=head2 Plugin C<amqp>
The I<AMQP plugin> can be used to communicate with other instances of
-I<collectd> or third party applications using an AMQP message broker. Values
-are sent to or received from the broker, which handles routing, queueing and
-possibly filtering out messages.
+I<collectd> or third party applications using an AMQP 0.9.1 message broker.
+Values are sent to or received from the broker, which handles routing,
+queueing and possibly filtering out messages.
B<Synopsis:>
=back
+=head2 Plugin C<amqp1>
+
+The I<AMQP1 plugin> can be used to communicate with other instances of
+I<collectd> or third party applications using an AMQP 1.0 message
+intermediary. Metric values or notifications are sent to the
+messaging intermediary which may handle direct messaging or
+queue based transfer.
+
+B<Synopsis:>
+
+ <Plugin "amqp1">
+ # Send values to an AMQP 1.0 intermediary
+ <Transport "name">
+ Host "localhost"
+ Port "5672"
+ User "guest"
+ Password "guest"
+ Address "collectd"
+# RetryDelay 1
+ <Instance "some_name">
+ Format "command"
+ PreSettle false
+ Notify false
+ # StoreRates false
+ # GraphitePrefix "collectd."
+ # GraphiteEscapeChar "_"
+ # GraphiteSeparateInstances false
+ # GraphiteAlwaysAppendDS false
+ # GraphitePreserveSeparator false
+ </Instance>
+ </Transport>
+ </Plugin>
+
+The plugin's configuration consists of a I<Transport> that configures
+communications to the AMQP 1.0 messaging bus and one or more I<Instance>
+corresponding to metric or event publishers to the messaging system.
+
+The address in the I<Transport> block concatenated with the name given in the
+I<Instance> block starting tag will be used as the send-to address for
+communications over the messaging link.
+
+The following options are accepted within each I<Transport> block:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Host> I<Host>
+
+Hostname or IP-address of the AMQP 1.0 intermediary. Defaults to the
+default behavior of the underlying communications library,
+I<libqpid-proton>, which is "localhost".
+
+=item B<Port> I<Port>
+
+Service name or port number on which the AMQP 1.0 intermediary accepts
+connections. This argument must be a string, even if the numeric form
+is used. Defaults to "5672".
+
+=item B<User> I<User>
+
+=item B<Password> I<Password>
+
+Credentials used to authenticate to the AMQP 1.0 intermediary. By
+default "guest"/"guest" is used.
+
+=item B<Address> I<Address>
+
+This option specifies the prefix for the send-to value in the message.
+By default, "collectd" will be used.
+
+=item B<RetryDelay> I<RetryDelay>
+
+When the AMQP1 connection is lost, defines the time in seconds to wait
+before attempting to reconnect. Defaults to 1, which implies attempt
+to reconnect at 1 second intervals.
+
+=back
+
+The following options are accepted within each I<Instance> block:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Format> B<Command>|B<JSON>|B<Graphite>
+
+Selects the format in which messages are sent to the intermediary. 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>. In this
+case, the C<Content-Type> header field will be set to C<text/collectd>.
+
+If set to B<JSON>, the values are encoded in the I<JavaScript Object Notation>,
+an easy and straight forward exchange format. The C<Content-Type> header field
+will be set to C<application/json>.
+
+If set to B<Graphite>, values are encoded in the I<Graphite> format, which is
+"<metric> <value> <timestamp>\n". The C<Content-Type> header field will be set to
+C<text/graphite>.
+
+A subscribing client I<should> use the C<Content-Type> header field to
+determine how to decode the values.
+
+=item B<PreSettle> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If set to B<false> (the default), the plugin will wait for a message
+acknowledgement from the messaging bus before sending the next
+message. This indicates transfer of ownership to the messaging
+system. If set to B<true>, the plugin will not wait for a message
+acknowledgement and the message may be dropped prior to transfer of
+ownership.
