BaseDir "/path/to/data/"
PIDFile "/path/to/pidfile/collectd.pid"
Server "123.123.123.123" 12345
-
+
LoadPlugin cpu
LoadPlugin load
-
+
<LoadPlugin df>
Interval 3600
</LoadPlugin>
-
+
LoadPlugin ping
<Plugin ping>
Host "example.org"
<Aggregation>
Plugin "cpu"
Type "cpu"
-
+
GroupBy "Host"
GroupBy "TypeInstance"
-
+
CalculateSum true
CalculateAverage true
</Aggregation>
Plugin "cpu"
PluginInstance "/[0,2,4,6,8]$/"
Type "cpu"
-
+
SetPlugin "cpu"
SetPluginInstance "even-%{aggregation}"
-
+
GroupBy "Host"
GroupBy "TypeInstance"
-
+
CalculateAverage true
</Aggregation>
</Plugin>
# GraphitePrefix "collectd."
# GraphiteEscapeChar "_"
</Publish>
-
+
# Receive values from an AMQP broker
<Subscribe "some_name">
Host "localhost"
ParseTime false
OpCodes true
QTypes true
-
+
ServerStats true
ZoneMaintStats true
ResolverStats false
MemoryStats true
-
+
<View "_default">
QTypes true
ResolverStats true
CacheRRSets true
-
+
Zone "127.in-addr.arpa/IN"
</View>
</Plugin>
=back
+=head2 Plugin C<cpu>
+
+The I<CPU plugin> collects CPU usage metrics.
+
+The following configuration options are available:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<ReportActive> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Reports non-idle CPU usage as the "active" value. Defaults to false.
+
+=item B<ReportByCpu> B<false>|B<true>
+
+When true reports usage for all cores. When false, reports cpu usage
+aggregated over all cores. Implies ValuesPercentage when false.
+Defaults to true.
+
+=item B<ValuesPercentage> B<false>|B<true>
+
+When true report percentage usage instead of tick values. Defaults to false.
+
+=back
+
+
=head2 Plugin C<cpufreq>
This plugin doesn't have any options. It reads
Password to use if authorization is required to read the page.
+=item B<Digest> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Enable HTTP digest authentication.
+
=item B<VerifyPeer> B<true>|B<false>
Enable or disable peer SSL certificate verification. See
Sets the plugin instance to I<Instance>.
=item B<User> I<Name>
+
=item B<Password> I<Password>
+
+=item B<Digest> B<true>|B<false>
+
=item B<VerifyPeer> B<true>|B<false>
+
=item B<VerifyHost> B<true>|B<false>
+
=item B<CACert> I<file>
+
=item B<Header> I<Header>
+
=item B<Post> I<Body>
These options behave exactly equivalent to the appropriate options of the
=item B<Password> I<Password>
+=item B<Digest> B<true>|B<false>
+
=item B<VerifyPeer> B<true>|B<false>
=item B<VerifyHost> B<true>|B<false>
=item B<ValuesAbsolute> B<true>|B<false>
-Enables or disables reporting of free, used and used disk space in 1K-blocks.
-Defaults to true.
+Enables or disables reporting of free and used disk space in 1K-blocks.
+Defaults to B<true>.
-=item B<ValuesPercentage> B<true>|B<false>
+=item B<ValuesPercentage> B<false>|B<true>
-Enables or disables reporting of free, used and used disk space in percentage.
-Defaults to false.
+Enables or disables reporting of free and used disk space in percentage.
+Defaults to B<false>.
-This is useful for deploying collectd on the cloud, where machines with
-different disk size may exist. Then it is more practical to configure thresholds
-based on relative disk size.
+This is useful for deploying I<collectd> on the cloud, where machines with
+different disk size may exist. Then it is more practical to configure
+thresholds based on relative disk size.
=back
=back
++=head2 Plugin C<load>
+
+The I<Load plugin> collects the system load. These numbers give a rough overview
+over the utilization of a machine. The system load is defined as the number of
+runnable tasks in the run-queue and is provided by many operating systems as a
+one, five or fifteen minute average.
+
+The following configuration options are available:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<ReportRelative> B<false>|B<true>
+
+When enabled, system load divided by number of available CPU cores is reported
+for intervals 1 min, 5 min and 15 min. Defaults to false.
