413 code 1048576 (1 mb)
DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_EVENT_MAX_AGE_SECONDS Determines max age of forwarded log event. Should be the same or lower than on cluster 1 day
GCP_PROJECT GCP project of log sink pubsub subscription
USE_PROXY Depending on value of this flag, function will use proxy settings for either Dynatrace, GCP API or both.
HTTP_PROXY Set the proxy address. To be used in conjunction with USE_PROXY
HTTPS_PROXY Set the proxy address. To be used in conjunction with USE_PROXY
LOGS_SUBSCRIPTION_ID subscription id of log sink pubsub subscription
DYNATRACE_LOG_INGEST_SENDING_WORKER_EXECUTION_PERIOD Period of sending batched logs to Dynatrace 60 seconds
DYNATRACE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS Timeout of request to Dynatrace Log Ingest 30 seconds
SELF_MONITORING_ENABLED Send custom metrics to GCP to diagnose quickly if your gcp-log-forwarder processes and sends logs to Dynatrace properly. Allowed values: true/yes, false/no false
PROCESSING_WORKERS Number of workers pulling logs from pubsub concurrently 5
PROCESSING_WORKER_PULL_REQUEST_MAX_MESSAGES Maximum number of messages to be retrieved per pull request. 1000 is the maximum allowed by GCP 1000

Building custom extension for Google Cloud service

Introduction

Building a custom extension for GCP service allows customizing metrics/dimensions that are ingested to Dynatrace AND/OR to ingest metrics for services not officially supported by Dynatrace extensions.

Limitations:

  • the custom extension will work only on Kubernetes deployment

dynatrace-gcp-monitor uses Dynatrace Extension Framework 2.0 to package support for GCP Services (metrics, topology rules, dashboards etc). The latest version of official GCP extensions is listed in extensions-list.txt manifest file.

Reference:

Tutorial: building the custom extension for GCE Virtual Machine

As an example, the guide explains how to customize Google Compute Engine extension.

Required tools:

  • IDE for YAML, (for example vscode with YAML extension installed for linting)
  • openssl
  • zip

1. Download the extension

Go to Dynatrace Hub and select the GCE extension. Under the Versions tab, we can select the latest version and download it.

2. Unzip the extension

unzip [DOWNLOADED_EXTENSION].zip

3. Unzip extension definition

mkdir extension && unzip extension.zip -d ./extension

4. Customize extension definition

code ./extension/extension.yaml
  • change the value of name: attribute from com.dynatrace.extension.google-compute-engine to custom:com.dynatrace.extension.gce (custom extension must begin with custom: prefix, extension name cannot be longer than 50 chars, that's why the service name is shortened)
  • change the version: attribute to version: 0.0.1
  • change author.name: to the Developer name, for example, `Pawel Siwek``
  • add custom dashboard for GCE, add attribute dashboards.path and point to the dashboard definition I've created dashboards dashboards/gce.json
  • within the gcp.service and metrics list leave only desired metrics & dimensions, in the example:
    1. cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.received_bytes_count
    2. cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.sent_bytes_count
    3. cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization

The extension after customization will look the following way:

extension.yaml 
name: custom:com.dynatrace.extension.gce
version: 0.0.2
minDynatraceVersion: '1.229'
author:
  name: Pawel Siwek
vars:
- id: filter_conditions
  displayName: Metric query filter for which metrics should be queried
  type: variables
metrics:
- key: cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization
  metadata:
    displayName: CPU utilization
    unit: Percent
- key: cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.received_bytes_count
  metadata:
    displayName: Received bytes
    unit: Byte
- key: cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.sent_bytes_count
  metadata:
    displayName: Sent bytes
    unit: Byte
alerts:
- path: alerts/cpu_utilization.json
dashboards:

