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        interface = eth0
17        mininterval = 0.001
18        offset = 50%
19        packetsize = 5000
20        pings = 20
21        protocol = 6
22        sourceaddress = ::1
23        step = 300
24        timeout = 1.5
25        tos = 0x20
26        usestdout = true
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28        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
29        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
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31        # [...]
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33        *** Targets ***
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35        probe = FPing6 # if this should be the default probe
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37        # [...]
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39        + mytarget
40        # probe = FPing6 # if the default probe is something else
41        host = my.host
42        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
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DESCRIPTION

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

50       Supported probe-specific variables:
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52       binary
53           The location of your fping binary.
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55           Example value: /usr/bin/fping6
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57           This setting is mandatory.
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59       blazemode
60           Send an extra ping and then discard the first answer since the
61           first is bound to be an outlier.
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63           Example value: true
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65       hostinterval
66           The fping "-p" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds
67           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
68           probes. From fping(1):
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70           This parameter sets the time that fping  waits between successive
71           packets to an individual target.
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73           Example value: 1.5
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75       interface
76           The name of the network interface to perform the ping on.
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78           Example value: eth0
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80       mininterval
81           The fping "-i" parameter, but in (probably fractional) seconds
82           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
83           probes. From fping(1):
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85           The minimum amount of time between sending a ping packet to any
86           target.
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88           Example value: 0.001
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90           Default value: 0.01
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92       offset
93           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
94           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
95           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
96           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
97           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
98           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
99           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
100           acquisition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
101           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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103           Example value: 50%
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105       packetsize
106           The ping packet size (in the range of 12-64000 bytes).
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108           Example value: 5000
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110       pings
111           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
112           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
113           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
114           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
115           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
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117           Example value: 20
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119       protocol
120           Choose if the ping should use IPv4 or IPv6.
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122           Example value: 6
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124           Default value: 6
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126       sourceaddress
127           The fping "-S" parameter . From fping(1):
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129           Set source address.
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131           Example value: ::1
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133       step
134           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
135           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
136           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
137           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
138           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
139           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
140           set in the 'General' section.)
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142           Example value: 300
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144       timeout
145           The fping "-t" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds
146           rather than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping
147           probes. Note that as Smokeping uses the fping 'counting' mode (-C),
148           this apparently only affects the last ping.
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150           Example value: 1.5
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152       tos Set the type of service (TOS) of outgoing ICMP packets.  You need
153           at laeast fping-2.4b2_to3-ipv6 for this to work. Find a copy on
154           www.smokeping.org/pub.
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156           Example value: 0x20
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158       usestdout
159           Listen for FPing output on stdout instead of stderr ... (version
160           3.3+ sends its statistics on stdout).
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162           Example value: true
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AUTHORS

165       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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167       Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>
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