1Smokeping_probes_EchoPingDNS(3) SmokePing Smokeping_probes_EchoPingDNS(3)
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6 Smokeping::probes::EchoPingDNS - an echoping(1) probe for SmokePing
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9 Measures DNS roundtrip times for SmokePing with the echoping_dns
10 plugin.
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13 *** Probes ***
14 +EchoPingDNS
16 binary = /usr/bin/echoping
18 forks = 5
19 offset = 50%
20 step = 300
21 # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
23 /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
24 dns_request = example.org # mandatory
25 dns_tcp = yes
26 dns_type = AAAA
27 extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
28 ipversion = 4
29 pings = 5
30 plugin = /path/to/dns.so
31 pluginargs = -p plugin_specific_arg
32 priority = 6
33 timeout = 1
34 tos = 0xa0
35 waittime = 1
36 # [...]
38 *** Targets ***
40 probe = EchoPingDNS # if this should be the default probe
42 # [...]
44 + mytarget
46 # probe = EchoPingDNS # if the default probe is something else
47 host = my.host
48 /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
49 dns_request = example.org # mandatory
50 dns_tcp = yes
51 dns_type = AAAA
52 extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
53 ipversion = 4
54 pings = 5
55 plugin = /path/to/dns.so
56 pluginargs = -p plugin_specific_arg
57 priority = 6
58 timeout = 1
59 tos = 0xa0
60 waittime = 1
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63 Supported probe-specific variables:
64 binary
66 The location of your echoping binary.
67 Default value: /usr/bin/echoping
69 forks
71 Run this many concurrent processes at maximum
72 Example value: 5
74 Default value: 5
76 offset
78 If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
79 from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
80 specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
81 each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
82 or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
83 section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
84 NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
85 acquisition is initiated. (This variable is only applicable if the
86 variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
87 Example value: 50%
89 step
91 Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
92 different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
93 that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
94 generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
95 have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
96 variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
97 set in the 'General' section.)
98 Example value: 300
100 Supported target-specific variables:
102 /^influx_.+/
104 This is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on
105 the probe measurement. The tag name will be sent without the
106 "influx_" prefix, which will be replaced with "tag_" instead. Tags
107 can be used for filtering.
108 Example value: influx_location = In the basement
110 dns_request
112 The DNS request (domain name) to be queried.
113 Example value: example.org
115 This setting is mandatory.
117 dns_tcp
119 The echoping_dns '--tcp' option: use only TCP ('virtual circuit').
120 Enabled if specified with a value other than 'no' or '0'.
121 Example value: yes
123 dns_type
125 The echoping_dns '-t' option: type of data requested (NS, A, SOA
126 etc.)
127 Example value: AAAA
129 Default value: A
131 extraopts
133 Any extra options specified here will be passed unmodified to
134 echoping(1).
135 Example value: -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
137 ipversion
139 The IP protocol used. Possible values are "4" and "6". Passed to
140 echoping(1) as the "-4" or "-6" options.
141 Example value: 4
143 pings
145 How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
146 global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
147 number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
148 generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
149 to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
150 Example value: 5
152 plugin
154 The echoping plugin that will be used. See echoping(1) for details.
155 This can either be the name of the plugin or a full path to the
156 plugin shared object.
157 Example value: /path/to/dns.so
159 Default value: dns
161 pluginargs
163 Any extra arguments needed by the echoping plugin specified with
164 the pluginname variable. These are generally provided by the
165 subclass probe.
166 Example value: -p plugin_specific_arg
168 priority
170 The "-p" echoping(1) option.
171 Example value: 6
173 timeout
175 The "-t" echoping(1) option.
176 Example value: 1
178 Default value: 5
180 tos The "-P" echoping(1) option.
182 Example value: 0xa0
184 waittime
186 The "-w" echoping(1) option.
187 Example value: 1
189
191 Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>
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194 The fill, size and udp EchoPing variables are not valid.
195 Plugins, including echoping_dns, are available starting with echoping
197 version 6.
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200 Smokeping::probes::EchoPing, Smokeping::probes::EchoPingPlugin
2012.8.2 2022-07-23 Smokeping_probes_EchoPingDNS(3)