1Smokeping_probes_EchoPingChargen(3)SmokePingSmokeping_probes_EchoPingChargen(3)
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NAME

6       Smokeping::probes::EchoPingChargen - an echoping(1) probe for SmokePing
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OVERVIEW

9       Measures TCP chargen (port 19) roundtrip times for SmokePing.
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SYNOPSIS

12        *** Probes ***
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14        +EchoPingChargen
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16        binary = /usr/bin/echoping
17        forks = 5
18        offset = 50%
19        step = 300
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21        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
22        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
23        extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
24        fill = A
25        ipversion = 4
26        pings = 5
27        priority = 6
28        size = 510
29        timeout = 1
30        tos = 0xa0
31        waittime = 1
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33        # [...]
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35        *** Targets ***
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37        probe = EchoPingChargen # if this should be the default probe
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39        # [...]
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41        + mytarget
42        # probe = EchoPingChargen # if the default probe is something else
43        host = my.host
44        /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
45        extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
46        fill = A
47        ipversion = 4
48        pings = 5
49        priority = 6
50        size = 510
51        timeout = 1
52        tos = 0xa0
53        waittime = 1
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VARIABLES

56       Supported probe-specific variables:
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58       binary
59           The location of your echoping binary.
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61           Default value: /usr/bin/echoping
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63       forks
64           Run this many concurrent processes at maximum
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66           Example value: 5
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68           Default value: 5
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70       offset
71           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
72           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
73           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
74           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
75           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
76           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
77           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
78           acquisition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
79           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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81           Example value: 50%
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83       step
84           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
85           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
86           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
87           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
88           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
89           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
90           set in the 'General' section.)
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92           Example value: 300
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94       Supported target-specific variables:
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96       /^influx_.+/
97           This is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on
98           the probe measurement. The tag name will be sent without the
99           "influx_" prefix, which will be replaced with "tag_" instead. Tags
100           can be used for filtering.
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102           Example value: influx_location = In the basement
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104       extraopts
105           Any extra options specified here will be passed unmodified to
106           echoping(1).
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108           Example value: -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
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110       fill
111           The "-f" echoping(1) option.
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113           Example value: A
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115       ipversion
116           The IP protocol used. Possible values are "4" and "6".  Passed to
117           echoping(1) as the "-4" or "-6" options.
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119           Example value: 4
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121       pings
122           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
123           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
124           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
125           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
126           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
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128           Example value: 5
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130       priority
131           The "-p" echoping(1) option.
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133           Example value: 6
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135       size
136           The "-s" echoping(1) option.
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138           Example value: 510
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140       timeout
141           The "-t" echoping(1) option.
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143           Example value: 1
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145           Default value: 5
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147       tos The "-P" echoping(1) option.
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149           Example value: 0xa0
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151       waittime
152           The "-w" echoping(1) option.
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154           Example value: 1
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AUTHORS

157       Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>
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NOTES

160       The udp variable is not supported.
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SEE ALSO

163       Smokeping::probes::EchoPing
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