+
+=item B<Notify> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If set to B<false> (the default), the plugin will service the
+instance write call back as a value list. If set to B<true> the
+plugin will service the instance as a write notification callback
+for alert formatting.
+
+=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>
+
+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>
+
+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>
+
+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<true>|B<false>
+
+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<GraphiteAlwaysAppendDS> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If set to B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the "metric"
+identifier. If set to B<false> (the default), this is only done when there is
+more than one DS.
+
+=item B<GraphitePreserveSeparator> B<false>|B<true>
+
+If set to B<false> (the default) the C<.> (dot) character is replaced with
+I<GraphiteEscapeChar>. Otherwise, if set to B<true>, the C<.> (dot) character
+is preserved, i.e. passed through.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C<apache>
To configure the C<apache>-plugin you first need to configure the Apache
B<MeasureResponseCode> options are set to B<true>, B<Match> blocks are
optional.
+=item B<Interval> I<Interval>
+
+Sets the interval (in seconds) in which the values will be collected from this
+URL. By default the global B<Interval> setting will be used.
+
=item B<Timeout> I<Milliseconds>
The B<Timeout> option sets the overall timeout for HTTP requests to B<URL>, in
May be overridden by B<PluginInstanceFrom> option inside B<XPath> blocks.
Defaults to an empty string (no plugin instance).
+=item B<Interval> I<Interval>
+
+Sets the interval (in seconds) in which the values will be collected from this
+URL. By default the global B<Interval> setting will be used.
+
=item B<Namespace> I<Prefix> I<URL>
If an XPath expression references namespaces, they must be specified
MemoryChannels "4"
FilePrefix "rte"
SocketMemory "1024"
+ LogLevel "7"
+ RteDriverLibPath "/usr/lib/dpdk-pmd"
</EAL>
SharedMemObj "dpdk_collectd_stats_0"
EnabledPortMask 0xffff
A string containing amount of Memory to allocate from hugepages on specific
sockets in MB. This is an optional value.
+=item B<LogLevel> I<LogLevel_number>
+
+A string containing log level number. This parameter is optional.
+If parameter is not present then default value "7" - (INFO) is used.
+Value "8" - (DEBUG) can be set to enable debug traces.
+
+=item B<RteDriverLibPath> I<Path>
+
+A string containing path to shared pmd driver lib or path to directory,
+where shared pmd driver libs are available. This parameter is optional.
+This parameter enable loading of shared pmd driver libs from defined path.
+E.g.: "/usr/lib/dpdk-pmd/librte_pmd_i40e.so"
+or "/usr/lib/dpdk-pmd"
+
=back
=over 3
Filenames specifying SSL certificate and key material to be used with SSL
connections.
+=item B<VerifyPeer> B<true>|B<false>
+
+When enabled, a valid client certificate is required to connect to the server.
+When disabled, a client certifiacte is not requested and any unsolicited client
+certificate is accepted.
+Enabled by default.
+
=back
=back
ReportSoftwareEvents true
EventList "/var/cache/pmu/GenuineIntel-6-2D-core.json"
HardwareEvents "L2_RQSTS.CODE_RD_HIT,L2_RQSTS.CODE_RD_MISS" "L2_RQSTS.ALL_CODE_RD"
+ Cores "0-3" "4,6" "[12-15]"
</Plugin>
B<Options:>
This field is a list of event names or groups of comma separated event names.
This option requires B<EventList> option to be configured.
+=item B<Cores> I<cores groups>
+
+All events are reported on a per core basis. Monitoring of the events can be
+configured for a group of cores (aggregated statistics). This field defines
+groups of cores on which to monitor supported events. The field is represented
+as list of strings with core group values. Each string represents a list of
+cores in a group. If a group is enclosed in square brackets each core is added
+individually to a separate group (that is statistics are not aggregated).
