=head1 SYNOPSIS
- BaseDir "/path/to/data/"
- PIDFile "/path/to/pidfile/collectd.pid"
- Server "123.123.123.123" 12345
+ BaseDir "/var/lib/collectd"
+ PIDFile "/run/collectd.pid"
+ Interval 10.0
LoadPlugin cpu
LoadPlugin load
<LoadPlugin df>
Interval 3600
</LoadPlugin>
+ <Plugin df>
+ ValuesPercentage true
+ </Plugin>
LoadPlugin ping
<Plugin ping>
This config file controls how the system statistics collection daemon
B<collectd> behaves. The most significant option is B<LoadPlugin>, which
controls which plugins to load. These plugins ultimately define collectd's
-behavior.
+behavior. If the B<AutoLoadPlugin> option has been enabled, the explicit
+B<LoadPlugin> lines may be omitted for all plugins with a configuration block,
+i.e. a C<E<lt>PluginE<nbsp>...E<gt>> block.
The syntax of this config file is similar to the config file of the famous
I<Apache> webserver. Each line contains either an option (a key and a list of
The configuration is read and processed in order, i.e. from top to bottom. So
the plugins are loaded in the order listed in this config file. It is a good
idea to load any logging plugins first in order to catch messages from plugins
-during configuration. Also, the C<LoadPlugin> option B<must> occur B<before>
-the appropriate C<E<lt>Plugin ...E<gt>> block.
+during configuration. Also, unless B<AutoLoadPlugin> is enabled, the
+B<LoadPlugin> option I<must> occur I<before> the appropriate
+C<E<lt>B<Plugin> ...E<gt>> block.
=head1 GLOBAL OPTIONS
influence the way plugins are loaded, e.g.:
<LoadPlugin perl>
- Globals true
Interval 60
</LoadPlugin>
# StoreRates false
# GraphitePrefix "collectd."
# GraphiteEscapeChar "_"
+ # GraphiteSeparateInstances false
+ # GraphiteAlwaysAppendDS false
</Publish>
# Receive values from an AMQP broker
metric parts (host, plugin, type).
Default is "_" (I<Underscore>).
+=item B<GraphiteSeparateInstances> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If set to B<true>, the plugin instance and type instance will be in their own
+path component, for example C<host.cpu.0.cpu.idle>. If set to B<false> (the
+default), the plugin and plugin instance (and likewise the type and type
+instance) are put into one component, for example C<host.cpu-0.cpu-idle>.
+
+=item B<GraphiteAlwaysAppendDS> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If set to B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the "metric"
+identifier. If set to B<false> (the default), this is only done when there is
+more than one DS.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C<apache>
Enable the collection of master / slave statistics in a replication setup. In
order to be able to get access to these statistics, the user needs special
-privileges. See the B<User> documentation above.
+privileges. See the B<User> documentation above. Defaults to B<false>.
=item B<SlaveNotifications> I<true|false>
If enabled, the plugin sends a notification if the replication slave I/O and /
-or SQL threads are not running.
+or SQL threads are not running. Defaults to B<false>.
=back
amount of time will be lost, for example, if a single statement within the
transaction fails or if the database server crashes.
+=item B<Instance> I<name>
+
+Specify the plugin instance name that should be used instead of the database
+name (which is the default, if this option has not been specified). This
+allows to query multiple databases of the same name on the same host (e.g.
+when running multiple database server versions in parallel).
+
=item B<Host> I<hostname>
Specify the hostname or IP of the PostgreSQL server to connect to. If the
Specify whether to use an SSL connection when contacting the server. The
following modes are supported:
-=item B<Instance> I<name>
-
-Specify the plugin instance name that should be used instead of the database
-name (which is the default, if this option has not been specified). This
-allows to query multiple databases of the same name on the same host (e.g.
-when running multiple database server versions in parallel).
-
=over 4
=item I<disable>
Use I<Password> to authenticate when connecting to I<Redis>.
-=item B<Timeout> I<Timeout in miliseconds>
+=item B<Timeout> I<Milliseconds>
The B<Timeout> option set the socket timeout for node response. Since the Redis
read function is blocking, you should keep this value as low as possible. Keep
I<Factor> must be in the range C<[0.0-1.0)>, i.e. between zero (inclusive) and
one (exclusive).
+=item B<CollectStatistics> B<false>|B<true>
+
+When set to B<true>, various statistics about the I<rrdcached> daemon will be
+collected, with "rrdcached" as the I<plugin name>. Defaults to B<false>.