+
+=back
+
+
=head2 Plugin C<logfile>
=over 4
ShowCPU true
ShowCPUCores true
ShowMemory true
-
+
ShowTemperatures true
Temperature vddg
Temperature vddq
ShowPower true
Power total0
Power total1
- IgnoreSelectedPower true
+ IgnoreSelectedPower true
</Plugin>
The following options are valid inside the B<PluginE<nbsp>mic> block:
=item fout
-Fan Out
+Fan Out
=item vccp
=item total0
-Total power utilization averaged over Time Window 0 (uWatts).
+Total power utilization averaged over Time Window 0 (uWatts).
=item total1
-Total power utilization averaged over Time Window 0 (uWatts).
+Total power utilization averaged over Time Window 0 (uWatts).
=item inst
=item imax
-Max instantaneous power (uWatts).
+Max instantaneous power (uWatts).
=item pcie
-PCI-E connector power (uWatts).
+PCI-E connector power (uWatts).
=item c2x3
-2x3 connector power (uWatts).
+2x3 connector power (uWatts).
=item c2x4
-2x4 connector power (uWatts).
+2x4 connector power (uWatts).
=item vccp
-Core rail (uVolts).
+Core rail (uVolts).
=item vddg
-Uncore rail (uVolts).
+Uncore rail (uVolts).
=item vddq
-Memory subsystem rail (uVolts).
+Memory subsystem rail (uVolts).
=back
=back
+=head2 Plugin C<memory>
+
+The I<memory plugin> provides the following configuration options:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<ValuesAbsolute> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Enables or disables reporting of physical memory usage in absolute numbers,
+i.e. bytes. Defaults to B<true>.
+
+=item B<ValuesPercentage> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Enables or disables reporting of physical memory usage in percentages, e.g.
+percent of physical memory used. Defaults to B<false>.
+
+This is useful for deploying I<collectd> in a heterogeneous environment in
+which the sizes of physical memory vary.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C<modbus>
The B<modbus plugin> connects to a Modbus "slave" via Modbus/TCP and reads
Type voltage
Instance "input-1"
</Data>
-
+
<Data "voltage-input-2">
RegisterBase 2
RegisterType float
Type voltage
Instance "input-2"
</Data>
-
+
<Host "modbus.example.com">
Address "192.168.0.42"
Port "502"
Interval 60
-
+
<Slave 1>
Instance "power-supply"
Collect "voltage-input-1"
User "username"
Password "aef4Aebe"
Interval 30
-
+
<WAFL>
Interval 30
GetNameCache true
GetBufferCache true
GetInodeCache true
</WAFL>
-
+
<Disks>
Interval 30
GetBusy true
</Disks>
-
+
<VolumePerf>
Interval 30
GetIO "volume0"
GetLatency "volume0"
IgnoreSelectedLatency false
</VolumePerf>
-
+
<VolumeUsage>
Interval 30
GetCapacity "vol0"
GetSnapshot "vol3"
IgnoreSelectedSnapshot false
</VolumeUsage>
-
+
<Quota>
Interval 60
</Quota>
-
+
<Snapvault>
Interval 30
</Snapvault>
-
+
<System>
Interval 30
GetCPULoad true
# Export to an internal server
# (demonstrates usage without additional options)
Server "collectd.internal.tld"
-
+
# Export to an external server
# (demonstrates usage with signature options)
<Server "collectd.external.tld">
When enabled, the I<swap I/O> is reported in bytes. When disabled, the default,
I<swap I/O> is reported in pages. This option is available under Linux only.
+=item B<ValuesAbsolute> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Enables or disables reporting of absolute swap metrics, i.e. number of I<bytes>
+available and used. Defaults to B<true>.
+
+=item B<ValuesPercentage> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Enables or disables reporting of relative swap metrics, i.e. I<percent>
+available and free. Defaults to B<false>.
+
+This is useful for deploying I<collectd> in a heterogeneous environment, where
+swap sizes differ and you want to specify generic thresholds or similar.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C<syslog>
<Plugin "tail">
<File "/var/log/exim4/mainlog">
Instance "exim"
+ Interval 60
<Match>
Regex "S=([1-9][0-9]*)"
DSType "CounterAdd"
next B<Instance> option. This way you can extract several plugin instances from
one logfile, handy when parsing syslog and the like.
+The B<Interval> option allows you to define the length of time between reads. If
+this is not set, the default Interval will be used.
+
Each B<Match> block has the following options to describe how the match should
be performed:
<Node "example">
Host "localhost"
Port "2003"
- Protocol "udp"
+ Protocol "tcp"
LogSendErrors true
Prefix "collectd"
</Node>
=item B<Protocol> I<String>
-Protocol to use when connecting to I<Graphite>. Defaults to C<udp>.
+Protocol to use when connecting to I<Graphite>. Defaults to C<tcp>.
