pmnsadd(1)

1PMNSADD(1)                  General Commands Manual                 PMNSADD(1)
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NAME

6       pmnsadd - add new names to the Performance Co-Pilot PMNS
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SYNOPSIS

9       $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmnsadd [-?]  [-n namespace] file
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DESCRIPTION

12       pmnsmerge(1)  performs the same function as pmnsadd and is faster, more
13       robust and more flexible.   It  is  therefore  recommended  that  pmns‐
14       merge(1) be used instead.
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16       pmnsadd  adds  subtree(s)  of new names into a Performance Metrics Name
17       Space (PMNS), as used by the components  of  the  Performance  Co-Pilot
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20       Normally pmnsadd operates on the default Performance Metrics Name Space
21       (PMNS), however if the -n option is specified an alternative  namespace
22       is used from the file namespace.
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24       The default PMNS is found in the file $PCP_VAR_DIR/pmns/root unless the
25       environment variable PMNS_DEFAULT is set, in which case  the  value  is
26       assumed to be the pathname to the file containing the default PMNS.
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28       The  new  names are specified in the file, arguments and conform to the
29       syntax for PMNS specifications, see PMNS(5).  There is one PMNS subtree
30       in  each  file,  and  the base PMNS pathname to the inserted subtree is
31       identified by the first group named in each file, e.g. if the  specifi‐
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34                 myagent.foo.stuff {
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39       then the new names will be added into the PMNS at the non-leaf position
40       identified by myagent.foo.stuff, and following all other names with the
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43       The  new  names must be contained within a single subtree of the names‐
44       pace.  If disjoint subtrees need to be added, these  must  be  packaged
45       into separate files and pmnsadd used on each, one at a time.
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47       All of the files defining the PMNS must be located within the directory
48       that  contains  the  root  of  the  PMNS,  this  would   typically   be
49       $PCP_VAR_DIR/pmns  for the default PMNS, and this would typically imply
50       running pmnsadd as root.
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52       As a special case, if file contains a line that begins root {  then  it
53       is  assumed  to  be a complete PMNS that needs to be merged, so none of
54       the subtree extraction and rewriting is performed and  file  is  handed
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57       Provided  some  initial  integrity  checks  are satisfied, pmnsadd will
58       update the PMNS using pmnsmerge(1) - if this fails for any reason,  the
59       original namespace remains unchanged.
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OPTIONS

62       The available command line options are:
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64       -n pmnsfile
65            Load  an alternative Performance Metrics Name Space (PMNS(5)) from
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68       -?   Display usage message and exit.
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CAVEATS

71       Once the writing of the new namespace file has begun, the signals  SIG‐
72       INT, SIGHUP and SIGTERM will be ignored to protect the integrity of the
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FILES

76       $PCP_VAR_DIR/pmns/root
77                 the default PMNS, when the environment variable  PMNS_DEFAULT
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PCP ENVIRONMENT

81       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the
82       file and directory names used by PCP.  On each installation,  the  file
83       /etc/pcp.conf  contains  the  local  values  for  these variables.  The
84       $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative  configuration
85       file, as described in pcp.conf(5).
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