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        protocol = 6
21        sourceaddress = ::1
22        step = 300
23        timeout = 1.5
24        tos = 0x20
25        usestdout = true
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27        # [...]
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29        *** Targets ***
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31        probe = FPing6 # if this should be the default probe
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33        # [...]
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35        + mytarget
36        # probe = FPing6 # if the default probe is something else
37        host = my.host
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DESCRIPTION

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

45       Supported probe-specific variables:
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47       binary
48           The location of your fping binary.
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50           Example value: /usr/bin/fping6
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52           This setting is mandatory.
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54       blazemode
55           Send an extra ping and then discarge the first answer since the
56           first is bound to be an outliner.
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58           Example value: true
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60       hostinterval
61           The fping "-p" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds
62           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
63           probes. From fping(1):
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65           This parameter sets the time that fping  waits between successive
66           packets to an individual target.
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68           Example value: 1.5
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70       mininterval
71           The fping "-i" parameter, but in (probably fractional) seconds
72           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
73           probes. From fping(1):
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75           The minimum amount of time between sending a ping packet to any
76           target.
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78           Example value: 0.001
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80           Default value: 0.01
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82       offset
83           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
84           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
85           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
86           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
87           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
88           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
89           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
90           acqusition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
91           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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93           Example value: 50%
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95       packetsize
96           The ping packet size (in the range of 12-64000 bytes).
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98           Example value: 5000
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100       pings
101           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
102           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
103           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
104           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
105           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
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107           Example value: 20
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109       protocol
110           Choose if the ping should use IPv4 or IPv6.
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112           Example value: 6
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114           Default value: 6
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116       sourceaddress
117           The fping "-S" parameter . From fping(1):
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119           Set source address.
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121           Example value: ::1
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123       step
124           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
125           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
126           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
127           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
128           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
129           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
130           set in the 'General' section.)
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132           Example value: 300
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134       timeout
135           The fping "-t" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds
136           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
137           probes. Note that as Smokeping uses the fping 'counting' mode (-C),
138           this apparently only affects the last ping.
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140           Example value: 1.5
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142       tos Set the type of service (TOS) of outgoing ICMP packets.  You need
143           at laeast fping-2.4b2_to3-ipv6 for this to work. Find a copy on
144           www.smokeping.org/pub.
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146           Example value: 0x20
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148       usestdout
149           Listen for FPing output on stdout instead of stderr ... (version
150           3.3+ sends its statistics on stdout).
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152           Example value: true
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AUTHORS

155       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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157       Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>
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