=item B<LogSendErrors> B<false>|B<true>
=back
+=head2 Plugin C<write_kafka>
+
+The I<write_kafka plugin> will send values to a I<Kafka> topic, a distributed
+queue.
+Synopsis:
+
+ <Plugin "write_kafka">
+ Property "metadata.broker.list" "broker1:9092,broker2:9092"
+ <Topic "collectd">
+ Format JSON
+ </Topic>
+ </Plugin>
+
+The following options are understood by the I<write_kafka plugin>:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item E<lt>B<Topic> I<Name>E<gt>
+
+The plugin's configuration consists of one or more B<Topic> blocks. Each block
+is given a unique I<Name> and specifies one kafka producer.
+Inside the B<Topic> block, the following per-topic options are
+understood:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Property> I<String> I<String>
+
+Configure the named property for the current topic. Properties are
+forwarded to the kafka producer library B<librdkafka>.
+
+=item B<Key> I<String>
+
+Use the specified string as a partioning key for the topic. Kafka breaks
+topic into partitions and guarantees that for a given topology, the same
+consumer will be used for a specific key. The special (case insensitive)
+string B<Random> can be used to specify that an arbitrary partition should
+be used.
+
+=item B<Format> B<Command>|B<JSON>|B<Graphite>
+
+Selects the format in which messages are sent to the broker. If set to
+B<Command> (the default), values are sent as C<PUTVAL> commands which are
+identical to the syntax used by the I<Exec> and I<UnixSock plugins>.
+
+If set to B<JSON>, the values are encoded in the I<JavaScript Object Notation>,
+an easy and straight forward exchange format.
+
+If set to B<Graphite>, values are encoded in the I<Graphite> format, which is
+"<metric> <value> <timestamp>\n".
+
+=item B<StoreRates> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Determines whether or not C<COUNTER>, C<DERIVE> and C<ABSOLUTE> data sources
+are converted to a I<rate> (i.e. a C<GAUGE> value). If set to B<false> (the
+default), no conversion is performed. Otherwise the conversion is performed
+using the internal value cache.
+
+Please note that currently this option is only used if the B<Format> option has
+been set to B<JSON>.
+
+=item B<GraphitePrefix> (B<Format>=I<Graphite> only)
+
+A prefix can be added in the metric name when outputting in the I<Graphite> format.
+It's added before the I<Host> name.
+Metric name will be "<prefix><host><postfix><plugin><type><name>"
+
+=item B<GraphitePostfix> (B<Format>=I<Graphite> only)
+
+A postfix can be added in the metric name when outputting in the I<Graphite> format.
+It's added after the I<Host> name.
+Metric name will be "<prefix><host><postfix><plugin><type><name>"
+
+=item B<GraphiteEscapeChar> (B<Format>=I<Graphite> only)
+
+Specify a character to replace dots (.) in the host part of the metric name.
+In I<Graphite> metric name, dots are used as separators between different
+metric parts (host, plugin, type).
+Default is "_" (I<Underscore>).
+
+=item B<GraphiteSeparateInstances> B<false>|B<true>
+
+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<StoreRates> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If set to B<true> (the default), convert counter values to rates. If set to
+B<false> counter values are stored as is, i.e. as an increasing integer number.
+
+This will be reflected in the C<ds_type> tag: If B<StoreRates> is enabled,
+converted values will have "rate" appended to the data source type, e.g.
+C<ds_type:derive:rate>.
+
+=back
+
+=item B<Property> I<String> I<String>
+
+Configure the kafka producer through properties, you almost always will
+want to set B<metadata.broker.list> to your Kafka broker list.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C<write_riemann>
The I<write_riemann plugin> will send values to I<Riemann>, a powerfull stream
TTLFactor 2.0
</Node>
Tag "foobar"
+ Attribute "foo" "bar"
</Plugin>
The following options are understood by the I<write_riemann plugin>:
Add the given string as an additional tag to the metric being sent to
I<Riemann>.
+=item B<Attribute> I<String> I<String>
+
+Consider the two given strings to be the key and value of an additional
+attribute for each metric being sent out to I<Riemann>.
+
=back
=head1 THRESHOLD CONFIGURATION
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
Max 100
Satisfy "All"
</Match>
-
+
# Match if the value of any data source is outside the range of 0 - 100.
<Match "value">
Min 0
<Target "replace">
# Replace "example.net" with "example.com"
Host "\\<example.net\\>" "example.com"
-
+
# Strip "www." from hostnames
Host "\\<www\\." ""
</Target>