Abiquo cron jobs

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All versions

In all versions, Abiquo metrics usage system: abiquo-metrics-usage-system

Abiquo 6.2

Abiquo 6.1

Abiquo properties

In Abiquo 6.1, on the API server, these properties related to cron jobs.

New billing for public and private cloud	abiquo.billing.task.cron	Cron expression to run the consolidation of usage and cost from public cloud providers. If the cron expression is not compatible with Quartz, the platform will use the default.	0 30 0 ? * * *
	abiquo.pricefactor.type.product.check.cron	Cron expression to run the periodic checks of price factor bill type and products.	0 0 0 1 * *
	abiquo.tagging.synccheckcron	Cron expression to run the periodic tag synchronization by enterprise. If the cron expression is not compatible with Quartz, the platform will use the default.	0 0 /4 ? *

Abiquo accounting

On the Abiquo server, or the separate database server there should be a default accounting cron job at /etc/cron.d/abiquo-accounting similar to the one below.

# Runs every hour
0  * * * * root mysql -uADMUSER -pADMPASS -hlocalhost -e "CALL kinton.UpdateAccounting();"

# Runs every Sunday at 12:00 and deletes records older than a week.
0 12 * * 0 root mysql -uADMUSER -pADMPASS -hlocalhost -e "CALL kinton.DeleteOldRegisteredEvents(168);"

Old push Abiquo private billing data for dashboard

For old billing (before the entry of new billing in 6.1 or before the activation of new billing).

The cron entry that executes the process nightly is at /etc/cron.d/abiquo-billing-private

Old Abiquo billing integration

From Abiquo deployer, billing scripts

https://github.com/abiquo/abiquo-deployer/blob/4b6121adf77004ce52e316adb14c614351bec697/roles/billing-scripts/tasks/abiquo-billing.yml#L51

- name: Add cron job to run abiquo-billing hourly
  copy:
    content: "15 0 * * * root cd /opt/abiquo-billing; /usr/bin/bash billing.sh | tee --append billingrun.log"
    dest: "/etc/cron.d/abiquo-billing"
  when: not ansible_check_mode

Notes from the billing comparison page

Before you enable on-premise billing, stop the abiquo-private-billing cron job