+Allowed formats are:
+ 0,1,2,3
+ 0-10,20-18
+ 1,3,5-8,10,0x10-12
+ [4-15,32-63]
+
+If an empty string is provided as value for this field default cores
+configuration is applied - that is separate group is created for each core.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C<intel_rdt>
If system event log (SEL) is enabled, plugin will listen for sensor threshold
and discrete events. When event is received the notification is sent.
+SEL event filtering can be configured using B<SELSensor> and B<SELIgnoreSelected>
+config options.
Defaults to B<false>.
+=item B<SELSensor> I<SELSensor>
+
+Selects sensors to get events from or to ignore, depending on B<SELIgnoreSelected>.
+
+See F</"IGNORELISTS"> for details.
+
+=item B<SELIgnoreSelected> I<true>|I<false>
+
+If no configuration is given, the B<ipmi> plugin will pass events from all
+sensors. This option enables you to do that: By setting B<SELIgnoreSelected>
+to I<true> the effect of B<SELSensor> is inverted: All events from selected
+sensors are ignored and all events from other sensors are passed.
+
=item B<SELClearEvent> I<true>|I<false>
If SEL clear event is enabled, plugin will delete event from SEL list after
The B<modbus plugin> connects to a Modbus "slave" via Modbus/TCP or Modbus/RTU and
reads register values. It supports reading single registers (unsigned 16E<nbsp>bit
-values), large integer values (unsigned 32E<nbsp>bit values) and floating point
-values (two registers interpreted as IEEE floats in big endian notation).
+values), large integer values (unsigned 32E<nbsp>bit and 64E<nbsp>bit values) and
+floating point values (two registers interpreted as IEEE floats in big endian
+notation).
B<Synopsis:>
RegisterCmd ReadHolding
Type voltage
Instance "input-1"
+ #Scale 1.0
+ #Shift 0.0
</Data>
<Data "voltage-input-2">
B<RegisterType> has been set to B<Uint32> or B<Float>, this and the next
register will be read (the register number is increased by one).
-=item B<RegisterType> B<Int16>|B<Int32>|B<Uint16>|B<Uint32>|B<Float>
-
-Specifies what kind of data is returned by the device. If the type is B<Int32>,
-B<Uint32> or B<Float>, two 16E<nbsp>bit registers will be read and the data is
-combined into one value. Defaults to B<Uint16>.
+=item B<RegisterType> B<Int16>|B<Int32>|B<Int64>|B<Uint16>|B<Uint32>|B<UInt64>|B<Float>|B<Int32LE>|B<Uint32LE>|B<FloatLE>
+
+Specifies what kind of data is returned by the device. This defaults to
+B<Uint16>. If the type is B<Int32>, B<Int32LE>, B<Uint32>, B<Uint32LE>,
+B<Float> or B<FloatLE>, two 16E<nbsp>bit registers at B<RegisterBase>
+and B<RegisterBase+1> will be read and the data is combined into one
+32E<nbsp>value. For B<Int32>, B<Uint32> and B<Float> the most significant
+16E<nbsp>bits are in the register at B<RegisterBase> and the least
+significant 16E<nbsp>bits are in the register at B<RegisterBase+1>.
+For B<Int32LE>, B<Uint32LE>, or B<Float32LE>, the high and low order
+registers are swapped with the most significant 16E<nbsp>bits in
+the B<RegisterBase+1> and the least significant 16E<nbsp>bits in
+B<RegisterBase>. If the type is B<Int64> or B<UInt64>, four 16E<nbsp>bit
+registers at B<RegisterBase>, B<RegisterBase+1>, B<RegisterBase+2> and
+B<RegisterBase+3> will be read and the data combined into one
+64E<nbsp>value.
=item B<RegisterCmd> B<ReadHolding>|B<ReadInput>
=item B<Instance> I<Instance>
-Sets the type instance to use when dispatching the value to I<collectd>. If
+Sets the type instance to use when dispatching the value to I<Instance>. If
unset, an empty string (no type instance) is used.
+=item B<Scale> I<Value>
+
+The values taken from device are multiplied by I<Value>. The field is optional
+and the default is B<1.0>.
