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How to enable CGroups for Advanced Monitoring in Plesk for Linux?

Make sure that Cgroups is installed on the Plesk server.
Connect to the server via SSH.
Edit /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini. In this example we're using the vi editor:

# vi /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini
Enable ability to integrate CGroups manager with Advanced Monitoring by adding the following lines into the file:
[ext-monitoring]
allowCgroupsManagerIntegration = true
Log into Plesk.
Go to Advanced Monitoring > Settings > Subscription monitoring:
Click on the radio button below to enable the integration:

Alternatively, you may enable the integration via the command-line interface with the following command:

# plesk sbin resctrl --enable

Note: Enabling the integration will allow checking the resource usage under any subscription.