1Smokeping_probes_base(3) SmokePing Smokeping_probes_base(3)
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6 Smokeping::probes::base - Base Class for implementing SmokePing Probes
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9 For the time being, please use the Smokeping::probes::FPing for
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13 *** Probes ***
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17 offset = 50%
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21 # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
22 /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
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26 *** Targets ***
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28 probe = base # if this should be the default probe
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33 # probe = base # if the default probe is something else
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35 /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
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38 Supported probe-specific variables:
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41 If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
42 from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
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44 each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
45 or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
46 section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
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54 How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
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63 Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
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65 that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
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68 variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
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74 Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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