From 5d4b55229b912b8a1187ec4fd6d84841d52adfeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Forster Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:14:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] collectd.conf(5): Add section about the "routeros" plugin. --- README | 4 ++++ src/collectd.conf.pod | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index d40fd2f0..47499f1f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ Prerequisites The PostgreSQL C client library used by the `postgresql' plugin. + * librouteros (optional) + Used by the `routeros' plugin to connect to a device running `RouterOS'. + + * librrd (optional) Used by the `rrdtool' and `rrdcached' plugins. The latter requires RRDtool client support which was added after version 1.3 of RRDtool. Versions 1.0, diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod index 6bae3393..6609e692 100644 --- a/src/collectd.conf.pod +++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod @@ -3281,6 +3281,53 @@ matching values will be ignored. =back +=head2 Plugin C + +The C plugin connects to a device running I, the +Linux-based operating system for routers by I. The plugin uses +I to connect and reads information about the interfaces and +wireless connections of the device. The configuration supports querying +multiple routers: + + + + Host "router0.example.com" + User "collectd" + Password "secr3t" + + + Host "router1.example.com" + User "collectd" + Password "5ecret" + + + +As you can see above, the configuration of the I plugin consists of +one or more BRouterE> blocks. Within each block, the following +options are understood: + +=over 4 + +=item B I + +Hostname or IP-address of the router to connect to. + +=item B I + +Port name or port number used when connecting. If left unspecified, the default +will be chosen by I, currently "8728". This option expects a +string argument, even when a numeric port number is given. + +=item B I + +Use the user name I to authenticate. Defaults to "admin". + +=item B I + +Set the password used to authenticate. + +=back + =head2 Plugin C The C plugin uses the RRDtool accelerator daemon, L, -- 2.11.0