topology:
  types:
  - name: cloud:gcp:gce_instance
    displayName: Google VM Instance
    rules:
    - idPattern: //compute.googleapis.com/projects/{gcp.project.id}/zones/{gcp.region}/instance/{gcp.instance.id}
      instanceNamePattern: '{gcp.instance.id}'
      iconPattern: google-cloud-signet
      sources:
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.mirroring)
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.agent_googleapis_com)
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.guest)
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.networking_googleapis_com.vm_flow)
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance)
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.firewallinsights_googleapis_com.vm)
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.istio_io.service)
      requiredDimensions: []
      attributes:
      - key: project_id
        displayName: project_id
        pattern: '{gcp.project.id}'
      - key: zone
        displayName: zone
        pattern: '{gcp.region}'
      - key: instance_id
        displayName: instance_id
        pattern: '{gcp.instance.id}'
  - name: cloud:gcp:instance_group
    displayName: Google Instance Group
    rules:
    - idPattern: //compute.googleapis.com/projects/{gcp.project.id}/locations/{gcp.region}/instanceGroups/{gcp.instance.id}
      instanceNamePattern: '{gcp.instance.name}'
      iconPattern: google-cloud-signet
      sources:
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance_group)
      requiredDimensions: []
      attributes:
      - key: location
        displayName: location
        pattern: '{gcp.region}'
      - key: instance_group_id
        displayName: instance_group_id
        pattern: '{gcp.instance.id}'
      - key: project_id
        displayName: project_id
        pattern: '{gcp.project.id}'
      - key: instance_group_name
        displayName: instance_group_name
        pattern: '{gcp.instance.name}'
  - name: cloud:gcp:autoscaler
    displayName: Google Autoscaler
    rules:
    - idPattern: //autoscaler.googleapis.com/projects/{gcp.project.id}/locations/{gcp.region}/autoscalers/{gcp.instance.id}
      instanceNamePattern: '{gcp.instance.id}'
      iconPattern: google-cloud-signet
      sources:
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(cloud.gcp.autoscaler_googleapis_com)
      requiredDimensions: []
      attributes:
      - key: location
        displayName: location
        pattern: '{gcp.region}'
      - key: autoscaler_id
        displayName: autoscaler_id
        pattern: '{gcp.instance.id}'
      - key: autoscaler_name
        displayName: autoscaler_name
        pattern: '{gcp.instance.name}'
      - key: project_id
        displayName: project_id
        pattern: '{gcp.project.id}'
  - name: cloud:gcp:tpu_worker
    displayName: Google Cloud TPU Worker
    rules:
    - idPattern: //tpu.googleapis.com/projects/{gcp.project.id}/locations/{gcp.region}/nodes/{node_id}
      instanceNamePattern: '{node_id}'
      iconPattern: google-cloud-signet
      sources:
      - sourceType: Metrics
        condition: $prefix(tpu.googleapis.com)
      requiredDimensions: []
      attributes:
      - key: zone
        displayName: zone
        pattern: '{gcp.region}'
      - key: worker_id
        displayName: worker_id
        pattern: '{gcp.instance.id}'
      - key: project_id
        displayName: project_id
        pattern: '{gcp.project.id}'
      - key: node_id
        displayName: node_id
        pattern: '{node_id}'
gcp:
- service: gce_instance
  gcpMonitoringFilter: var:filter_conditions
  dimensions:
  - value: label:resource.labels.project_id
    key: gcp.project.id
  - value: label:resource.labels.instance_id
    key: gcp.instance.id
  - value: label:resource.labels.zone
    key: gcp.region
  - value: label:resource.labels.project_id
    key: project_id
  - value: label:resource.labels.instance_id
    key: instance_id
  - value: label:resource.labels.zone
    key: zone
  metrics:
  - value: metric:compute.googleapis.com/instance/cpu/utilization
    key: cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization
    type: gauge
    gcpOptions:
      ingestDelay: 240
      samplePeriod: 60
      valueType: DOUBLE
      metricKind: GAUGE
      unit: 10^2.%
    dimensions:
    - value: label:metric.labels.instance_name
      key: instance_name
    - value: label:metric.labels.instance_name
      key: gcp.instance.name
  - value: metric:compute.googleapis.com/instance/network/received_bytes_count
    key: cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.received_bytes_count
    type: count,delta
    gcpOptions:
      ingestDelay: 240
      samplePeriod: 60
      valueType: INT64
      metricKind: DELTA
      unit: By
    dimensions:
    - value: label:metric.labels.instance_name
      key: instance_name
    - value: label:metric.labels.instance_name
      key: gcp.instance.name
    - value: label:metric.labels.loadbalanced
      key: loadbalanced
  - value: metric:compute.googleapis.com/instance/network/sent_bytes_count
    key: cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.sent_bytes_count
    type: count,delta
    gcpOptions:
      ingestDelay: 240
      samplePeriod: 60
      valueType: INT64
      metricKind: DELTA
      unit: By
    dimensions:
    - value: label:metric.labels.instance_name
      key: instance_name
    - value: label:metric.labels.instance_name
      key: gcp.instance.name
    - value: label:metric.labels.loadbalanced
      key: loadbalanced
  featureSet: default_metrics

