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Installing HostBill

HostBill installation is fully automated and takes just seconds, more info at Installation

Overview 

Observium is an autodiscovering network monitoring tool which includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems. HostBill integration with Observium gives you the ability you to keep track of data transfer, display selected usage graphs in admin and client interface and bill based on total transfer, averages or 95th percentile.

Activating the module

  1. If the module is included in your HostBill edition you can download it from your client portal.
  2. If the module is not included in your HostBill edition you can purchase it from our marketplace and then download it from the client area.
  3. Once you download the module extract it in the main HostBill directory.
  4. Go to Settings → Modules → Hosting Modules, find and activate Observium module.

Connecting HostBill with Observium

  1. Make sure that hb_api.php file taken from includes/modules/Hosting/observium of your HostBill installation directory (usually /home/hostbill/public_html/) is uploaded into main directory of your Observium installation (one
that  Enter Observium admin credentials, use Test Connection
  1. that is accessible from web).
  • In HostBill go to Settings > Modules, find and activate Observium hosting module
  • You will be redirected to Settings > Apps to set connection with Observium
    1. Proceed to Settings → Apps → Add new App
    2. From Applications list select Observium
    3. Enter:
      • Name - Name of this connection
      • Hostname
      • IP Address
      • Username
      • Password

          4. Verify entered credentials by clicking Test Connection to check if HostBill can connect
          5. Save Changes

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    Creating your first package with billable bandwidth overages

    1. In HostBill go to Settings > Products → Products & Services, and Add new order page
    2. From Order Types select Colocation or Dedicated Servers
    3. After creating order page add new product in it, provide its name & and Save changes
    4. In billing settings choose Bandwidth billing, configure your limits and pricing.
    5. From Connect with App section select your Observium module & app.Under Client Functions tab enable "Bandwidth usage graphs".and app server created in previous steps.

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    For more generic product configuration details including price, automation, emails settings refer to Product Configuration article.

    Configuring Client Functions   

    In Products & Services → Your Order Page → Your Product → Client Functions you can control what features customer will have access to in client portal, by clicking Enable/Disable next to the given option.
    Use Edit button to adjust function appearance in the client portal.

    For Observium apart from the standard client functions, such as 

    1. Change Billing Cycle
    2. Change Label
    3. Change Ownership
    4. Edit Forms
    5. Graphs
    6. Login Details
    7. Manual Service Renew
    8. New Direct Link
    9. Related Services
    10. Service Auto Renewal

    you can enable the following client functions:

    • Bandwidth Usage Graphs -  shows bandwidth utilization graphs to customers for their service 

    Connecting port from Observium in HostBill

    1. In HostBill adminarea go to Account with package configured with Observium module
    2. Proceed to "Bandwidth" tab
    3. Click on "Select switch/ports to connect"
    4. Select switch & port fetched from Observium to monitor, make sure it has graph generated in Observium


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