+
+=item B<Shift> I<Value>
+
+I<Value> is added to values from device after they have been multiplied by
+B<Scale> value. The field is optional and the default value is B<0.0>.
+
=back
=item E<lt>B<Host> I<Name>E<gt> blocks
that the manual selection of an interface for unicast traffic is only
necessary in rare cases.
+=item B<BindAddress> I<IP Address>
+
+Set the outgoing IP address for IP packets. This option can be used instead of
+the I<Interface> option to explicitly define the IP address which will be used
+to send Packets to the remote server.
+
=item B<ResolveInterval> I<Seconds>
Sets the interval at which to re-resolve the DNS for the I<Host>. This is
=back
+=head2 Plugin C<pcie_errors>
+
+The I<pcie_errors> plugin collects PCI Express errors from Device Status in Capability
+structure and from Advanced Error Reporting Extended Capability where available.
+At every read it polls config space of PCI Express devices and dispatches
+notification for every error that is set. It checks for new errors at every read.
+The device is indicated in plugin_instance according to format "domain:bus:dev.fn".
+Errors are divided into categories indicated by type_instance: "correctable", and
+for uncorrectable errors "non_fatal" or "fatal".
+Fatal errors are reported as I<NOTIF_FAILURE> and all others as I<NOTIF_WARNING>.
+
+B<Synopsis:>
+
+ <Plugin "pcie_errors">
+ Source "sysfs"
+ AccessDir "/sys/bus/pci"
+ ReportMasked false
+ PersistentNotifications false
+ </Plugin>
+
+B<Options:>
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Source> B<sysfs>|B<proc>
+
+Use B<sysfs> or B<proc> to read data from /sysfs or /proc.
+The default value is B<sysfs>.
+
+=item B<AccessDir> I<dir>
+
+Directory used to access device config space. It is optional and defaults to
+/sys/bus/pci for B<sysfs> and to /proc/bus/pci for B<proc>.
+
+=item B<ReportMasked> B<false>|B<true>
+
+If true plugin will notify about errors that are set to masked in Error Mask register.
+Such errors are not reported to the PCI Express Root Complex. Defaults to B<false>.
+
+=item B<PersistentNotifications> B<false>|B<true>
+
+If false plugin will dispatch notification only on set/clear of error.
+The ones already reported will be ignored. Defaults to B<false>.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Plugin C<perl>
This plugin embeds a Perl-interpreter into collectd and provides an interface
Sets the source address to use. I<host> may either be a numerical network
address or a network hostname.
+=item B<AddressFamily> I<af>
+
+Sets the address family to use. I<af> may be "any", "ipv4" or "ipv6". This
+option will be ignored if you set a B<SourceAddress>.
+
=item B<Device> I<name>
Sets the outgoing network device to be used. I<name> has to specify an
<Database bar>
Interval 300
Service "service_name"
- Query backend # predefined
+ Query backends # predefined
Query rt36_tickets
</Database>
- number of memory mapped files (under Linux)
- io data (where available)
- context switches (under Linux)
- - minor and major pagefaults.
+ - minor and major pagefaults
+ - Delay Accounting information (Linux only, requires libmnl)
B<Synopsis:>
<Plugin processes>
- CollectFileDescriptor true
- CollectContextSwitch true
+ CollectFileDescriptor true
+ CollectContextSwitch true
+ CollectDelayAccounting false
Process "name"
ProcessMatch "name" "regex"
<Process "collectd">
- CollectFileDescriptor false
- CollectContextSwitch false
+ CollectFileDescriptor false
+ CollectContextSwitch false
+ CollectDelayAccounting true
</Process>
<ProcessMatch "name" "regex">
CollectFileDescriptor false
CollectContextSwitch true
- </Process>
+ </ProcessMatch>
</Plugin>
=over 4
Collect the number of context switches for matched processes.
Disabled by default.
+=item B<CollectDelayAccounting> I<Boolean>
+
+If enabled, collect Linux Delay Accounding information for matching processes.