5. Add dashboard

create directory dashboards

mkdir dashboards

edit dashboard definition

code ./extension/dashboards/gce.json

Sample dashboard for GCE:

gce-dashboard.json 
{
  "metadata": {
    "configurationVersions": [
      6
    ],
    "clusterVersion": "1.249.4.20220812-050055"
  },
  "dashboardMetadata": {
    "name": "Google Compute Engine",
    "shared": false,
    "owner": "[email protected]",
    "popularity": 10,
    "hasConsistentColors": false
  },
  "tiles": [
    {
      "name": "Received bytes",
      "tileType": "DATA_EXPLORER",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 608,
        "left": 684,
        "width": 684,
        "height": 266
      },
      "tileFilter": {},
      "customName": "Data explorer results",
      "queries": [
        {
          "id": "B",
          "metric": "cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.received_bytes_count",
          "timeAggregation": "DEFAULT",
          "splitBy": [
            "gcp.instance.name"
          ],
          "sortBy": "DESC",
          "filterBy": {
            "nestedFilters": [],
            "criteria": []
          },
          "limit": 100,
          "enabled": true
        }
      ],
      "visualConfig": {
        "type": "GRAPH_CHART",
        "global": {
          "hideLegend": false
        },
        "rules": [
          {
            "matcher": "B:",
            "properties": {
              "color": "DEFAULT"
            },
            "seriesOverrides": []
          }
        ],
        "axes": {
          "xAxis": {
            "displayName": "",
            "visible": true
          },
          "yAxes": [
            {
              "displayName": "",
              "visible": true,
              "min": "AUTO",
              "max": "AUTO",
              "position": "LEFT",
              "queryIds": [
                "B"
              ],
              "defaultAxis": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "heatmapSettings": {
          "yAxis": "VALUE"
        },
        "thresholds": [
          {
            "axisTarget": "LEFT",
            "rules": [
              {
                "color": "#7dc540"
              },
              {
                "color": "#f5d30f"
              },
              {
                "color": "#dc172a"
              }
            ],
            "queryId": "",
            "visible": true
          }
        ],
        "tableSettings": {
          "isThresholdBackgroundAppliedToCell": false
        },
        "graphChartSettings": {
          "connectNulls": false
        },
        "honeycombSettings": {
          "showHive": true,
          "showLegend": true,
          "showLabels": false
        }
      },
      "queriesSettings": {
        "resolution": ""
      },
      "metricExpressions": [
        "resolution=null&(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.received_bytes_count:splitBy(\"gcp.instance.name\"):sort(value(auto,descending)):limit(100)):limit(100):names"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Send bytes",
      "tileType": "DATA_EXPLORER",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 608,
        "left": 0,
        "width": 684,
        "height": 266
      },
      "tileFilter": {},
      "customName": "Data explorer results",
      "queries": [
        {
          "id": "A",
          "metric": "cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.sent_bytes_count",
          "timeAggregation": "DEFAULT",
          "splitBy": [
            "gcp.instance.name"
          ],
          "sortBy": "DESC",
          "filterBy": {
            "nestedFilters": [],
            "criteria": []
          },
          "limit": 100,
          "enabled": true
        }
      ],
      "visualConfig": {
        "type": "GRAPH_CHART",
        "global": {
          "hideLegend": false
        },
        "rules": [
          {
            "matcher": "A:",
            "properties": {
              "color": "DEFAULT"
            },
            "seriesOverrides": []
          }
        ],
        "axes": {
          "xAxis": {
            "displayName": "",
            "visible": true
          },
          "yAxes": [
            {
              "displayName": "",
              "visible": true,
              "min": "AUTO",
              "max": "AUTO",
              "position": "LEFT",
              "queryIds": [
                "A"
              ],
              "defaultAxis": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "heatmapSettings": {
          "yAxis": "VALUE"
        },
        "thresholds": [
          {
            "axisTarget": "LEFT",
            "rules": [
              {
                "color": "#7dc540"
              },
              {
                "color": "#f5d30f"
              },
              {
                "color": "#dc172a"
              }
            ],
            "queryId": "",
            "visible": true
          }
        ],
        "tableSettings": {
          "isThresholdBackgroundAppliedToCell": false
        },
        "graphChartSettings": {
          "connectNulls": false
        },
        "honeycombSettings": {
          "showHive": true,
          "showLegend": true,
          "showLabels": false
        }
      },
      "queriesSettings": {
        "resolution": ""
      },
      "metricExpressions": [
        "resolution=null&(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.network.sent_bytes_count:splitBy(\"gcp.instance.name\"):sort(value(auto,descending)):limit(100)):limit(100):names"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "CPU utilization",
      "tileType": "DATA_EXPLORER",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 304,
        "left": 684,
        "width": 684,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {},
