1Smokeping_probes_base(3)           SmokePing          Smokeping_probes_base(3)
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NAME

6       Smokeping::probes::base - Base Class for implementing SmokePing Probes
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OVERVIEW

9       For the time being, please use the Smokeping::probes::FPing for
10       inspiration when implementing your own probes.
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SYNOPSIS

13        *** Probes ***
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15        +base
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17        offset = 50%
18        pings = 20
19        step = 300
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21        # [...]
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23        *** Targets ***
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25        probe = base # if this should be the default probe
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27        # [...]
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29        + mytarget
30        # probe = base # if the default probe is something else
31        host = my.host
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VARIABLES

34       Supported probe-specific variables:
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36       offset
37           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
38           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
39           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
40           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
41           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
42           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
43           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
44           acqusition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
45           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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47           Example value: 50%
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49       pings
50           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
51           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
52           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
53           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
54           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
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56           Example value: 20
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58       step
59           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
60           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
61           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
62           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
63           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
64           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
65           set in the 'General' section.)
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67           Example value: 300
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AUTHORS

70       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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