1Smokeping_probes_DismanPing(3)     SmokePing    Smokeping_probes_DismanPing(3)
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NAME

6       Smokeping::probes::DismanPing - DISMAN-PING-MIB Probe for SmokePing
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SYNOPSIS

9        *** Probes ***
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11        +DismanPing
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13        offset = 50%
14        pings = 15
15        step = 300
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17        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
18        ownerindex = smokeping
19        packetsize = 56
20        pinghost = pinger@router.example.com # mandatory
21        pingsrc = 192.0.2.9
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23        # [...]
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25        *** Targets ***
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27        probe = DismanPing # if this should be the default probe
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29        # [...]
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31        + mytarget
32        # probe = DismanPing # if the default probe is something else
33        host = my.host
34        ownerindex = smokeping
35        packetsize = 56
36        pinghost = pinger@router.example.com # mandatory
37        pingsrc = 192.0.2.9
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DESCRIPTION

40       Uses the DISMAN-PING-MIB to cause a remote system to send probes.
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VARIABLES

43       Supported probe-specific variables:
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45       offset
46           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
47           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
48           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
49           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
50           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
51           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
52           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
53           acqusition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
54           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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56           Example value: 50%
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58       pings
59           How many pings should be sent to each target. Note that the maximum
60           value for DismanPing MIP is 15, which is less than the SmokePing
61           default, so this class has its own default value.  If your Database
62           section specifies a value less than 15, you must also set it for
63           this probe.  Note that the number of pings in the RRD files is
64           fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change this
65           parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or
66           somehow convert them.
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68           Example value: 15
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70           Default value: 15
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72       step
73           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
74           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
75           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
76           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
77           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
78           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
79           set in the 'General' section.)
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81           Example value: 300
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83       Supported target-specific variables:
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85       ownerindex
86           The SNMP OwnerIndex to use when setting up the test.  When using
87           VACM, can map to a Security Name or Group Name of the entity
88           running the test.
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90           By default this will be set to
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92           Example value: smokeping
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94       packetsize
95           The packetsize parameter lets you configure the packet size for the
96           pings sent. The minimum is 8, the maximum 65507. Use the same
97           number as with fping if you want the same packet sizes being used
98           on the network.
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100           Default value: 56
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102       pinghost
103           The (mandatory) pinghost parameter specifies the remote system
104           which will execute the pings, as well as the SNMP community string
105           on the device.
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107           Example value: pinger@router.example.com
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109           This setting is mandatory.
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111       pingsrc
112           The (optional) pingsrc parameter specifies the source address to be
113           used for pings.  If specified, this parameter must identify an IP
114           address assigned to pinghost.
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116           Example value: 192.0.2.9
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AUTHORS

119       Bill Fenner <fenner@research.att.com>, Tobi Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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NOTES

122   MENU NAMES
123       This probe uses the menu name of a test as part of the unique index.
124       If the menu name is longer than 32 characters, the last 32 characters
125       are used for the index.  Collisions are *not* detected and simply cause
126       one test's results to be used for all colliding names.
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128   CONFIGURATION
129       This probe requires read/write access to the pingCtlTable.  It also
130       requires read-only access to the pingResultsTable and the
131       pingHistoryTable.  The DISMAN-PING-MIB is structured such that it is
132       possible to restrict by pingCtlOwnerIndex.  This probe uses a
133       pingCtlOwnerIndex of "SP on hostname" as ownerindex by default; use
134       ownerindex to configure this if needed.
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136   SAMPLE JUNOS CONFIGURATION
137       This configuration permits the community "pinger" read-write access to
138       the full DISMAN-PING-MIB, but only when sourced from the manager at
139       192.0.2.134.
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141           snmp {
142               view pingMIB {
143                   oid .1.3.6.1.2.1.80 include;
144               }
145               community pinger {
146                   view pingMIB;
147                   authorization read-write;
148                   clients {
149                       192.0.2.134/32;
150                   }
151               }
152           }
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154   SAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS NOTE
155       This configuration allows the "pinger" community full access to the
156       DISMAN-PING-MIB.  There is information in the description of
157       pingCtlOwnerIndex in RFC 4560 (<http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4560>)
158       about using the vacmViewTreeFamilyTable to further restrict access.
159       The author has not tried this method.
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