      "customName": "Data explorer results",
      "queries": [
        {
          "id": "A",
          "metric": "cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization",
          "timeAggregation": "DEFAULT",
          "splitBy": [
            "gcp.instance.name"
          ],
          "sortBy": "DESC",
          "filterBy": {
            "nestedFilters": [],
            "criteria": []
          },
          "limit": 100,
          "enabled": true
        }
      ],
      "visualConfig": {
        "type": "GRAPH_CHART",
        "global": {
          "hideLegend": false
        },
        "rules": [
          {
            "matcher": "A:",
            "properties": {
              "color": "DEFAULT"
            },
            "seriesOverrides": []
          }
        ],
        "axes": {
          "xAxis": {
            "displayName": "",
            "visible": true
          },
          "yAxes": [
            {
              "displayName": "",
              "visible": true,
              "min": "0",
              "max": "100",
              "position": "LEFT",
              "queryIds": [
                "A"
              ],
              "defaultAxis": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "heatmapSettings": {
          "yAxis": "VALUE"
        },
        "thresholds": [
          {
            "axisTarget": "LEFT",
            "rules": [
              {
                "value": 0,
                "color": "#7dc540"
              },
              {
                "value": 80,
                "color": "#f5d30f"
              },
              {
                "value": 90,
                "color": "#dc172a"
              }
            ],
            "queryId": "",
            "visible": true
          }
        ],
        "tableSettings": {
          "isThresholdBackgroundAppliedToCell": false
        },
        "graphChartSettings": {
          "connectNulls": false
        },
        "honeycombSettings": {
          "showHive": true,
          "showLegend": true,
          "showLabels": false
        }
      },
      "queriesSettings": {
        "resolution": ""
      },
      "metricExpressions": [
        "resolution=null&(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:splitBy(\"gcp.instance.name\"):sort(value(auto,descending)):limit(100)):limit(100):names"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "CPU utilization",
      "tileType": "DATA_EXPLORER",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 304,
        "left": 0,
        "width": 684,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {},
      "customName": "Data explorer results",
      "queries": [
        {
          "id": "A",
          "metric": "cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization",
          "timeAggregation": "DEFAULT",
          "splitBy": [
            "gcp.instance.name"
          ],
          "sortBy": "DESC",
          "filterBy": {
            "nestedFilters": [],
            "criteria": []
          },
          "limit": 100,
          "enabled": true
        }
      ],
      "visualConfig": {
        "type": "HONEYCOMB",
        "global": {
          "hideLegend": false
        },
        "rules": [
          {
            "matcher": "A:",
            "properties": {
              "color": "DEFAULT"
            },
            "seriesOverrides": []
          }
        ],
        "axes": {
          "xAxis": {
            "displayName": "",
            "visible": true
          },
          "yAxes": [
            {
              "displayName": "",
              "visible": true,
              "min": "0",
              "max": "100",
              "position": "LEFT",
              "queryIds": [
                "A"
              ],
              "defaultAxis": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "heatmapSettings": {
          "yAxis": "VALUE"
        },
        "thresholds": [
          {
            "axisTarget": "LEFT",
            "rules": [
              {
                "value": 0,
                "color": "#7dc540"
              },
              {
                "value": 80,
                "color": "#f5d30f"
              },
              {
                "value": 90,
                "color": "#dc172a"
              }
            ],
            "queryId": "",
            "visible": true
          }
        ],
        "tableSettings": {
          "isThresholdBackgroundAppliedToCell": false
        },
        "graphChartSettings": {
          "connectNulls": false
        },
        "honeycombSettings": {
          "showHive": true,
          "showLegend": true,
          "showLabels": true
        }
      },
      "queriesSettings": {
        "resolution": ""
      },
      "metricExpressions": [
        "resolution=Inf&(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:splitBy(\"gcp.instance.name\"):sort(value(auto,descending)):limit(100)):names"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Total VM's",
      "tileType": "DATA_EXPLORER",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 0,
        "left": 0,
        "width": 456,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {},
      "customName": "Data explorer results",
      "queries": [
        {
          "id": "A",
          "timeAggregation": "DEFAULT",
          "splitBy": [
            "gcp.resource.type"
          ],
          "metricSelector": "cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:last:count:splitBy(\"gcp.resource.type\")",
          "enabled": true
        }
      ],
      "visualConfig": {
        "type": "SINGLE_VALUE",
        "global": {
          "hideLegend": false
        },
        "rules": [
          {
            "matcher": "A:",
            "properties": {
              "color": "DEFAULT"
