write your own plugins in Perl and return arbitary values using this
API. See collectd-perl(5).
+ This plugin is still considered to be experimental and subject to change
+ between minor releases.
+
- ping
Network latency: Time to reach the default gateway or another given
host.
* librrd (optional; headers and library; rrdtool 1.0 and 1.2 both work fine)
If built without `librrd' the resulting binary will be `client only', i.e.
- will send it's values via multicast and not create any RRD files itself.
+ will send its values via multicast and not create any RRD files itself.
Alternatively you can chose to write CSV-files (Comma Seperated Values)
instead.