+
+Statistics are read via I<rrdcached>s socket using the STATS command.
+See L<rrdcached(1)> for details.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C<rrdtool>
computed latency. This is useful for cutting off the long tail latency, as it's
often done in I<Service Level Agreements> (SLAs).
-If not specified, no percentile is calculated / dispatched.
+Different percentiles can be calculated by setting this option several times.
+If none are specified, no percentiles are calculated / dispatched.
+
+=item B<TimerLower> B<false>|B<true>
+
+=item B<TimerUpper> B<false>|B<true>
+
+=item B<TimerSum> B<false>|B<true>
+
+=item B<TimerCount> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Calculate and dispatch various values out of I<Timer> metrics received during
+an interval. If set to B<False>, the default, these values aren't calculated /
+dispatched.
=back
=item B<AlwaysAppendDS> B<false>|B<true>
-If set the B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the "metric"
+If set to B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the "metric"
identifier. If set to B<false> (the default), this is only done when there is
more than one DS.
Service name or port number to connect to. Defaults to C<27017>.
-=item B<Timeout> I<Timeout>
+=item B<Timeout> I<Milliseconds>
Set the timeout for each operation on I<MongoDB> to I<Timeout> milliseconds.
Setting this option to zero means no timeout, which is the default.
=back
+=head2 Plugin C<write_redis>
+
+The I<write_redis plugin> submits values to I<Redis>, a data structure server.
+
+Synopsis:
+
+ <Plugin "write_redis">
+ <Node "example">
+ Host "localhost"
+ Port "6379"
+ Timeout 1000
+ </Node>
+ </Plugin>
+
+Values are submitted to I<Sorted Sets>, using the metric name as the key, and
+the timestamp as the score. Retrieving a date range can then be done using the
+C<ZRANGEBYSCORE> I<Redis> command. Additionnally, all the identifiers of these
+I<Sorted Sets> are kept in a I<Set> called C<collectd/values> and can be
+retrieved using the C<SMEMBERS> I<Redis> command. See
+L<http://redis.io/commands#sorted_set> and L<http://redis.io/commands#set> for
+details.
+
+The information shown in the synopsis above is the I<default configuration>
+which is used by the plugin if no configuration is present.
+
+The plugin can send values to multiple instances of I<Redis> by specifying
+one B<Node> block for each instance. Within the B<Node> blocks, the following
+options are available:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Node> I<Nodename>
+
+The B<Node> block identifies a new I<Redis> node, that is a new I<Redis>
+instance running in an specified host and port. The name for node is a
+canonical identifier which is used as I<plugin instance>. It is limited to
+64E<nbsp>characters in length.
+
+=item B<Host> I<Hostname>
+
+The B<Host> option is the hostname or IP-address where the I<Redis> instance is
+running on.
+
+=item B<Port> I<Port>
+
+The B<Port> option is the TCP port on which the Redis instance accepts
+connections. Either a service name of a port number may be given. Please note
+that numerical port numbers must be given as a string, too.
+
+=item B<Timeout> I<Milliseconds>
+
+The B<Timeout> option sets the socket connection timeout, in milliseconds.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C<write_riemann>
The I<write_riemann plugin> will send values to I<Riemann>, a powerfull stream
Here is a configuration example to get you started. Read below for more
information.
- <Threshold>
+ <Plugin threshold>
<Type "foo">
WarningMin 0.00
WarningMax 1000.00
</Type>
</Plugin>
</Host>
- </Threshold>
+ </Plugin>
There are basically two types of configuration statements: The C<Host>,
C<Plugin>, and C<Type> blocks select the value for which a threshold should be
=item B<Plugin> I<Name>
Name of the write plugin to which the data should be sent. This option may be
-given multiple times to send the data to more than one write plugin.
+given multiple times to send the data to more than one write plugin. If the
+plugin supports multiple instances, the plugin's instance(s) must also be
+specified.
=back
If no plugin is explicitly specified, the values will be sent to all available
write plugins.
-Example:
+Single-instance plugin example:
<Target "write">
Plugin "rrdtool"
</Target>
+Multi-instance plugin example:
+
+ <Plugin "write_graphite">
+ <Node "foo">
+ ...
+ </Node>
+ <Node "bar">
+ ...
+ </Node>
+ </Plugin>
+ ...
+ <Target "write">
+ Plugin "write_graphite/foo"
+ </Target>
+
=item B<jump>
Starts processing the rules of another chain, see L<"Flow control"> above. If
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