            },
            "seriesOverrides": []
          }
        ],
        "axes": {
          "xAxis": {
            "visible": true
          },
          "yAxes": []
        },
        "heatmapSettings": {
          "yAxis": "VALUE"
        },
        "singleValueSettings": {
          "showTrend": false,
          "showSparkLine": false,
          "linkTileColorToThreshold": false
        },
        "thresholds": [
          {
            "axisTarget": "LEFT",
            "columnId": "CPU utilization",
            "rules": [
              {
                "color": "#7dc540"
              },
              {
                "color": "#f5d30f"
              },
              {
                "color": "#dc172a"
              }
            ],
            "queryId": "A",
            "visible": true
          }
        ],
        "tableSettings": {
          "isThresholdBackgroundAppliedToCell": false
        },
        "graphChartSettings": {
          "connectNulls": false
        },
        "honeycombSettings": {
          "showHive": true,
          "showLegend": true,
          "showLabels": false
        }
      },
      "queriesSettings": {
        "resolution": ""
      },
      "metricExpressions": [
        "resolution=null&(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:last:count:splitBy(\"gcp.resource.type\")):limit(100):names:fold(auto)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "VM's by availability zone",
      "tileType": "DATA_EXPLORER",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 0,
        "left": 912,
        "width": 456,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {},
      "customName": "Data explorer results",
      "queries": [
        {
          "id": "A",
          "timeAggregation": "DEFAULT",
          "splitBy": [
            "gcp.region"
          ],
          "metricSelector": "cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:last:count:splitBy(\"gcp.region\")",
          "enabled": true
        }
      ],
      "visualConfig": {
        "type": "PIE_CHART",
        "global": {
          "hideLegend": false
        },
        "rules": [
          {
            "matcher": "A:",
            "properties": {
              "color": "DEFAULT"
            },
            "seriesOverrides": []
          }
        ],
        "axes": {
          "xAxis": {
            "visible": true
          },
          "yAxes": []
        },
        "heatmapSettings": {
          "yAxis": "VALUE"
        },
        "thresholds": [
          {
            "axisTarget": "LEFT",
            "columnId": "CPU utilization",
            "rules": [
              {
                "value": 0,
                "color": "#7dc540"
              },
              {
                "value": 80,
                "color": "#f5d30f"
              },
              {
                "value": 90,
                "color": "#dc172a"
              }
            ],
            "queryId": "A",
            "visible": true
          }
        ],
        "tableSettings": {
          "isThresholdBackgroundAppliedToCell": false
        },
        "graphChartSettings": {
          "connectNulls": false
        },
        "honeycombSettings": {
          "showHive": true,
          "showLegend": true,
          "showLabels": true
        }
      },
      "queriesSettings": {
        "resolution": ""
      },
      "metricExpressions": [
        "resolution=null&(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:last:count:splitBy(\"gcp.region\")):limit(100):names:fold(auto)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "VM's by project",
      "tileType": "DATA_EXPLORER",
      "configured": true,
      "bounds": {
        "top": 0,
        "left": 456,
        "width": 456,
        "height": 304
      },
      "tileFilter": {},
      "customName": "Data explorer results",
      "queries": [
        {
          "id": "A",
          "timeAggregation": "DEFAULT",
          "splitBy": [
            "gcp.project.id"
          ],
          "metricSelector": "cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:last:count:splitBy(\"gcp.project.id\")",
          "enabled": true
        }
      ],
      "visualConfig": {
        "type": "PIE_CHART",
        "global": {
          "hideLegend": false
        },
        "rules": [
          {
            "matcher": "A:",
            "properties": {
              "color": "DEFAULT"
            },
            "seriesOverrides": []
          }
        ],
        "axes": {
          "xAxis": {
            "visible": true
          },
          "yAxes": []
        },
        "heatmapSettings": {
          "yAxis": "VALUE"
        },
        "thresholds": [
          {
            "axisTarget": "LEFT",
            "columnId": "CPU utilization",
            "rules": [
              {
                "value": 0,
                "color": "#7dc540"
              },
              {
                "value": 80,
                "color": "#f5d30f"
              },
              {
                "value": 90,
                "color": "#dc172a"
              }
            ],
            "queryId": "A",
            "visible": true
          }
        ],
        "tableSettings": {
          "isThresholdBackgroundAppliedToCell": false
        },
        "graphChartSettings": {
          "connectNulls": false
        },
        "honeycombSettings": {
          "showHive": true,
          "showLegend": true,
          "showLabels": true
        }
      },
      "queriesSettings": {
        "resolution": ""
      },
      "metricExpressions": [
        "resolution=null&(cloud.gcp.compute_googleapis_com.instance.cpu.utilization:last:count:splitBy(\"gcp.project.id\")):limit(100):names:fold(auto)"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

