1Smokeping_probes_skel(3)           SmokePing          Smokeping_probes_skel(3)
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NAME

6       Smokeping::probes::skel - a skeleton for Smokeping Probes
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SYNOPSIS

9        *** Probes ***
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11        +skel
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13        forks = 5
14        offset = 50%
15        step = 300
16        timeout = 15
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18        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
19        pings = 5
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21        # [...]
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23        *** Targets ***
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25        probe = skel # if this should be the default probe
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27        # [...]
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29        + mytarget
30        # probe = skel # if the default probe is something else
31        host = my.host
32        pings = 5
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DESCRIPTION

35       This is a non-functional module that is intended to act as a basis for
36       creation of new probes. See the smokeping_extend document for more
37       information.
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VARIABLES

40       Supported probe-specific variables:
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42       forks
43           Run this many concurrent processes at maximum
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45           Example value: 5
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47           Default value: 5
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49       offset
50           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
51           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
52           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
53           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
54           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
55           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
56           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
57           acqusition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
58           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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60           Example value: 50%
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62       step
63           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
64           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
65           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
66           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
67           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
68           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
69           set in the 'General' section.)
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71           Example value: 300
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73       timeout
74           How long a single 'ping' takes at maximum
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76           Example value: 15
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78           Default value: 5
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80       Supported target-specific variables:
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82       pings
83           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
84           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
85           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
86           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
87           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
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89           Example value: 5
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AUTHORS

92        Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>,
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SEE ALSO

95       smokeping_extend
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992.7.2                             2019-02-02          Smokeping_probes_skel(3)
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