X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=contrib%2FREADME;h=bc1fe9ff10d384d16bc212f01cb20a4e2b0903cd;hb=0742dc6da5074abaf3bb27c579de12460f7db690;hp=2e9cbf54263e9a6aa1cd840fad8ddb177e42d6eb;hpb=c8b0fd41dc6730981e4facf54c2e5f690f6c3c2f;p=collectd.git diff --git a/contrib/README b/contrib/README index 2e9cbf54..bc1fe9ff 100644 --- a/contrib/README +++ b/contrib/README @@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ The files in this directory may be used to perform common tasks that aren't exactly `collectd's job. They may or may not require in-depth knowledge of RRD files and/or `collectd's inner workings. Use at your own risk. -PerlLib/ --------- - Perl modules to be used in conjunction with collectd. See the perldoc -documentation of the .pm-files to find out what they're good for. - add_rra.sh ---------- Before version 3.9.0 collectd used to create a different set of RRAs. The @@ -16,9 +11,20 @@ resolution and 2200 rows (~6 hours). This will make hourly statistics much more interesting. Please note that no sanity- checking whatsoever is performed. You can seriously fuck up your RRD files if you don't know what you're doing. +collectd-network.py +------------------- + This Python module by Adrian Perez implements the collectd network protocol +in pure Python. It currently supports to receive data and notifications from +collectd. + +collectd-unixsock.py +-------------------- + This Python module by Clay Loveless provides an interface to collect's +unixsock plugin. + collectd2html.pl ---------------- - This script by Vincent Stehlé will search for RRD files in + This script by Vincent Stehlé will search for RRD files in `/var/lib/collectd/' and generate an HTML file and a directory containing several PNG files which are graphs of the RRD files found. @@ -38,6 +44,15 @@ should look something like this: datadir: "/var/lib/collectd/rrd/" libdir: "/usr/lib/collectd/" +exec-munin.px +------------- + Script to be used with the exec-plugin (see collectd-exec(5) for details) +which executes munin plugins, parses the output and translates it to a format +the exec-plugin understands. The features are limited - changing the munin +plugins to use the output format understood by the exec-plugin is recommended. +See the embedded POD documentation for more details: + $ perldoc contrib/exec-munin.px + exec-smartctl ------------- Sample script for the exec plugin. Please refer to the documentation in the @@ -55,6 +70,11 @@ fedora/ Init-script and Spec-file that can be used when creating RPM-packages for Fedora. +GenericJMX.conf +--------------- + Example configuration file for the ‘GenericJMX’ Java plugin. Please read the +documentation at the beginning of the file for more details. + migrate-3-4.px -------------- Migration-script to ease the switch from version 3 to version 4. Many @@ -64,6 +84,10 @@ prints a bash-script to STDOUT which should do most of the work for you. You may still need to do some things by hand, read `README.migration' for more details. +redhat/ +------- + Spec-file and affiliated files to build an RedHat RPM package of collectd. + snmp-data.conf -------------- Sample configuration for the SNMP plugin. This config includes a few standard @@ -72,3 +96,8 @@ snmp-data.conf data that is defined in the IF-MIB, e. g. octet or packet counters, UPS-MIB and whatever people have send in. If you have some more definitions please send them in, so others can profit from it. + +solaris-smf +----------- + Manifest file for the Solaris SMF system and detailed information on how to +register collectd as a service with this system.