6. Build Your developer certificate

Follow the guide Sign extensions to build the developer key and upload the root certificate to the Dynatrace cluster

Build the root certificate Add the root certificate to the Dynatrace credential vault

Create developer certificate

openssl genrsa -out developer.key 2048 && openssl req -new -key developer.key -out developer.csr && printf c3ViamVjdEtleUlkZW50aWZpZXIgICAgPSBoYXNoDQphdXRob3JpdHlLZXlJZGVudGlmaWVyICA9IGtleWlkOmFsd2F5cw0Ka2V5VXNhZ2UgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgPSBkaWdpdGFsU2lnbmF0dXJl | base64 -d > developer.txt && openssl x509 -req -days 10000 -in developer.csr -CA root.pem -CAkey root.key -CAcreateserial -out developer.pem -extfile developer.txt

7. Clean up previous extension files & build Your custom extension

rm *.zip
rm *.sig*
cd extension
zip -r ../extension.zip *
cd ..

8. Sign the extension and create an extension archive

openssl cms -sign -signer developer.pem -inkey developer.key -binary -in extension.zip -outform PEM -out extension.zip.sig
zip -r google-custom-gce.zip  extension.zip*

9. Upload the extension

In Dynatrace UI go to Infrastructure -> Extensions, select Upload custom Extension 2.0 and upload google-custom-gce.zip extension.

As a result, the extension should be shown as active with version 0.0.1.

You can double-check if Google Compute Engine dashboard included in the new extension is visible in the Dashboard list in Dynatrace UI.

10. Activate configuration

The custom extension contains metrics for gce_instance service and default_metrics feature set. You should make sure that this featureSet is activated.

Follow the guide Set up the Dynatrace GCP metric integration on a GKE cluster

Make sure that gce_instance.default_metrics featureSet is enabled in values.yaml. If not, please add it and upgrade the HELM release.