Ubuntu Manpage: Smokeping::probes::EchoPingPlugin - a basis for using echoping(1) plugins as probes for SmokePing

NAME

       Smokeping::probes::EchoPingPlugin - a basis for using echoping(1) plugins as probes for SmokePing

OVERVIEW

       Measures roundtrip times for SmokePing with an echoping(1) plugin. The plugins currently shipped with
       echoping are implemented as separate probes based on this class, but the class can also be used directly.

SYNOPSIS

        *** Probes ***

        +EchoPingPlugin

        binary = /usr/bin/echoping
        forks = 5
        offset = 50%
        step = 300

        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
        extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
        ipversion = 4
        pings = 5
        plugin = random # mandatory
        pluginargs = -p plugin_specific_arg
        priority = 6
        timeout = 1
        tos = 0xa0
        waittime = 1

        # [...]

        *** Targets ***

        probe = EchoPingPlugin # if this should be the default probe

        # [...]

        + mytarget
        # probe = EchoPingPlugin # if the default probe is something else
        host = my.host
        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
        extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
        ipversion = 4
        pings = 5
        plugin = random # mandatory
        pluginargs = -p plugin_specific_arg
        priority = 6
        timeout = 1
        tos = 0xa0
        waittime = 1

VARIABLES

Supported probe-specific variables:

binary
The location of your echoping binary.

Default value: /usr/bin/echoping

forks
Run this many concurrent processes at maximum

Example value: 5

Default value: 5

offset
If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them from hitting your network all at the
same time. Using the probe-specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when each probe
will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval, or alternatively as 'random', and the offset
from the 'General' section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does NOT influence
the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data acquisition is initiated. (This variable is only
applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)

Example value: 50%

step
Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if different from the one specified in the
'Database' section. Note that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated,
and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or somehow
convert them. (This variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the
'General' section.)

Example value: 300

Supported target-specific variables:

/^influx_.+/
This is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on the probe measurement. The tag name
will be sent without the "influx_" prefix, which will be replaced with "tag_" instead. Tags can be
used for filtering.

Example value: influx_location = In the basement

extraopts
Any extra options specified here will be passed unmodified to echoping(1).

Example value: -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of

ipversion
The IP protocol used. Possible values are "4" and "6". Passed to echoping(1) as the "-4" or "-6"
options.

Example value: 4

pings
How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the global value specified in the
Database section. Note that the number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or
somehow convert them.

Example value: 5

plugin
The echoping plugin that will be used. See echoping(1) for details. This can either be the name of
the plugin or a full path to the plugin shared object.

Example value: random

This setting is mandatory.

pluginargs
Any extra arguments needed by the echoping plugin specified with the pluginname variable. These are
generally provided by the subclass probe.

Example value: -p plugin_specific_arg

priority
The "-p" echoping(1) option.

Example value: 6

timeout
The "-t" echoping(1) option.

Example value: 1

Default value: 5

tos The "-P" echoping(1) option.

Example value: 0xa0

waittime
The "-w" echoping(1) option.