+Delay Accounting provides the time processes wait for the CPU to become
+available, for I/O operations to finish, for pages to be swapped in and for
+freed pages to be reclaimed. The metrics are reported as "seconds per second"
+using the C<delay_rate> type, e.g. C<delay_rate-delay-cpu>.
+Disabled by default.
+
+This option is only available on Linux, requires the C<libmnl> library and
+requires the C<CAP_NET_ADMIN> capability at runtime.
+
=item B<CollectFileDescriptor> I<Boolean>
Collect number of file descriptors of matched processes.
=back
-Options B<CollectContextSwitch> and B<CollectFileDescriptor> may be used inside
-B<Process> and B<ProcessMatch> blocks - then they affect corresponding match
-only. Otherwise they set the default value for subsequent matches.
+The B<CollectContextSwitch>, B<CollectDelayAccounting>,
+B<CollectFileDescriptor> and B<CollectMemoryMaps> options may be used inside
+B<Process> and B<ProcessMatch> blocks. When used there, these options affect
+reporting the corresponding processes only. Outside of B<Process> and
+B<ProcessMatch> blocks these options set the default value for subsequent
+matches.
=head2 Plugin C<protocols>
=head2 Plugin C<redis>
-The I<Redis plugin> connects to one or more Redis servers and gathers
-information about each server's state. For each server there is a I<Node> block
-which configures the connection parameters for this node.
+The I<Redis plugin> connects to one or more Redis servers, gathers
+information about each server's state and executes user-defined queries.
+For each server there is a I<Node> block which configures the connection
+parameters and set of user-defined queries for this node.
<Plugin redis>
<Node "example">
Host "localhost"
Port "6379"
Timeout 2000
+ ReportCommandStats false
+ ReportCpuUsage true
<Query "LLEN myqueue">
+ #Database 0
Type "queue_length"
Instance "myqueue"
- <Query>
+ </Query>
</Node>
</Plugin>
-The information shown in the synopsis above is the I<default configuration>
-which is used by the plugin if no configuration is present.
-
=over 4
=item B<Node> I<Nodename>
The B<Node> block identifies a new Redis node, that is a new Redis instance
running in an specified host and port. The name for node is a canonical
identifier which is used as I<plugin instance>. It is limited to
-64E<nbsp>characters in length.
+128E<nbsp>characters in length.
+
+When no B<Node> is configured explicitly, plugin connects to "localhost:6379".
=item B<Host> I<Hostname>
=item B<Timeout> I<Milliseconds>
The B<Timeout> option set the socket timeout for node response. Since the Redis
-read function is blocking, you should keep this value as low as possible. Keep
-in mind that the sum of all B<Timeout> values for all B<Nodes> should be lower
-than B<Interval> defined globally.
+read function is blocking, you should keep this value as low as possible.
+It is expected what B<Timeout> values should be lower than B<Interval> defined
+globally.
+
+Defaults to 2000 (2 seconds).
+
+=item B<ReportCommandStats> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Enables or disables reporting of statistics based on the command type, including
+rate of command calls and average CPU time consumed by command processing.
+Defaults to B<false>.
+
+=item B<ReportCpuUsage> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Enables or disables reporting of CPU consumption statistics.
+Defaults to B<true>.
=item B<Query> I<Querystring>
The B<Query> block identifies a query to execute against the redis server.
-There may be an arbitrary number of queries to execute.
+There may be an arbitrary number of queries to execute. Each query should
+return single string or integer.
=item B<Type> I<Collectd type>
-Within a query definition, a valid collectd type to use as when submitting
+Within a query definition, a valid I<collectd type> to use as when submitting
the result of the query. When not supplied, will default to B<gauge>.
+Currently only types with one datasource are supported.
+See L<types.db(5)> for more details on types and their configuration.
+
=item B<Instance> I<Type instance>
Within a query definition, an optional type instance to use when submitting
the result of the query. When not supplied will default to the escaped
-command, up to 64 chars.
