Add a write_log output plugin which logs values.

[collectd.git] / src / collectd.conf.pod

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 1588bf8..0626484 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -2890,6 +2890,7 @@ B<Synopsis:>
  <Data "voltage-input-1">
    RegisterBase 0
    RegisterType float
+   ModbusRegisterType holding
    Type voltage
    Instance "input-1"
  </Data>
@@ -2897,6 +2898,7 @@ B<Synopsis:>
  <Data "voltage-input-2">
    RegisterBase 2
    RegisterType float
+   ModbusRegisterType holding
    Type voltage
    Instance "input-2"
  </Data>
@@ -2936,6 +2938,11 @@ Specifies what kind of data is returned by the device. If the type is B<Int32>,
 B<Uint32> or B<Float>, two 16E<nbsp>bit registers will be read and the data is
 combined into one value. Defaults to B<Uint16>.
 
+=item B<ModbusRegisterType> B<holding>|B<input>
+
+Specifies register type to be collected from device. Works only with libmodbus
+2.9.2 or higher. Defaults to B<holding>.
+
 =item B<Type> I<Type>
 
 Specifies the "type" (data set) to use when dispatching the value to
@@ -6084,6 +6091,8 @@ Use the last number found.
 The matched number is a counter. Simply I<sets> the internal counter to this
 value. Variants exist for C<COUNTER>, C<DERIVE>, and C<ABSOLUTE> data sources.
 
+=item B<GaugeAdd>
+
 =item B<CounterAdd>
 
 =item B<DeriveAdd>
@@ -6092,6 +6101,8 @@ Add the matched value to the internal counter. In case of B<DeriveAdd>, the
 matched number may be negative, which will effectively subtract from the
 internal counter.
 
+=item B<GaugeInc>
+
 =item B<CounterInc>
 
 =item B<DeriveInc>
@@ -7118,6 +7129,12 @@ want to set B<metadata.broker.list> to your Kafka broker list.
 
 =back
 
+=head2 Plugin C<write_log>
+
+The I<write_log plugin> will send values to the configured log destination.
+It is meant to be used for testing purposes, to ensure that values
+are correctly reported. Values will be formatted in the I<graphite> format.
+
 =head2 Plugin C<write_redis>
 
 The I<write_redis plugin> submits values to I<Redis>, a data structure server.