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@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Features
Retrieves JSON data via cURL and parses it according to user
configuration.
+ - curl_xml
+ Retrieves XML data via cURL and parses it according to user
+ configuration.
+
- dbi
Executes SQL statements on various databases and interprets the returned
data.
@@ -121,6 +125,10 @@ Features
- load
System load average over the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes.
+ - lpar
+ Detailed CPU statistics of the âLogical Partitionsâ virtualization
+ technique built into IBM's POWER processors.
+
- libvirt
CPU, disk and network I/O statistics from virtual machines.
@@ -143,6 +151,10 @@ Features
Memory utilization: Memory occupied by running processes, page cache,
buffer cache and free.
+ - modbus
+ Reads values from Modbus/TCP enabled devices. Supports reading values
+ from multiple "slaves" so gateway devices can be used.
+
- multimeter
Information provided by serial multimeters, such as the `Metex
M-4650CR'.
@@ -200,6 +212,10 @@ Features
write your own plugins in Perl and return arbitrary values using this
API. See collectd-perl(5).
+ - pinba
+ Receive and dispatch timing values from Pinba, a profiling extension for
+ PHP.
+
- ping
Network latency: Time to reach the default gateway or another given
host.
@@ -223,6 +239,10 @@ Features
collectd without the need to start a heavy interpreter every interval.
See collectd-python(5) for details.
+ - redis
+ The redis plugin gathers information from a redis server, including:
+ uptime, used memory, total connections etc.
+
- routeros
Query interface and wireless registration statistics from RouterOS.
@@ -276,6 +296,9 @@ Features
- users
Users currently logged in.
+ - varnish
+ Various statistics from Varnish, an HTTP accelerator.
+
- vmem
Virtual memory statistics, e. g. the number of page-ins/-outs or the
number of pagefaults.
@@ -296,6 +319,10 @@ Features
* Output can be written or sent to various destinations by the following
plugins:
+ - amqp
+ Sends JSON-encoded data to an Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
+ server, such as RabbitMQ.
+
- csv
Write to comma separated values (CSV) files. This needs lots of
diskspace but is extremely portable and can be analysed with almost
@@ -415,6 +442,10 @@ Features
* Miscellaneous plugins:
+ - threshold
+ Checks values against configured thresholds and creates notifications if
+ values are out of bounds. See collectd-threshold(5) for details.
+
- uuid
Sets the hostname to an unique identifier. This is meant for setups
where each client may migrate to another physical host, possibly going
@@ -492,6 +523,10 @@ Prerequisites
* libclntsh (optional)
Used by the `oracle' plugin.
+ * libcredis (optional)
+ Used by the redis plugin. Please note that you require a 0.2.2 version
+ or higher.
+
* libcurl (optional)
If you want to use the `apache', `ascent', `curl', `nginx', or `write_http'
plugin.
@@ -537,6 +572,10 @@ Prerequisites
Used by the `memcachec' plugin to connect to a memcache daemon.
+ * libmodbus (optional)
+ Used by the `modbus' plugin to communicate with Modbus/TCP devices.
+
+
* libmysqlclient (optional)
Unsurprisingly used by the `mysql' plugin.
@@ -570,6 +609,9 @@ Prerequisites
Used to capture packets by the `dns' plugin.
+ * libperfstat (optional)
+ Used by various plugins to gather statistics under AIX.
+
* libperl (optional)
Obviously used by the `perl' plugin. The library has to be compiled with
ithread support (introduced in Perl 5.6.0).
@@ -579,10 +621,19 @@ Prerequisites
The PostgreSQL C client library used by the `postgresql' plugin.
+ * libprotobuf-c, protoc-c (optional)
+ Used by the `pinba' plugin to generate a parser for the network packets
+ sent by the Pinba PHP extension.
+
+
* libpython (optional)
Used by the `python' plugin. Currently, only 2.3 ⦠Python < 3 is supported.
+ * librabbitmq (optional; also called ârabbitmq-câ)
+ Used by the AMQP plugin for AMQP connections, for example to RabbitMQ.
+
+
* librouteros (optional)
Used by the `routeros' plugin to connect to a device running `RouterOS'.
@@ -629,6 +680,10 @@ Prerequisites
Parse JSON data. This is needed for the `curl_json' plugin.
+ * libvarnish (optional)
+ Fetches statistics from a Varnish instance. This is needed for the Varnish plugin
+
+
Configuring / Compiling / Installing
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