+command, up to 128 chars.
+
+=item B<Database> I<Index>
+
+This index selects the Redis logical database to use for query. Defaults
+to C<0>.
=back
IndexOID "IF-MIB::ifIndex"
SizeOID "IF-MIB::ifNumber"
<Data "ifDescr">
- Instance true
+ <IndexKey>
+ Source "PluginInstance"
+ </IndexKey>
Plugin "interface"
OIDs "IF-MIB::ifDescr"
</Data>
OIDs "IF-MIB::ifInOctets" "IF-MIB::ifOutOctets"
</Data>
</Table>
+ <Table "CPUAffinityTable">
+ <Data "DomainName">
+ <IndexKey>
+ Source "PluginInstance"
+ </IndexKey>
+ Plugin "virt"
+ OIDs "LIBVIRT-HYPERVISOR-MIB::lvhAffinityDomainName"
+ </Data>
+ <Data "VCPU">
+ Plugin "virt"
+ <IndexKey>
+ Source "TypeInstance"
+ Regex "^vcpu_([0-9]{1,3})-cpu_[0-9]{1,3}$"
+ Group 1
+ </IndexKey>
+ OIDs "LIBVIRT-HYPERVISOR-MIB::lvhVCPUIndex"
+ </Data>
+ <Data "CPU">
+ Plugin "virt"
+ <IndexKey>
+ Source "TypeInstance"
+ Regex "^vcpu_[0-9]{1,3}-cpu_([0-9]{1,3})$"
+ Group 1
+ </IndexKey>
+ OIDs "LIBVIRT-HYPERVISOR-MIB::lvhCPUIndex"
+ </Data>
+ <Data "CPUAffinity">
+ Plugin "virt"
+ Type "cpu_affinity"
+ OIDs "LIBVIRT-HYPERVISOR-MIB::lvhCPUAffinity"
+ </Data>
+ </Table>
</Plugin>
There are two types of blocks that can be contained in the
C<E<lt>PluginE<nbsp> snmp_agentE<gt>> block: B<Data> and B<Table>:
-=head3 The B<Data> block
+=head3 B<Data> block
The B<Data> block defines a list OIDs that are to be handled. This block can
define scalar or table OIDs. If B<Data> block is defined inside of B<Table>
=over 4
-=item B<Instance> I<true|false>
+=item B<IndexKey> block
+
+B<IndexKey> block contains all data needed for proper index build of snmp table.
+In case more than
+one table B<Data> block has B<IndexKey> block present then multiple key index is
+built. If B<Data> block defines scalar data type B<IndexKey> has no effect and can
+be omitted.
+
+=over 8
+
+=item B<Source> I<String>
+
+B<Source> can be set to one of the following values: "Hostname", "Plugin",
+"PluginInstance", "Type", "TypeInstance". This value indicates which field of
+corresponding collectd metric is taken as a SNMP table index.
-When B<Instance> is set to B<true>, the value for requested OID is copied from
-plugin instance field of corresponding collectd value. If B<Data> block defines
-scalar data type B<Instance> has no effect and can be omitted.
+=item B<Regex> I<String>
+
+B<Regex> option can also be used to parse strings or numbers out of
+specific field. For example: type-instance field which is "vcpu1-cpu2" can be
+parsed into two numeric fields CPU = 2 and VCPU = 1 and can be later used
+as a table index.
+
+=item B<Group> I<Number>
+
+B<Group> number can be specified in case groups are used in regex.
+
+=back
=item B<Plugin> I<String>
=back
+=item B<PersistentNotification> B<true>|B<false>
+Override default configuration to only send notifications when there is a change
+in the lifecycle state of a domain. When set to true notifications will be sent
+for every read cycle. Default is false. Does not affect the stats being
+dispatched.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C<vmem>
Protocol "tcp"
LogSendErrors true
Prefix "collectd"
+ UseTags false
</Node>
</Plugin>
=item B<Prefix> I<String>
-When set, I<String> is added in front of the host name. Dots and whitespace are
-I<not> escaped in this string (see B<EscapeCharacter> below).
