Smokeping_probes_FPing6(3)

1Smokeping_probes_FPing6(3)         SmokePing        Smokeping_probes_FPing6(3)
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NAME

6       Smokeping::probes::FPing6 - FPing6 Probe for SmokePing
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SYNOPSIS

9        *** Probes ***
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11        +FPing6
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13        binary = /usr/bin/fping6 # mandatory
14        blazemode = true
15        hostinterval = 1.5
16        mininterval = 0.001
17        offset = 50%
18        packetsize = 5000
19        pings = 20
20        sourceaddress = ::1
21        step = 300
22        timeout = 1.5
23        tos = 0x20
24        usestdout = true
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26        # [...]
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28        *** Targets ***
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30        probe = FPing6 # if this should be the default probe
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32        # [...]
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34        + mytarget
35        # probe = FPing6 # if the default probe is something else
36        host = my.host
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DESCRIPTION

39       Integrates FPing6 as a probe into smokeping. This probe is derived from
40       FPing; the only difference is that the target host used for checking
41       the fping command output is ::1 instead of localhost.
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VARIABLES

44       Supported probe-specific variables:
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46       binary
47           The location of your fping binary.
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49           Example value: /usr/bin/fping6
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51           This setting is mandatory.
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53       blazemode
54           Send an extra ping and then discarge the first answer since the
55           first is bound to be an outliner.
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57           Example value: true
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59       hostinterval
60           The fping "-p" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds
61           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
62           probes. From fping(1):
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64           This parameter sets the time that fping  waits between successive
65           packets to an individual target.
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67           Example value: 1.5
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69       mininterval
70           The fping "-i" parameter, but in (probably fractional) seconds
71           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
72           probes. From fping(1):
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74           The minimum amount of time between sending a ping packet to any
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77           Example value: 0.001
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79           Default value: 0.01
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81       offset
82           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
83           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
84           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
85           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
86           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
87           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
88           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
89           acqusition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
90           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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92           Example value: 50%
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94       packetsize
95           The ping packet size (in the range of 12-64000 bytes).
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97           Example value: 5000
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99       pings
100           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
101           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
102           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
103           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
104           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
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106           Example value: 20
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108       sourceaddress
109           The fping "-S" parameter . From fping(1):
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111           Set source address.
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113           Example value: ::1
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115       step
116           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
117           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
118           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
119           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
120           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
121           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
122           set in the 'General' section.)
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124           Example value: 300
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126       timeout
127           The fping "-t" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds
128           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
129           probes. Note that as Smokeping uses the fping 'counting' mode (-C),
130           this apparently only affects the last ping.
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132           Example value: 1.5
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134       tos Set the type of service (TOS) of outgoing ICMP packets.  You need
135           at laeast fping-2.4b2_to3-ipv6 for this to work. Find a copy on
136           www.smokeping.org/pub.
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138           Example value: 0x20
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140       usestdout
141           Listen for FPing output on stdout instead of stderr ... (version
142           3.3+ sends its statistics on stdout).
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144           Example value: true
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AUTHORS

147       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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149       Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>
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