Merge branch 'collectd-5.5'

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

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 37a4d6b..fffef71 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -6464,6 +6464,14 @@ from these disks anyway. This is useful in cases where libatasmart mistakenly
 reports disks as asleep because it has not been updated to incorporate support
 for newer idle states in the ATA spec.
 
+=item B<UseSerial> B<true>|B<false>
+
+A disk's kernel name (e.g., sda) can change from one boot to the next. If this
+option is enabled, the C<smart> plugin will use the disk's serial number (e.g.,
+HGST_HUH728080ALE600_2EJ8VH8X) instead of the kernel name as the key for
+storing data. This ensures that the data for a given disk will be kept together
+even if the kernel name changes.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<snmp>