Merge pull request #3329 from efuss/fix-3311

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

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index e433cf6..cda1002 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -1548,6 +1548,35 @@ at all, B<all> cgroups are selected.
 
 =back
 
+=head2 Plugin C<check_uptime>
+
+The I<check_uptime plugin> designed to check and notify about host or service
+status based on I<uptime> metric.
+
+When new metric of I<uptime> type appears in cache, OK notification is sent.
+When new value for metric is less than previous value, WARNING notification is
+sent about host/service restart.
+When no new updates comes for metric and cache entry expires, then FAILURE
+notification is sent about unreachable host or service.
+
+By default (when no explicit configuration), plugin checks for I<uptime> metric.
+
+B<Synopsis:>
+
+ <Plugin "check_uptime">
+   Type "uptime"
+   Type "my_uptime_type"
+ </Plugin>
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Type> I<Type>
+
+Metric type to check for status/values. The type should consist single GAUGE
+data source.
+
+=back
+
 =head2 Plugin C<chrony>
 
 The C<chrony> plugin collects ntp data from a B<chronyd> server, such as clock
@@ -1606,7 +1635,7 @@ LoadPlugin connectivity
   Interface eth1
   IgnoreSelected true
 </Plugin>
-
+ 
 =over 4
 
 =item B<Interface> I<interface_name>
@@ -4799,7 +4828,7 @@ Hostname of the database server. Defaults to B<localhost>.
 
 Username to use when connecting to the database. The user does not have to be
 granted any privileges (which is synonym to granting the C<USAGE> privilege),
-unless you want to collectd replication statistics (see B<MasterStats> and
+unless you want to collect replication statistics (see B<MasterStats> and
 B<SlaveStats> below). In this case, the user needs the C<REPLICATION CLIENT>
 (or C<SUPER>) privileges. Else, any existing MySQL user will do.
 
@@ -4849,9 +4878,10 @@ or SQL threads are not running. Defaults to B<false>.
 
 =item B<WsrepStats> I<true|false>
 
- Enable the collection of wsrep plugin statistics, used in Master-Master
- replication setups like in MySQL Galera/Percona XtraDB Cluster.
- User needs only privileges to execute 'SHOW GLOBAL STATUS'
+Enable the collection of wsrep plugin statistics, used in Master-Master
+replication setups like in MySQL Galera/Percona XtraDB Cluster.
+User needs only privileges to execute 'SHOW GLOBAL STATUS'.
+Defaults to B<false>.
 
 =item B<ConnectTimeout> I<Seconds>
 
@@ -7355,6 +7385,40 @@ 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<procevent>
+ 
+The I<procevent> plugin monitors when processes start (EXEC) and stop (EXIT).
+ 
+B<Synopsis:>
+ 
+  <Plugin procevent>
+    BufferLength 10
+    Process "name"
+    ProcessRegex "regex"
+  </Plugin>
+ 
+B<Options:>
+ 
+=over 4
+ 
+=item B<BufferLength> I<length>
+ 
+Maximum number of process events that can be stored in plugin's ring buffer.
+By default, this is set to 10.  Once an event has been read, its location
+becomes available for storing a new event.
+ 
+=item B<Process> I<name>
+ 
+Enumerate a process name to monitor.  All processes that match this exact
+name will be monitored for EXECs and EXITs.
+
+=item B<ProcessRegex> I<regex>
+ 
+Enumerate a process pattern to monitor.  All processes that match this 
+regular expression will be monitored for EXECs and EXITs.
+ 
+=back
+
 =head2 Plugin C<protocols>
 
 Collects a lot of information about various network protocols, such as I<IP>,