+When B<UseTags> is I<false>, B<Prefix> value is added in front of the host name.
+When B<UseTags> is I<true>, B<Prefix> value is added in front of series name.
+
+Dots and whitespace are I<not> escaped in this string (see B<EscapeCharacter>
+below).
=item B<Postfix> I<String>
-When set, I<String> is appended to the host name. Dots and whitespace are
-I<not> escaped in this string (see B<EscapeCharacter> below).
+When B<UseTags> is I<false>, B<Postfix> value appended to the host name.
+When B<UseTags> is I<true>, B<Postgix> value appended to the end of series name
+(before the first ; that separates the name from the tags).
+
+Dots and whitespace are I<not> escaped in this string (see B<EscapeCharacter>
+below).
=item B<EscapeCharacter> I<Char>
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>.
+Option value is not used when B<UseTags> is I<true>.
+
=item B<AlwaysAppendDS> B<false>|B<true>
If set to B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the "metric"
I<EscapeCharacter>. Otherwise, if set to B<true>, the C<.> (dot) character
is preserved, i.e. passed through.
+Option value is not used when B<UseTags> is I<true>.
+
=item B<DropDuplicateFields> B<false>|B<true>
If set to B<true>, detect and remove duplicate components in Graphite metric
names. For example, the metric name C<host.load.load.shortterm> will
be shortened to C<host.load.shortterm>.
+=item B<UseTags> B<false>|B<true>
+
+If set to B<true>, Graphite metric names will be generated as tagged series.
+This allows for much more flexibility than the traditional hierarchical layout.
+
+Example:
+C<test.single;host=example.com;plugin=test;plugin_instance=foo;type=single;type_instance=bar>
+
+You can use B<Postfix> option to add more tags by specifying it like
+C<;tag1=value1;tag2=value2>. Note what tagging support was added since Graphite
+version 1.1.x.
+
+If set to B<true>, the B<SeparateInstances> and B<PreserveSeparator> settings
+are not used.
+
+Default value: B<false>.
+
=back
=head2 Plugin C<write_log>
=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.
+format.
+
+When B<GraphiteUseTags> is I<false>, prefix is added before the I<Host> name.
Metric name will be
C<E<lt>prefixE<gt>E<lt>hostE<gt>E<lt>postfixE<gt>E<lt>pluginE<gt>E<lt>typeE<gt>E<lt>nameE<gt>>
+When B<GraphiteUseTags> is I<true>, prefix is added in front of series 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.
+format.
+
+When B<GraphiteUseTags> is I<false>, postfix is added after the I<Host> name.
Metric name will be
C<E<lt>prefixE<gt>E<lt>hostE<gt>E<lt>postfixE<gt>E<lt>pluginE<gt>E<lt>typeE<gt>E<lt>nameE<gt>>
+When B<GraphiteUseTags> is I<true>, prefix value appended to the end of series
+name (before the first ; that separates the name from the tags).
+
=item B<GraphiteEscapeChar> (B<Format>=I<Graphite> only)
Specify a character to replace dots (.) in the host part of the metric name.
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>.
+Option value is not used when B<GraphiteUseTags> is I<true>.
+
=item B<GraphiteAlwaysAppendDS> B<true>|B<false>
If set to B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the "metric"
I<GraphiteEscapeChar>. Otherwise, if set to B<true>, the C<.> (dot) character
is preserved, i.e. passed through.
+Option value is not used when B<GraphiteUseTags> is I<true>.
+
+=item B<GraphiteUseTags> B<false>|B<true>
+
+If set to B<true> Graphite metric names will be generated as tagged series.
+
+Default value: B<false>.
+
=item B<StoreRates> B<true>|B<false>
If set to B<true> (the default), convert counter values to rates. If set to
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